"Triclinic. Sometimes elongated parallel to b crystal axis." — Ford, 1912

Albite

"Triclinic. Sometimes elongated parallel to b crystal axis." — Ford, 1912

"Triclinic. Twinning very common, according to the albite law and evidenced by fine striation lines on the better cleavage surface." — Ford, 1912

Albite

"Triclinic. Twinning very common, according to the albite law and evidenced by fine striation lines…

"Isometric. Trapezohedral habit." — Ford, 1912

Leucite

"Isometric. Trapezohedral habit." — Ford, 1912

"Triclinic. Crystals commonly tabular parallel to base." — Ford, 1912

Rhodonite

"Triclinic. Crystals commonly tabular parallel to base." — Ford, 1912

"Monoclinic. Crystals prismatic in habit; the prism faces make angles of 55 and 125 degrees with each other." — Ford, 1912

Amphibole

"Monoclinic. Crystals prismatic in habit; the prism faces make angles of 55 and 125 degrees with each…

"Monoclinic. Crystals prismatic in habit; the prism faces make angles of 55 and 125 degrees with each other." — Ford, 1912"

Amphibole

"Monoclinic. Crystals prismatic in habit; the prism faces make angles of 55 and 125 degrees with each…

"Hexagonal. Strong prismatic habit. Frequently vertically striated and grooved. Forms usually present consist only of prism of first order and base." — Ford, 1912

Beryl

"Hexagonal. Strong prismatic habit. Frequently vertically striated and grooved. Forms usually present…

"Hexagonal. Strong prismatic habit. Frequently vertically striated and grooved. Forms usually present consist only of prism of first order and base. Small pyramid faces of both the first and second orders sometimes occur, but the pyramid faces are rarely prominent." — Ford, 1912

Beryl

"Hexagonal. Strong prismatic habit. Frequently vertically striated and grooved. Forms usually present…

"Isometric. Common forms dodecahedron amd trapezohedron, often in combination." — Ford, 1912

Garnet

"Isometric. Common forms dodecahedron amd trapezohedron, often in combination." — Ford, 1912

"Tetragonal; tripyramidal. Crystals usually prismatic. Prominent forms are prisms of the first and second order, pyramid of first." — Ford, 1912

Wernerite

"Tetragonal; tripyramidal. Crystals usually prismatic. Prominent forms are prisms of the first and second…

"Tetragonal; tripyramidal. Crystals usually prismatic. Prominent forms are prisms of the first and second order, pyramid of first. Rarely shows the faces of the pyramid of the third order." — Ford, 1912

Wernerite

"Tetragonal; tripyramidal. Crystals usually prismatic. Prominent forms are prisms of the first and second…

"Tetragonal. Prismatic in habit. Often vertically striated. Common forms are prisms of first and second orders, pyramid of first order and base." — Ford, 1912

Vesuvianite

"Tetragonal. Prismatic in habit. Often vertically striated. Common forms are prisms of first and second…

"Tetragonal. Prismatic in habit. Often vertically striated. Common forms are prisms of first and second orders, pyramid of first order and base." — Ford, 1912

Vesuvianite

"Tetragonal. Prismatic in habit. Often vertically striated. Common forms are prisms of first and second…

"Tetragonal. Crystals usually show a simple combination of prism and pyramid of the first order. The prism of the second order and a ditetragonal pyramid also at times observed." — Ford, 1912

Zircon

"Tetragonal. Crystals usually show a simple combination of prism and pyramid of the first order. The…

"Orthohombic. In prismatic crystals terminated by pyramids, domes, and basal plane." — Ford, 1912

Topaz

"Orthohombic. In prismatic crystals terminated by pyramids, domes, and basal plane." — Ford, 1912

"Monoclinic. Habit varied. Crystals usually nearly equidimensional in the three axial directions and often complex in development." — Ford, 1912

Datolite

"Monoclinic. Habit varied. Crystals usually nearly equidimensional in the three axial directions and…

"Monoclinic. Crystals are often much elongated parallel to the ortho-axis with a prominent development of the faces of the orthodome zone, giving them a prismatic aspect. Striated parallel to the ortho-axis. Terminated usually at one end of the ortho-axis and most commonly by the two faces of a pyramid." — Ford, 1912

Epidote

"Monoclinic. Crystals are often much elongated parallel to the ortho-axis with a prominent development…

"Triclinic. Crystals usually thin with sharp edges but varied in habit." — Ford, 1912

