"A crystal is a solid material whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions."
The study of the mechanisms by which minerals grow, including nucleation, crystal growth, and crystallographic orientation.
"Crystal growth is a major stage of a crystallization process."
"The growth typically follows an initial stage of either homogeneous or heterogeneous (surface catalyzed) nucleation unless a 'seed' crystal, purposely added to start the growth, was already present."
"The action of crystal growth yields a crystalline solid whose atoms or molecules are close packed, with fixed positions in space relative to each other."
"The crystalline state of matter is characterized by a distinct structural rigidity and very high resistance to deformation (i.e., changes of shape and/or volume)."
"Most crystalline solids have high values both of Young's modulus and of the shear modulus of elasticity."
"This contrasts with most liquids or fluids, which have a low shear modulus and typically exhibit the capacity for macroscopic viscous flow."
"a solid material whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions"
"homogeneous or heterogeneous (surface catalyzed) nucleation"
"The growth typically follows an initial stage of either homogeneous or heterogeneous (surface catalyzed) nucleation unless a 'seed' crystal, purposely added to start the growth, was already present."
"The action of crystal growth yields a crystalline solid"
"atoms or molecules are close packed, with fixed positions in space relative to each other"
"distinct structural rigidity and very high resistance to deformation"
"high values both of Young's modulus and of the shear modulus of elasticity"
"low shear modulus" and "typically exhibit the capacity for macroscopic viscous flow"
"homogeneous or heterogeneous (surface catalyzed) nucleation"
"purposely added to start the growth"
"crystal is a solid material"
"arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions."
"addition of new atoms, ions, or polymer strings into the characteristic arrangement of the crystalline lattice."