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Q: Why is the base-centered orthorhombic crystal lattice a unique crystal system?

vinyl_chlorideI'm having difficulty understanding why the base-centered orthorhombic crystal system is a unique crystal system. When I draw two base-centered orthorhombic unit cells next to each other there appears to be a primitive crystal that is contained within the union of the two lattices as shown in the...

 

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