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Banded, Band(s)

Aggregates of Prismatic or Tabular crystals arranged parallel along the 2-dimensional surface. Each crystal may be parallel or vertical to the plane.

• Classification: Aggregates of crystals

• Frequency:
• Cubic: common
• Tetragonal: common
• Orthorhombic: common
• Hexagonal: common
• Trigonal: common
• Monoclinic: common
• Triclinic: common

• Examples:
• Lamellar
• Scaly, Fish scale
• Concentric zoning, Concentric zones