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tri·clin·ic
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blue vitriol
the fully hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulphate -
crystal system
any of six, or sometimes seven, classifications of crystals depending on their symmetry. The classes are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Sometimes an additional system, trigonal, is distinguished, although this is usually included in the hexagonal system -
kyanite
a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in blue or greenish bladed triclinic crystals, used as a refractory. -
microcline
a mineral of the feldspar group, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 3 O 8 , identical in composition with orthoclase but having triclinic instead of monoclinic crystals, used in making porcelain. -
pedion
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.