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PYRAMIDAL CLASS (See also:Hemimorphic-See also:tetartohedral) . Here the only See also:element of symmetry is the tetrad See also:axis . The pyramids of the first lhhll second {hol} and third{hkl} orders have each only four faces at one or other end of the crystal, and are See also:hemimorphic . All the See also:simple forms are thus open forms . Examples are See also:wulfenite (PbMoO4) and See also:barium antimonyl dextrotartrate (Ba(SbO)2(C4H40o).H20) . |
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