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Diamond octahedra and curie principle

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A numerical Monte Carlo simulation of the growth forms of octahedral crystals is performed and occurrence rates of 14 possible forms of simple polyhedra are obtained. Conclusions based on theoretical suggestions are compared with the results of studying artificial diamonds. The phenomenon of dissymmetrization of forms is established, which is consistent with the Curie principle. The conclusions drawn can be used to analyze the growth conditions of natural flat-face diamond octahedra.

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  1. Institute of Geology, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Pervomaiskaya 54, Syktyvkar, 167982, Russia

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Original Russian Text © V.I. Rakin, 2015, published in Kristallografiya, 2015, Vol. 60, No. 5, pp. 816–825.

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Rakin, V.I. Diamond octahedra and curie principle. Crystallogr. Rep. 60, 749–757 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063774515050119

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