Pentagonal icositetrahedron
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| Pentagonal icositetrahedron | |
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| Type | Catalan |
| Face polygon | irregular pentagon |
| Faces | 24 |
| Edges | 60 |
| Vertices | 38 = 6 + 8 + 24 |
| Face configuration | V3.3.3.3.4 |
| Dihedral angle | 136° 20' |
| Symmetry group | octahedral (O) |
| Dual polyhedron | snub cube |
| Properties | convex, face-uniform, chiral |
A pentagonal icositetrahedron is a catalan solid is the dual of the snub cube. It has two distinct forms, which are mirror images (or "enantiomorphs") of each other.
[edit] References
- Williams, Robert (1979). The Geometrical Foundation of Natural Structure: A Source Book of Design. Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-23729-X. (Section 3-9)
