Cubic crystal system

In crystallography, the cubic crystal system is a crystal system where the unit cell is in the shape of a cube. This is one of the most common and simplest shapes found in crystals and minerals.

There are three main types of these crystals:

 Primitive cubic
 Body-centered cubic
 Face-centered cubic

Types
 Name  Description  Picture Primitive cubic  One atom at each corner of the cube.  File:Cubic.svg Body-centered cubic  One atom at each corner of the cube, and one in the middle of the cube.  File:Cubic-body-centered.svg Face-centered cubic  One atom at each corner of the cube, and one in the middle of each face (side) of the cube.  File:Cubic-face-centered.svg

Category:Crystal systems