. The Canadian journal of industry, science and art. Fig. 5. Fig. 6. Fig. 7. octahedron ; Fig 7, a combination of the cube and pentagonal dode- cahedron. Native gold, silver, copper, iron pyrites, galena, magnetic iron ore, garnet, fluor spar, rock salt, and numerous other minerals, crystallize in this system. The Bimetric or Square-Prismatic system.—This includes, princi- pally, square-based prisms and pyramids (or octahedrons), and their combinations. Figures 8 and nine are examples of Dimetric Fig. 8. Fig. 9. Amongst minerals, Copper Pyrites, Tin-stone, Zircon, and Idocrase, may
. The Canadian journal of industry, science and art. Fig. 5. Fig. 6. Fig. 7. octahedron ; Fig 7, a combination of the cube and pentagonal dode- cahedron. Native gold, silver, copper, iron pyrites, galena, magnetic iron ore, garnet, fluor spar, rock salt, and numerous other minerals, crystallize in this system. The Bimetric or Square-Prismatic system.—This includes, princi- pally, square-based prisms and pyramids (or octahedrons), and their combinations. Figures 8 and nine are examples of Dimetric Fig. 8. Fig. 9. Amongst minerals, Copper Pyrites, Tin-stone, Zircon, and Idocrase, may be cited as belonging to the group. The Hexaqonal system.—Regular six-sided prisms (Fig. 10) and pyramids (Fig. 11), combinations of these (Fig 12), rbombohedrons. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Canadian Institute. Toronto : Canadian Institute
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