crystallography

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Fascinating facts about crystals

examples of well-shaped crystals

crystal systems

How do snowflakes form?

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Fascinating facts about crystals

Fascinating facts about crystals

Discover five facts about crystals.

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How do snowflakes form?

How do snowflakes form?

See how snowflakes form.

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examples of well-shaped crystals

examples of well-shaped crystals

Each of these examples of well-shaped crystals belongs to a different crystal class...

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crystal systems

crystal systems

The seven primitive crystal systems.

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