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Tabular, Table(s),
Table-form crystals composed of two parallel flat facies. Crystals of any crystal system may show this habit.
This form may change continuously to bipyramidal, prismatic, and granular forms.
- Frequency:
- Cubic: common
- Tetragonal: common
- Orthorhombic: common
- Hexagonal: rare
- Trigonal: rare
- Monoclinic: common
- Triclinic: rare
- Examples:
- Hexagonal tabular, Hexagonal table
- Rectangular tabular, Rectangular table
- Triangular tabular, Triangular table
- Thick platy, Thick plate
- Platy, Plate
- Hexagonal platy, Hexagonal plate
- Rectangular platy, Rectangular plate
- Triangular platy, Triangular plate
- Bladed, Blade
- Discoidal, Discoid
- Lathy, Lath
- Nail-like, Nail
- Micaceous, Mica-shape
- Foliate, Foil
- Flaky, Flake
- Filmy, Film