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==Definition==
 
==Definition==
Two crystals form a ''rotation [[twin]]'' when the [[twin operation]] is a rotation about a lattice row (''twin axis'').
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Two domains of one crystal form a ''rotation [[twin]]'' when the [[twin operation]] is a rotation about a lattice row (''twin axis'').
  
 
==See also ==
 
==See also ==

Revision as of 19:15, 26 August 2013

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Definition

Two domains of one crystal form a rotation twin when the twin operation is a rotation about a lattice row (twin axis).

See also

Chapter 3.3 of International Tables of Crystallography, Volume D