Crystal system

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Definition

The name of the geometric crystal class to which the space group of a crystal belongs. The crystal systems are:

triclinic
monoclinic
orthorhombic
tetragonal
trigonal
hexagonal
cubic

Note that rhombohedral crystals belong to the trigonal system.

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Fundamental crystallography