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Cassiterite twin
Form of repeated twinning where two crystals form as twins in angles as depicted in the figure below. Named after the mineral Cassiterite, which frequently exhibits this form of twinning.



Figure of cassiterite twinning. Each color pattern represents a separate crystal.

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