Cubic crystal system facts for kids
In crystallography, the cubic crystal system is a crystal system where the unit cell is in the shape of a cube. This is one of the most common and simplest shapes found in crystals and minerals.
There are three main types of these crystals:
- Primitive cubic
- Body-centered cubic
- Face-centered cubic
Images for kids
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A network model of a primitive cubic system
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A caesium chloride unit cell. The two colors of spheres represent the two types of atoms.
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This graphic shows the interlocking simple cubic lattices of cesium and chlorine. You can see them separately and as they are interlocked in what looks like a body-centered cubic arrangement
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A zincblende unit cell
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The structure of the Heusler compounds with formula X2YZ (e. g., Co2MnSi).
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Diagram of the iron monosilicide structure.
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Weaire–Phelan structure
See also
In Spanish: Sistema cristalino cúbico para niños
