Collection of artificially grown crystals

This collection of crystals has been selected by the IUCr Commission on Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials as examples of high-quality crystals grown artificially. If you would like to add your examples, please use the submission form.

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Protein crystals Protein crystals grown at pH around 2 (buffer is KCl buffered with HCl!) showing three different crystal forms (needles, plates and cubes). All three crystal forms diffracted X-rays beyond 1.8Å resolution!

 

Pascal

Struvite Crystal

 

BHAGAT ABHIJEET CHAKRAPANI

lithium aluminum oxide, "lithium aluminate" For details see B. Veličkov, A. Mogilatenko, R. Bertram, D. Klimm, R. Uecker, W. Neumann, R. Fornari, J. Crystal Growth 310 (2008) 214-220. The crystal was grown and the picture was taken by M. Br� IKZ Berlin.

 

Detlef Klimm

Mn-doped enstatite Optical image of reddish crystals of Mn-doped enstatite

 

Manuela

Gypsum Gypsum group, showing twinned crystals, obtained using gel crystallization.

 

César Menor Salván

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