WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Zeolite Unit Cell Based on Cuboctahedron

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separate tetrahedra
cylinder diameter
sphere diameter
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Spheres are placed at the vertices and at the center of a tetrahedron. The central sphere is connected by a cylinder to each vertex of the tetrahedron. Copies of that assembly are placed on the triangular faces of a cuboctahedron to establish a possible zeolite unit cell.