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  • Cubic Crystal System: Properties, Examples & Characteristics
    The basic crystal system where three axes of equal length intersect at 90-degree angles is called the Cubic system.

    Here's why:

    * Equal Axes: All three axes (a, b, and c) are of the same length.

    * Right Angles: The axes intersect at 90-degree angles (α = β = γ = 90°).

    This combination of equal axes and right angles leads to highly symmetrical crystals with cubic or box-like shapes. Some common examples of minerals that crystallize in the cubic system include:

    * Halite (NaCl) - Table salt

    * Diamond (C)

    * Fluorite (CaF2)

    * Pyrite (FeS2)

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