Axinite

"Triclinic. Crystals usually thin with sharp edges but varied in habit." — Ford, 1912

"Orthohombic, hemimorphic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to the brachypinacoid. They show prism faces and are terminated above usually by a combination of macrodomes and brachydomes and base, and below by a pyramid." — Ford, 1912

Calamine

"Orthohombic, hemimorphic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to the brachypinacoid. They show prism…

"Hexagonal-rhombohedral; hemimorphic. Crystals usually prismatic, vertically striated. A triangular prism, with three faces, prominent, which with the tendency of the prism faces to be vertically striated and to round into each other gives the crystals usually a cross section like a spherical triangle." — Ford, 1912

Tourmaline

"Hexagonal-rhombohedral; hemimorphic. Crystals usually prismatic, vertically striated. A triangular…

"Hexagonal-rhombohedral; hemimorphic. Crystals usually prismatic, vertically striated. A triangular prism, with three faces, prominent, which with the tendency of the prism faces to be vertically striated and to round into each other gives the crystals usually a cross section like a spherical triangle. Crystals are commonly terminated by base and low positive and negative rhombohedrons; sometimes scalenohedrons are present. When the crystals are doubly terminated they usually show different forms at the opposite ends of the vertical axis." — Ford, 1912

Tourmaline

"Hexagonal-rhombohedral; hemimorphic. Crystals usually prismatic, vertically striated. A triangular…

"Orthohombic. Habit prismatic, showing usually a combination of prism with large angle, brachypinacoid, base and macrodome." — Ford, 1912

Staurolite

"Orthohombic. Habit prismatic, showing usually a combination of prism with large angle, brachypinacoid,…

"Tetragonal. Usually shows a combination of prism of second order, pyramid of first and basal plane." — Ford, 1912

Apophyllite

"Tetragonal. Usually shows a combination of prism of second order, pyramid of first and basal plane."…

"Monoclinic. Uniform in cruciform twins. Commonly tabular parallel to clinopinacoid. Crystals usually in sheaflike aggregates." — Ford, 1912

Stilbite

"Monoclinic. Uniform in cruciform twins. Commonly tabular parallel to clinopinacoid. Crystals usually…

"Hexagonal-rhombohedral. Common form is the simple rhombohedron, r, having nearly cubic angles. May show several different rhombohedrons." — Ford, 1912

Chabazite

"Hexagonal-rhombohedral. Common form is the simple rhombohedron, r, having nearly cubic angles. May…

"Monoclinic. Crystals varied in habit. Often with prominent basal plane which is steeply inclined and which in combination with short prism and pyramid faces gives a thin wedge-shaped crystal." — Ford, 1912

Titanite

"Monoclinic. Crystals varied in habit. Often with prominent basal plane which is steeply inclined and…

"Monoclinic. Crystals varied in habit. Often with prominent basal plane which is steeply inclined and which in combination with short prism and pyramid faces gives a thin wedge-shaped crystal." — Ford, 1912

Titanite

"Monoclinic. Crystals varied in habit. Often with prominent basal plane which is steeply inclined and…

"Orthohombic. Habit of crystals is short prismatic; often in square prisms because of prominent development of the vertical pinacoids. Terminated by basal plane, pyramids and domes; frequently complex." — Ford, 1912

Columbite

"Orthohombic. Habit of crystals is short prismatic; often in square prisms because of prominent development…

"Hexagonal; tri-pyramidal. Crystals usually long prismatic in habit; sometimes short prismatic or tabular. Usually terminated by prominent pyramid of first order and frequently a basal plane." — Ford, 1912

Apatite

"Hexagonal; tri-pyramidal. Crystals usually long prismatic in habit; sometimes short prismatic or tabular.…

"Hexagonal; tri-pyramidal. Crystals usually long prismatic in habit; sometimes short prismatic or tabular. Usually terminated by prominent pyramid of first order and frequently a basal plane." — Ford, 1912

Apatite

"Hexagonal; tri-pyramidal. Crystals usually long prismatic in habit; sometimes short prismatic or tabular.…

"Orthohombic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to base; often diamond shaped because of the presence of a short prism. Both macro- and brachydomes usually present, either beveling the corners of the diamond-shaped crystals, or if the prism faces are wanting, beveling the edges of the tavles and forming rectangular prismatic-shaped crystals elongated parallel to either the brachy- or macro-axis." — Ford, 1912

