Mimetic crystal

Japanese: 擬晶 - ぎしょう(英語表記)mimetic crystal
Mimetic crystal
When a crystal has a higher degree of symmetry than the crystal system to which it belongs due to the development of twins, the crystal is called a pseudocrystal. For example, nepheline and cordierite belong to the orthorhombic crystal system, but due to the development of twins they have the appearance of a hexagonal crystal system. Pseudocrystals are generally easy to distinguish by examining their optical properties.

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Japanese:
結晶が双晶の発達により,それ自身の属する晶系の対称より対称度を高め,高次の対称をもつように見える場合,その結晶を擬晶という。たとえば,霞石,菫青石は斜方晶系に属するが,双晶の発達により六方晶系の外見を示す。擬晶は一般に光学性を調べることにより,容易に判別される。

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