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pinacoid
[ pin-uh-koid ]
noun
, Crystallography.
- a form whose faces are parallel to two of the axes.
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- pina·coidal adjective
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Example Sentences
All the forms, except the prisms and basal pinacoid, are sphenoids.
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All the closed forms are hexagonal bipyramids; the open forms are hexagonal prisms or the basal pinacoid.
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There is an imperfect cleavage parallel to the basal pinacoid, and the fracture is conchoidal.
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Acute rhombohedra in combination with the basal pinacoid are also frequent, giving crystals of octahedral aspect.
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The cleavage is perfect parallel to the basal pinacoid, and less marked parallel to the prism.
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