triclinic
/traɪˈklɪnɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a crystal system with three unequal axes that are not at right angles to each other.
- Triclinic crystals have the least symmetry of all crystal systems.
- The mineral turquoise often forms in the triclinic system.
- In geology class, we learned how to identify triclinic structures under a microscope.