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Platonic solid -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | The tetrahedron, cube, and octahedron, are found naturally in (A crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices) crystal structures. |
 | | The dodecahedron is combinatorially identical to the pyritohedron (in that both have twelve pentagonal faces), which is one of the possible crystal structures of (A common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color) pyrite. |
 | | However, the pyritohedron is not a regular dodecahedron, but rather has the same symmetry as the cube. |
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