The Seven Crystal Systems
All rocks are composed of only seven crystal systems:
Triclinic: no sides equal, no right angles
Monoclinic: no sides equal, one right angle
Orthorhombic: no sides equal, all right angles
Tetragonal: two sides equal, all right angles
Cubic: all sides equal, all right angles
Trigonal: all sides equal, two right angles
Hexagonal: two sides equal, two right angles, one 120 degree angle
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