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Simple methods are proposed to elucidate the basic symmetry components
in order to understand the structure of polyhedral cage clusters. Suc
h methods reduce the three-dimensional structure to two-dimensional pi
ctures and allow the easier visualization and counting of vertices, ed
ges and polygonal faces. Illustrations are given using examples of C60
, C70, C50 and C28 clusters, atomic aluminium and argon clusters and p
entagonal dodecahedron water clusters.