foliation: Quick Facts

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A diagram displays illustrations of various common crystal aggregations and habits in minerals, including granular, lamellar, bladed, fibrous, acicular, radiating, dendritic, mammillated, colloform, stalactitic, geode, and oolitic forms, each labeled with mineral examples.

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