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Current Crystallography: Is it Helpful to Earth Sciences?

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Crystallography, which originated in the 17th century at the junction of mineralogy and mathematics, later became considered as a science that is closer to physics, chemistry, biology, and even medicine. This was related to its restrained perception by the Earth Sciences scientific community. The important role of the most advanced crystallographic methods, results of studies, and ideas in the development of conceptions on the composition and structure of the Earth and planets is shown based on particular examples.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am grateful to the Head of the R.D. Department of Cristal Laser Company D.V. Balitsky for provided materials and discussion on the application of nonlinear optical crystals in laser analyzers, as well as the Corresponding Members of the RAS E.V. Antipov, N.V. Bolotina, and D.G. Koshchug for discussion of the manuscript.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 19-17-00050.

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Pushcharovsky, D.Y. Current Crystallography: Is it Helpful to Earth Sciences?. Moscow Univ. Geol. Bull. 77, 157–178 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0145875222020065

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