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rotation axis
crystallography
Also known as: axis of rotation
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mineral structure
- In mineral: Symmetry elements
A rotation axis is an imaginary line through a crystal around which it may be rotated and repeat itself in appearance one, two, three, four, or six times during a complete rotation. (For example, a sixfold rotation occurs when the crystal repeats itself each 60°—that is,…
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