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The Structural Patterns of Crystal Faces and Crystal Growth
Author(s) -
Kostov I.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
kristall und technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0023-4753
DOI - 10.1002/crat.19720070106
Subject(s) - supersaturation , crystal habit , habit , crystal (programming language) , variation (astronomy) , crystallography , degree (music) , accretion (finance) , spiral (railway) , crystal growth , materials science , transition (genetics) , chemical physics , chemistry , mathematics , crystallization , physics , thermodynamics , psychology , computer science , astrophysics , social psychology , mathematical analysis , acoustics , programming language , biochemistry , gene
Two main types of elementary slices are differentiated and the correspondence between their thickness, crystal habit variation and degree of supersaturation is indicated. A transition from spiral to accretion growth with increasing supersaturation is considered plausible and in agreement with observed habit modification.