Crystal structure represented by a wire rhombohedron with three equal axes

Crystal structure represented by a wire rhombohedron with three equal axes Crystal structure represented by a wire rhombohedron with three equal axes

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Crystal structure represented by a wire rhombohedron with three equal axes, no trectangular, and another perpendicular to the other three. Label describing the wires says "III Rhombohedric / System / Rhombohedron.. Yellow / Scalenohedron.. Red / Hexagonal Prism.. Black".

Part of a collection of models used to teach Crystallography at King's College London in the nineteenth century.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1927-2066/10
Materials:
metal (unknown) and paint
Measurements:
overall: 190 mm x 310 mm x 220 mm,
type:
model
credit:
King's College, London