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Cyclic twins

Cyclic twins
Repeated twining that tends to produce circular forms according to the same twin law but with the twin axis or twin planes, such as chrysoberyl or aragonite crystals having a pseudohexagonal symmetry.
Bibliographic details
Page title Definition of Cyclic twins
Author David Weinberg
Website title Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide
Date published 03 July 2010 04:48 UTC
Date accessed 21 May 2026 18:04 UTC
Permanent link http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012
AMA style
David Weinberg. "Definition of Cyclic twins". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. July 03, 2010, 04:48 UTC. Available at: http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012. Accessed May 21, 2026.
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"Definition of Cyclic twins". (2010, July 03). In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. Retrieved 18:04, May 21, 2026, from http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012.
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"Definition of Cyclic twins", http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012 (last visited May 21, 2026).
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See Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, "Definition of Cyclic twins", http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012 (Repeated twining that tends to produce circular forms according to the same twin law but with the twin axis or twin planes, such as chrysoberyl or aragonite crystals having a pseudohexagonal symmetry.) (as of May. 21, 2026, 18:04 GMT).
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David Weinberg. "Definition of Cyclic twins". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 2010 Jul 03, 04:48 UTC.[Internet], Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide; 2010 Jul 03, 04:48 UTC [cited 2026 May 21]. Available from: http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012.
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David Weinberg, "Definition of Cyclic twins", http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012, (accessed May 21, 2026).
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"Definition of Cyclic twins". Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 03 Jul 2010, 04:48 UTC. 21 May 2026 http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012
MHRA style
David Weinberg, "Definition of Cyclic twins", Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, 03 July 2010, 04:48 UTC, http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-088-00012 [accessed 21 May 2026].
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