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Hexagonal prismatic, Hexagonal prism(s)

Prismatic crystals having hexagonal cross section. This crystal habit may belong to hexagona and trigonal, and twins of orthorhombic crystals indicate very rarely this outer shape.

• Classification: Single crystal - Prism

• Frequency:
• Cubic: very none
• Tetragonal: none
• Orthorhombic: very rare (twin)
• Hexagonal: common
• Trigonal: common
• Monoclinic: none
• Triclinic: none

• Examples:
• Beryl