Elongation in the Direction of the Clinodiagonal Axis
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In cases where the basal pinacoid is fixed by some physical property like cleavage, the elongation is in the direction of the clinodiagonal axis. This crystal of Feldspar shown is a common example of this elongation.
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George Huntington Williams, Ph.D. Elements of Crystallography for Students of Chemistry, Physics, and Mineralogy (New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1892)
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