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Four Icosahedra around a Tetrahedron
An icosahedron is placed on each face of a tetrahedron. This arrangement is sometimes used to describe certain crystal structures (super tetrahedron, Pearce cluster).
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Sándor Kabai
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Four Icosahedra around a Tetrahedron
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Published: March 7, 2011
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