Barite

"Orthohombic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to base; often diamond shaped because of the presence…

"Orthohombic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to base; often diamond shaped because of the presence of a short prism. Both macro- and brachydomes usually present, either beveling the corners of the diamond-shaped crystals, or if the prism faces are wanting, beveling the edges of the tavles and forming rectangular prismatic-shaped crystals elongated parallel to either the brachy- or macro-axis." — Ford, 1912

Barite

"Orthohombic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to base; often diamond shaped because of the presence…

"Orthorhombic. Crystals resemble closely those of barite. Commonly tabular parallel to the base or prismatic parallel to the brachy- or macro-axis with prominent development of the domes. Crystals which are elongated parallel to the brachy-axis are frequently terminated in front by four faces in nearly equal development, consisting of 2 prism faces and 2 of the macrodome." — Ford, 1912

Celestite

"Orthorhombic. Crystals resemble closely those of barite. Commonly tabular parallel to the base or prismatic…

"Monoclinic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to clinopinacoid; in diamond-shaped crystals with edges beveled by prism and pyramid faces." — Ford, 1912

Gypsum

"Monoclinic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to clinopinacoid; in diamond-shaped crystals with edges…

"Monoclinic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to clinopinacoid; in diamond-shaped crystals with edges beveled by prism and pyramid faces. Other forms rare. Sometimes twinned." — Ford, 1912

Gypsum

"Monoclinic. Crystals usually tabular parallel to clinopinacoid; in diamond-shaped crystals with edges…

"Tetragonal; tri-pyramidal. Crystals usually simple pyramids of first order. Closely resemble isometric octahedrons in angles. Faces of the pyramid of third order are small and rare." — Ford, 1912

Scheelite

"Tetragonal; tri-pyramidal. Crystals usually simple pyramids of first order. Closely resemble isometric…

"A regular hexahedron: a solid figure bounded by 6 equal squares." — Williams, 1889

Cube

"A regular hexahedron: a solid figure bounded by 6 equal squares." — Williams, 1889

"A four-sided figure, formed of 2 unequal isosceles triangles on different sides of a common base." — Williams, 1889

Deltoid

"A four-sided figure, formed of 2 unequal isosceles triangles on different sides of a common base."…

"Having equal sides." — Williams, 1889

Equilateral triangle

"Having equal sides." — Williams, 1889

An octahedron, or double four-sided pyramid. It has 8 sides.

Octahedron

An octahedron, or double four-sided pyramid. It has 8 sides.

A geometric shape containing twelve faces.

Rhombic Dodecahedron

A geometric shape containing twelve faces.

A twenty-four sided geometric shape.

Triakisoctahedron

A twenty-four sided geometric shape.

A fourty-eight sided geometric shape.

Hexakisoctahedron

A fourty-eight sided geometric shape.

An octohedron.

Octahedron

An octohedron.

A tetrahedron crystal of Boracite

Boracite Crystal

A tetrahedron crystal of Boracite

A cube crystal of Boracite

Boracite Crystal

A cube crystal of Boracite

A rhombic dodecahedron crystal of Boracite

Boracite Crystal

A rhombic dodecahedron crystal of Boracite

Rhombohedron calcite crystal

Calcite

Rhombohedron calcite crystal

A flat rhombohedron calcite crystal

Calcite

A flat rhombohedron calcite crystal

An acute rhombohedron calcite crystal

Calcite

An acute rhombohedron calcite crystal

A prism and rhombohedron calcite crystal

Calcite

A prism and rhombohedron calcite crystal

A scalenohedron and rhombohedron calcite crystal

Calcite

A scalenohedron and rhombohedron calcite crystal

A basal pinacoid, prism, and rhoombohedron calcite crystal

Calcite

A basal pinacoid, prism, and rhoombohedron calcite crystal

A calcite crystal

Calcite

A calcite crystal

A calcite crystal

Calcite

A calcite crystal

A calcite crystal

Calcite

A calcite crystal

A calcite crystal

Calcite

A calcite crystal

Sir Robert S. Ball's Theory of Screws.

Theory of Screws

Sir Robert S. Ball's Theory of Screws.

Instantaneous axis of two cones, each with angular velocity

Conic Motion

Instantaneous axis of two cones, each with angular velocity

Aronhold stated if any three bodies have plane motion their three virtual centers are three points on one straight line

Centrodes

Aronhold stated if any three bodies have plane motion their three virtual centers are three points on…