HOLOSYMMETRIC CLASS

(Holohedral; Ditrigonal scalenohedral).

In this class, which presents the commonest type of symmetry of the

hexagonal system, the triad axis is associated with three similar

planes of symmetry inclined to one another at 60 deg. and intersecting

in the triad axis; there are also three similar dyad axes, each

perpendicular to a plane of symmetry, and a centre of symmetry. The

seven simple forms are:--

[Illustration: FIG. 66.]

[Illustration: FIG. 67.

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