Rotation twin

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Macle par rotation (Fr). Geminato per rotazione (It). 回転双晶 (Ja)

Definition

Two crystals form a rotation twin when the twin operation is a rotation about a lattice row (twin axis).

See also

Chapter 3.3 of International Tables of Crystallography, Volume D

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