CRYSTAL TYPES
AIM: TO LOOK AT THE 7 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYSTALS
| Sugar Crystals |
7 different crystal shapes
The 7 types of crystals
Type
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Number of sides
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2 examples
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Image
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Triclinic
Definition:
| 6 | Rhodonite and Kyanite |   |
Monoclinic
Definition:
| 6 | Vivianite and Gypsum |   |
Orthorhombic
Definition:
| 6 | Celestite and lolite |   |
Trigonal
Definition:
| 6 | Citrine and Jasper |   |
Hexagonal
Definition:
| 6 | Calcite and Aquamarine |   |
Cubic
Definition:
| 6 | Salt crystal Sugar crystal |   |
Tetragonal
Definition:
| 6 | Wulfenite and Zincorn |   |
Explain how the following crystals are formed
Type
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Salt
| The salt is typically formed by the evaporation of salty water from the ocean. | ||||
Sugar
| The Refined sugar is made from raw sugar that has undergone a refining process to remove the molasses. | ||||
Snowflakes
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