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Bladed, Blade(s)

Platy crystals whose width is narrow and the tips are cut obliquely.

• Classification: Single crystal - Tabular

• Frequency:
• Cubic: none
• Tetragonal: none
• Orthorhombic: rare
• Hexagonal: none
• Trigonal: none
• Monoclinic: common
• Triclinic: common

• Examples:
• Gypsum