Macle
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crystals. Macle is a term used in crystallography. It is a crystalline form, twin-crystal, or double crystal (such as chiastolite). It is crystallographic twin according to the spinel twin law and is seen in octahedral crystals or minerals such as diamond and spinel. The twin law name comes from the fact that is commonly observed in the mineral spinel. A version with five units about a common axis is called a fiveling. Macle is an old French word, a heraldic term for a voided lozenge (one diamond shape within another). Etymologically the word is derived from the Latin macula meaning spot, mesh, or hole.
crystals.]] Macle is a term used in crystallography. It is a crystalline form, twin-crystal, or double crystal (such as chiastolite). It is crystallographic twin according to the spinel twin law and is seen in octahedral crystals or minerals such as diamond and spinel. The twin law name comes from the fact that is commonly observed in the mineral spinel. A version with five units about a common axis is called a fiveling. Macle is an old French word, a heraldic term for a voided lozenge (one diamond shape within another). Etymologically the word is derived from the Latin macula meaning spot, mesh, or hole. ==See also== Macle on the French Wikipedia about "macle" in cristallography
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