Monoclinic System

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Monoclinic System

There are three axes, each of different lengths. Two are at right angles to each other and the third is inclined.
Based on a parallelogram inner structure.

Crystal shapes include:

  • Basal pinacoids and prisms with inclined end faces

Common Monoclinic Crystals:

Azurite

Chrysocolla

Diopside

Epidote

Gypsum

Hiddenite

Howlite

Kunzite

Lazulite

Moonstone

Muscovite (Mica)

Petalite

Serpentine

Spodumene

Staurolite

Vivianite