Collection of artificially grown crystals

This collection of crystals has been selected by the IUCr Commission on Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials as examples of high-quality crystals grown artificially. If you would like to add your examples, please use the submission form.

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Co-crystal of glycine with glutaric acid For more details, please, see E.A.Losev, B.A.Zakharov, T.N.Drebushchak, E.V.Boldyreva, Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C:Cryst.Struct.Commun. (2011), 67, o297

 

Evgeniy Losev

Rutile Optical image of straw-like rutile monocrystals

 

Andrea Bloise

Titanium Sillenite Titanium Sillenite Bi12TiO20, grown along [001] by top seeded solution growth (TSSG). Incongruently melting at 875°C and grown from nonstoichiometric melt.

 

Manfred Burianek

Gypsum Gypsum group, showing twinned crystals, obtained using gel crystallization.

 

César Menor Salván

Crystal of Tutton salt family Crystal of Tutton salt family with chemical formula K2Ni(SO4)2.6H2O.

 

TIAGO DE SOUSA PACHECO

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