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| − | An '''equant''' [[Mineral Habit|mineral habit]] is having roughly the same [[diameter]] in every direction. [[Garnet]] is an example of a [[mineral]] exhibiting a equant habit. An equivalent term is [[equidimensional]]. | + | An '''equant''' [[Mineral Habit|mineral habit]] is having roughly the same [[diameter]] in every direction. [[Garnet]] is an example of a [[mineral]] exhibiting a equant habit. An equivalent term is [[equidimensional]]<ref>Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)</ref>. |
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An equant mineral habit is having roughly the same diameter in every direction. Garnet is an example of a mineral exhibiting a equant habit. An equivalent term is equidimensional[1].
Sources
- ↑ Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)