It has been pointed out by the theoretic model of anion coordination polyhedra of growth units that the crystal form is dominated by the stability of combination of anion coordination polyhedra on the growth interface.The face has the fastest growth rate and disappears easily if the vertex of coordination polyhedron is pointed at.The face has the slowest growth rate and appears easily if the plane of coordination polyhedron is pointed at.The growth rate is in median for the face that the edge of coordination polyhedron is pointed at.A few of problems are discussed in the paper on the basis of this theory. (1)Several examples of the morphology of allomorph and homoeomorphism are given in the paper.There are three allomorphs of TiO 2 rutile,brookite and anatase.The morphology of these allomorphs are totally different because the stability of combination of octahedral [Ti O 6] 8- vary with the orientation and linked edges of coordination polyhedra.Another example is the homoeomorphism of cassiterite SnO 2.The orientation and combination of octahedral [Sn O 6] 8- in cassiterite are similar to that of octahedral [Ti O 6] 8- in rutile,so that cassiterite and rutile have similar morphology even for their form of twin and twin face.The combination of octahedral [Al O 6] 9- ,[Fe O 6] 9- and [Ti O 6] 8- respectively is similar at the orientation and linked form of coordination polyhedra in three crystals of corundum,hematite and ilmenite,so the same faces appear in these three crystals,resulted in similar morphology.
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