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On the symmetry of optically isotropic modulated lazurites from the Baikal region

Gervais Chapuis
2004
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Abstract

The incommensurately modulated twinned crystal structure of lazurite from the Baikal region is presented for the first time. The orthorhombic structure was solved in a pseudo cubic unit cell, a(cub) = 9.077(1) Angstrom, and in the (3 + 2)D superspace group Pnn2(alphaalpha0, alpha - alpha0). The crystal is twinned with three components oriented along the [111] axis. In order to include all the measured satellites, the structure was also refined with trigonal symmetry R3, where the average structure refined to R = 3.6%. A 3D-modulated twinned trigonal structure will be further considered.

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Gervais Chapuis
2004
Journal Articles

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/7b10f369-7033-4703-951e-9e859a17d461

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In crystallography, crystal structure is a description of the ordered arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in a crystalline material. Ordered structures occur from the intrinsic nature of the constituent particles to form symmetric patterns that repeat along the principal directions of three-dimensional space in matter. The smallest group of particles in the material that constitutes this repeating pattern is the unit cell of the structure.

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In crystallography, a crystal system is a set of point groups (a group of geometric symmetries with at least one fixed point). A lattice system is a set of Bravais lattices. Space groups are classified into crystal systems according to their point groups, and into lattice systems according to their Bravais lattices. Crystal systems that have space groups assigned to a common lattice system are combined into a crystal family. The seven crystal systems are triclinic, monoclinic, orthorhombic, tetragonal, trigonal, hexagonal, and cubic.

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A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macroscopic single crystals are usually identifiable by their geometrical shape, consisting of flat faces with specific, characteristic orientations. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography.

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