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The Tetragonal System This includes, principally, square-based 

 prisms and pyramids, and their combinations. Figures 8 to 9 are ex- 



FIG. 8. 



FIG. 8 a. 



FIG. 



amples of Tetragonal crystals. Amongst minerals, Copper Pyrites, 

 Tinstone, Rutile, Anatase, Zircon, Idocrase, Scapolite &c., may be 

 cited as belonging to the group. 



The Hexagonal System. Regular six-sibed prisms (Fig. 10, and 

 pyramids (Fig. 11), combinations of these (Fig. 12), three- sided prisms, 

 rhombohedrons (Figs. 13 and 14), and scalenohedrons (Fig. 15) ; are 

 included under this system. Graphite, Red Silver Ores, Cinnabar, 

 Specular Iron Ore, Corundum, Quartz, Beryl, Tourmaline, Apatite 

 or Phosphate of Lime, Phosphate and Arseniate of Lead, Calcite, 



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FIG. 13. FIG. 14. FIG. 14.* FIG. 15. 



Dolomite, and Carbonate of Iron, are some of the principle minerals 

 which belong to it. 



The Rhombic System This system includes right-rhombic prisms, 

 rectangular prisms, rhombic octahedrons, &c., and their combinations. 

 Fig. 16 is a rhombic prism ; Figs. 17 to 21 represent other crystals of 



