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Dioctahedral

DIOCTAHEDRAL

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Adj.
[Dis and octahedral.] In crystalography, having the form of an octahedral prism with tetrahedral summits.

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dioctahedral

dioctahedral

English

Adjective

dioctahedral (not comparable)

  1. (mineralogy) Having two of the three octahedral sites occupied by cations

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