Tetragonal crystal system
Lattice point group
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An example of the tetragonal crystals, wulfenite
Two different views (top down and from the side) of the unit cell of tP 30-CrFe (σ-phase Frank–Kasper structure ) that show its different side lengths, making this structure a member of the tetragonal crystal system.
In crystallography , the tetragonal crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems . Tetragonal crystal lattices result from stretching a cubic lattice along one of its lattice vectors, so that the cube becomes a rectangular prism with a square base (a by a ) and height (c , which is different from a ).
Bravais lattices
There are two tetragonal Bravais lattices: the primitive tetragonal and the body-centered tetragonal.
The body-centered tetragonal lattice is equivalent to the primitive tetragonal lattice with a smaller unit cell, while the face-centered tetragonal lattice is equivalent to the body-centered tetragonal lattice with a smaller unit cell.[ 1]
Crystal classes
The point groups that fall under this crystal system are listed below, followed by their representations in international notation, Schoenflies notation , orbifold notation , Coxeter notation and mineral examples.[ 2] [ 3]
#
Point group
Type
Example
Space groups
Name[ 4]
Intl
Schoen.
Orb.
Cox.
Primitive
Body-centered
75–80
Tetragonal pyramidal
4
C 4
44
[4]+
enantiomorphic polar
pinnoite , piypite
P4, P41 , P42 , P43
I4, I41
81–82
Tetragonal disphenoidal
4
S 4
2×
[2+ ,4+ ]
cahnite , tugtupite
P4
I4
83–88
Tetragonal dipyramidal
4/m
C 4h
4*
[2,4+ ]
centrosymmetric
scheelite , wulfenite , leucite
P4/m, P42 /m, P4/n, P42 /n
I4/m, I41 /a
89–98
Tetragonal trapezohedral
422
D 4
224
[2,4]+
enantiomorphic
cristobalite , wardite
P422, P421 2, P41 22, P41 21 2, P42 22, P42 21 2, P43 22, P43 21 2
I422, I41 22
99–110
Ditetragonal pyramidal
4mm
C 4v
*44
[4]
polar
diaboleite
P4mm, P4bm, P42 cm, P42 nm, P4cc, P4nc, P42 mc, P42 bc
I4mm, I4cm, I41 md, I41 cd
111–122
Tetragonal scalenohedral
4 2m
D 2d (Vd )
2*2
[2+ ,4]
chalcopyrite , stannite
P4 2m, P4 2c, P4 21 m, P4 21 c, P4 m2, P4 c2, P4 b2, P4 n2
I4 m2, I4 c2, I4 2m, I4 2d
123–142
Ditetragonal dipyramidal
4/mmm
D 4h
*224
[2,4]
centrosymmetric
rutile , pyrolusite , zircon
P4/mmm, P4/mcc, P4/nbm, P4/nnc, P4/mbm, P4/mnc, P4/nmm, P4/ncc, P42 /mmc, P42 /mcm, P42 /nbc, P42 /nnm, P42 /mbc, P42 /mnm, P42 /nmc, P42 /ncm
I4/mmm, I4/mcm, I41 /amd, I41 /acd
In two dimensions
There is only one tetragonal Bravais lattice in two dimensions: the square lattice.
See also
References
External links
Seven 3D systems Four 2D systems