Physics:Crystal cluster
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Short description: Group of crystals formed in an open space with form determined by their internal crystal structure
A quartz crystal cluster from Tibet
Dolomite druse (pink) with calcite crystals
A crystal cluster is a group of crystals which are formed in an open space environment and exhibit euhedral crystal form determined by their internal crystal structure.[1][2] A cluster of small crystals coating the walls of a cavity are called druse.
See also
References
- ↑ Klein, Cornelis; Hurlbut, Jr., Cornelius S. (1985). Manual of Mineralogy (20th ed.). Wiley. p. 199. ISBN 0-471-80580-7. https://archive.org/details/manualofmineralo00klei.
- ↑ Djikaev, Y. S.; Ruckenstein, E. (2008-11-20). "Thermodynamics of heterogeneous crystal nucleation in contact and immersion modes" (in en). The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 112 (46): 11677–11687. doi:10.1021/jp803155f. ISSN 1089-5639. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp803155f.
Further reading
- "Mechanical and Physical Properties of Whiskers", CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 55th edition.
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