The 32 Crystallographic Point Groups ("minerals" set)

Models of all 32 Crystal Classes for teaching or practice.
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Models of all 32 Crystal Classes (= crystallographic point groups) for teaching or practice, with spoiler-free, randomized file names. Pre-oriented for best adhesion and overhang quality. 

There are no overlaps with the other set, you can freely mix&match shapes or use them interchangeably.

I used known faces of typical minerals (e.g. diamond and calcite) or small molecule compounds (e.g. tartaric acid and AgI) where possible. For a few groups I could not find documented examples and had to freestyle.

There are 33 files, because one example exists in D- and L-configuration (I didn't bother to do that for all chiral symmetries - you can just mirror the models). The pdf is just a printable A4 game board to help with sorting.

Add color changes for extra fun - but beware that it becomes nearly impossible for students to figure out ;-)

Check out my other symmetry models:

Didactic set
Minimal set
Molecules set
Real Life Set
Simple Set

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The author marked this model as their own original creation. Imported from Thingiverse.

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