Mineral Habit

Each mineral normally takes one or more characteristic forms, which can be useful for identification.

Some of the most common crystal habits are:

• Acicular
• Bladed
• Dendritic
• Equant
• Prismatic
• Striated
• Tabular
• Twinned Crystals
• Mineral Aggregates

References

• Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)