Diamond cubic strong isotropic property. Namely, for any two vertices "x" and "y" of the crystal net, and for any ordering of the edges adjacent to "x" and any ordering of the edges adjacent to "y", there is a net-preserving congruence taking "x" to "y" and each "x"-edge to the similarly ordered "y"-edge. Another (hypothetical) crystal with this property is the Laves graph (also called the K crystal, (10,3)-a, or the diamond twin). The compressive strength and hardness of diamond and various other materials, such as boron nitride, is attributed to the diamond cubic structure. Similarly truss systems that follow the diamond
Aragonite carbonate. Aragonite has been successfully tested for the removal of pollutants like zinc, cobalt and lead from contaminated wastewaters. Aragonite Aragonite is a carbonate mineral, one of the three most common naturally occurring crystal forms of calcium carbonate, (the other forms being the minerals calcite and vaterite). It is formed by biological and physical processes, including precipitation from marine and freshwater environments. The crystal lattice of aragonite differs from that of calcite, resulting in a different crystal shape, an orthorhombic crystal system with acicular crystal. Repeated twinning results in pseudo-hexagonal forms. Aragonite may be columnar or fibrous, occasionally in branching