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Natural diamonds occur as single crystals, as aggregates of a few crystals, or as clusters of countless small crystallites. The different morphologies (i.e. shape, size, number of crystals, etc.) reflect the growth conditions of diamond, and provide valuable information about the processes that led to diamond formation.
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Tappert, R., Tappert, M.C. (2011). The Morphology of Diamonds. In: Diamonds in Nature. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12572-0_2
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