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Fascinating facts about crystals
Discover five facts about crystals.
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Comparison of the hexagonal structures of graphite (left)and boron nitride (right).
From N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, copyright Β© 1984, p.236, with permission of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.