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A given face on different quartz crystals often will have differing vicinals; this is particularly characteristic of the faces of the r{1011} and z{011l} basic rhombohedra, in which the vicinals can be represented by two types of three-face pyramids [1, 2] and growth hummocks (Figs. 1 and 2). Vicinals indicate closely changes in growth condition [3], although it must be borne in mind that the details of their structure reflect the state of the mineral-forming region only during the last stages of growth; nevertheless, the vicinal morphology in relation to growth conditions can provide additional information in elucidating natural crystal origins.
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Balitskii, V.S., Bukanov, V.V., Karyakina, T.A. (1975). Growth Conditions and the Morphology of Vicinal Faces of the Principal Rhombohedra of Quartz Crystals. In: Sheftal’, N.N., Givargizov, E.I. (eds) РОСТ КРИСТАЛЛОВ/Rost Kristallov/Growth of Crystals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1689-3_8
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