Back Habito cristalín AN سحنة بلورية Arabic Kristalni habitus BS Hàbit cristal·lí Catalan Kristallhabitus German Hábito cristalino Spanish Haabitus (mineraloogia) Estonian Kristal-habitu Basque عادت بلوری Persian Asu (mineralogia) Finnish
In mineralogy, crystal habit is the characteristic external shape of an individual crystal or aggregate of crystals. The habit of a crystal is dependent on its crystallographic form and growth conditions, which generally creates irregularities due to limited space in the crystallizing medium (commonly in rocks).[1][2]
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