The monoclinic crystal system is one of the seven crystal systems recognized in crystallography. The cited article explains that a crystal system is described by three vectors, and that in the monoclinic system the crystal is described by vectors of unequal lengths, as in the orthorhombic system, which form a parallelogram prism. Hence two pairs of vectors are perpendicular, meeting at right angles, while the third pair makes an angle other than ninety degrees. Materials whose crystals belong to this system are grouped under this concept.
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Crystal System Of Material
Entity-backed identity for the crystal-system enum value this material already carries, resolved to an earth concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The crystal-system fact itself stays on the material unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the crystal system this mineral already carries as an enum fact, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact stays on the entry unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the crystal system this mineral already carries as an enum fact, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact stays on the entry unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the crystal-system enum value this material already carries, resolved to an earth concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The crystal-system fact itself stays on the material unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the crystal system this mineral already carries as an enum fact, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact stays on the entry unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the crystal system this mineral already carries as an enum fact, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact stays on the entry unchanged.
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Monoclinic Crystal System
Wikipedia, lead section
In crystallography, the monoclinic crystal system is one of the seven crystal systems.
In Discipline: Geology, Lead section (in-discipline Geology)
In crystallography, the monoclinic crystal system is one of the seven crystal systems.
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