Dodecahedron - Twelve sided polyhedron; all sides are equidimensional and either rhombic or pentagonal. If the dodecahedron
is composed of rhombs, it is known as a rhombic dodecahedron, or simply as a dodecahedron. If it is
composed of pentagons, it is known as a pentagonal
dodecahedron or pyritohedron.
Minerals shaped as dodecahedrons belong to the isometric system.
Plural = Dodecahdra or
Dodecahedrons
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