 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Crystal cluster" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
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. A cluster of small crystals coating the walls of a cavity are called druse.
See also
- Crystallization – Process by which a solid with a highly organized atomic or molecular structure forms
References
- Klein, Cornelis; Hurlbut, Jr., Cornelius S. (1985). Manual of Mineralogy (20th ed.). Wiley. p. 199. ISBN 0-471-80580-7.
- Djikaev, Y. S.; Ruckenstein, E. (2008-11-20). "Thermodynamics of heterogeneous crystal nucleation in contact and immersion modes". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 112 (46): 11677–11687. arXiv:0804.0215. doi:10.1021/jp803155f. ISSN 1089-5639.
Further reading
- "Mechanical and Physical Properties of Whiskers", CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 55th edition.
 | This crystallography-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |