Crossword-Solution: PINACOID
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pinacoid | n. | A plane parallel to two of the crystalline axes. |
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| pair of opposite parallel faces of crystal | 1 answer |
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Etym: [Macro- + pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) Defn: One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.
Etym: [Ortho- + pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) Defn: A name given to the two planes in the monoclinic system which are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes.
Other crystals show a tabular habit, consisting usually of the basal pinacoid with a rhombohedron, and it is notable that this habit is said to be characteristic of corundum which has consolidated from a fused magma.
Acute rhombohedra in combination with the basal pinacoid are also frequent, giving crystals of octahedral aspect.
The crystals are orthorhombic, and are generally tabular in habit owing to the predominance of the basal pinacoid (c); numerous smooth bright faces are often developed on the edges and corners of the crystals.