Crystal cluster

A quartz crystal cluster from Tibet

Dolomite druse (pink) with calcite crystals

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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 organised atomic or molecular structure forms

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Further reading[]

• "Mechanical and Physical Properties of Whiskers", CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 55th edition.

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