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<font color="blue">Symbole de Pearson</font> (''Fr''). <font color="red">Pearson-Symbol</font> (''Ge'').  <font color="black">Símbolo di Pearson</font> (''It''). <font color="purple">ピアソン記号</font> (''Ja''). <font color="brown">Символ Пирсона</font> (''Ru''). <font color="green">Símbolo de Pearson</font> (''Sp'').


The '''Pearson symbol''' describes simple [[crystal structure]]s by a three-digit code, composed of:
*an italicised lower-case letter indicating the [[crystal family]]
*an italicised upper-case letter indicating the type of [[conventional unit cell]]
*a number indicating the number of atoms in the unit cell.

[[Category: crystal chemistry]]