Mineral Habit

Each mineral normally takes one or more characteristic forms, which can be useful for identification.

Some of the most common crystal habits are:[1]

* Acicular
* Bladed
* Dendritic
* Equant
* Prismatic
* Striated
* Tabular
* Twinned Crystals
* Mineral Aggregates

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Chesterman, pp. 37-40

## References[edit]

* Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)