Periodic Table Database Schema - v0.7.1
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    Enumeration CrystalFamily

    Broadest classification of crystals based on the symmetry of their unit cells.

    Index

    Enumeration Members

    CUBIC: "cubic"

    Three equal axes at right angles.

    HEXAGONAL: "hexagonal"

    Two equal axes at 120°, third at a right angle.

    MONOCLINIC: "monoclinic"

    Three unequal axes, one at a right angle.

    ORTHORHOMBIC: "orthorhombic"

    Three unequal axes at right angles.

    TETRAGONAL: "tetragonal"

    Two equal axes, all at right angles.

    TRICLINIC: "triclinic"

    Three unequal axes, none at right angles.

    TRIGONAL: "trigonal"

    Subtype of hexagonal with a three-fold axis of rotation.