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In this chapter, we will immerse ourselves in the wonderful world of symmetry and explore various aspects of the symmetry of macroscopic objects, including, of course, the symmetry of crystals. This means that we will first look at the objects from the outside and disregard their inner structure, which may also include translational symmetry.
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Physicist and Professor of Crystallography, ∗ 1898 Lehe (Bremerhaven), † 1961 Marburg
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Professor of Mineralogy, co-founder of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), ∗ 1878 Provins, France, † 1958 Villejuif, France
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gr. pinacoid = board, plank; denotes a form consisting of two parallel surfaces connected by a center of inversion. Since a single pair of faces does not form a closed shape, it can only occur in combination with other faces, e.g., further pinacoids or prisms.
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Azurite is named after the azure (‘sky blue’) color of the corresponding pigment. Because of the color of their jerseys, the players of the Italian national football team are also called azzurri - the sky blue.
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Hoffmann, F. (2020). Symmetry (Is Everywhere). In: Introduction to Crystallography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35110-6_3
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