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Scaly, Fish scale

Relatively thin bands of banded aggregates of Tabular crystals arranged parallel along the 2-dimensional surface, especially 2-dimensionally tiled structures of micaceous or foliate crystals.

• Classification: Aggregates of crystals - Banded

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

• Examples:
• Mica