A '''striated''' [[Mineral Habit|mineral habit]] has very shallow, [[parallel]] grooves or depressions on one or more [[crystal]] faces. [[Pyrite]] is an example of a [[mineral]] exhibiting a striated habit. Chesterman, p. 38
=Sources=
*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)