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List of Minerals by Crystal System

This page lists each of the standard crystal systems, classes and space groups as an index. You can click on a crystal system name or a class within that crystal system for a list of minerals of that structure.

Isometric

Diploidal (m3 (2/m -3))


F	d	3		{	F	2	/	d		3	}


F	m	3		{	F	2	/	m		3	}

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P	m	3		{	P	2	/	m		3	}


P	n	3		{	P	2	/	n		3	}

Gyroidal (4 3 2)


F	4	1		3		2


F	4		3		2


I	4	1		3		2


I	4		3		2


P	4	1		3		2


P	4	2		3		2


P	4		3		2


P	4	3		3		2

Hexoctahedral (m3m (4/m -3 2/m))

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Hextetrahedral (-4 3m)


F	4		3	c


F	4		3	m


I	4		3	d


I	4		3	m


P	4		3	m


P	4		3	n

Tetartoidal (2 3)


F	2		3


I	2	1		3


I	2		3


P	2	1		3


P	2		3

Orthorhombic

Dipyramidal (mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m))

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Disphenoidal (2 2 2)


C	2		2		2


C	2		2		2	1


F	2		2		2


I	2	1		2	1		2	1


I	2		2		2


P	2	1		2	1		2


P	2	1		2	1		2	1


P	2		2		2


P	2		2		2	1

Pyramidal (mm2)


A	b	a	2


A	b	m	2


A	m	a	2


A	m	m	2


C	c	c	2


C	m	c	2	1


C	m	m	2


F	d	d	2


F	m	m	2


I	b	a	2


I	m	a	2


I	m	m	2


P	b	a	2


P	c	a	2	1


P	c	c	2


P	m	a	2


P	m	c	2	1


P	m	m	2


P	m	n	2	1


P	n	a	2	1


P	n	c	2


P	n	n	2

Hexagonal

Dihexagonal Dipyramidal (6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m))

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Dihexagonal Pyramidal (6mm)


P	6	3	c	m


P	6	3	m	c


P	6	c	c


P	6	m	m

Dipyramidal (6/m)


P	6	/	m


P	6	3	/	m

Ditrigonal Dipyramidal (-6 m2)


P	6	2	c


P	6	2	m


P	6	c	2


P	6	m	2

Pyramidal (6)


P	6


P	6	1


P	6	2


P	6	3


P	6	4


P	6	5

Trapezohedral (6 2 2)


P	6	1	2	2


P	6		2		2


P	6	2		2		2


P	6	3		2		2


P	6	4		2		2


P	6	5		2		2

Trigonal Dipyramidal (-6)


P	6

Trigonal

Ditrigonal Pyramidal (3m)


P	3		1	c


P	3		1	m


P	3	c	1


P	3	m	1


R	3	c


R	3	m

Hexagonal Scalenohedral (-3m (-3 2/m))


P	3		1	c		{	P	3		1		2	/	c	}


P	3		1	m		{	P	3		1		2	/	m	}


P	3	c	1		{	P	3		2	/	c		1	}


P	3	m	1		{	P	3		2	/	m		1	}


R	3	c		{	R	3		2	/	c	}


R	3	m		{	R	3		2	/	m	}

Pyramidal (3)


P	3


P	3	1


P	3	2


R	3

Rhombohedral (-3)


P	3


R	3

Trapezohedral (3 2)


P	3	1		1		2


P	3		1		2


P	3	1		2		1


P	3		2		1


P	3	2		1		2


P	3	2		2		1


R	3		2

Tetragonal

Dipyramidal (4/m)


I	4	/	m


I	4	1	/	a


P	4	/	m


P	4	/	n


P	4	2	/	m


P	4	2	/	n

Disphenoidal (-4)


I	4


P	4

Ditetragonal Dipyramidal (4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m))

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Ditetragonal Pyramidal (4mm)


I	4	1	c	d


I	4	1	m	d


I	4	c	m


I	4	m	m


P	4	2	b	c


P	4	2	c	m


P	4	2	m	c


P	4	2	n	m


P	4	b	m


P	4	c	c


P	4	m	m


P	4	n	c

Pyramidal (4)


I	4


I	4	1


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P	4	1


P	4	2


P	4	3

Scalenohedral (-4 2m)


I	4		2	d


I	4		2	m


I	4	c	2


I	4	m	2


P	4		2	1	c


P	4		2	1	m


P	4		2	c


P	4		2	m


P	4	b	2


P	4	c	2


P	4	m	2


P	4	n	2

Trapezohedral (4 2 2)


I	4	1		2		2


I	4		2		2


P	4	1		2	1		2


P	4	1		2		2


P	4		2	1		2


P	4		2		2


P	4	2		2	1		2


P	4	2		2		2


P	4	3		2	1		2


P	4	3		2		2

Monoclinic

Domatic (m)

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Prismatic (2/m)

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P	2	1	/	m		{	P	1		1		2	1	/	m	}		{	P	2	1	/	m	}		{	P	1		2	1	/	m		1	}

Sphenoidal (2)


B	2		{	B	1		1		2	}		{	C	2	}		{	C	1		2		1	}


P	2		{	P	1		1		2	}		{	P	2	}		{	P	1		2		1	}


P	2	1		{	P	1		1		2	1	}		{	P	2	1	}		{	P	1		2	1		1	}

Triclinic

Pedial (1)


P	1

Pinacoidal (-1)


P	1

Icosahedral

point symmetry group (-5 -3m)


F	m		3		5

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