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Crystal structure

physical science Maturity 11-13

Tiny bits make a pattern.

Sodium-chloride-3D-ionic.png
Sodium-chloride-3D-ionic.png
They line up in a row. They repeat to make a shape. This shape is a crystal. It helps things stay strong. Can you find a crystal?
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Quartz, Tibet.jpg

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File:Sodium-chloride-3D-ionic.png
Sodium-chloride-3D-ionic.png
File:Miller Indices Cubes2.svg
Miller Indices Cubes2.svg
File:Cristal densite surface.svg
Cristal densite surface.svg
File:Interplanar spacing.png
Interplanar spacing.png
File:Triclinic.svg
Triclinic.svg
File:Monoclinic.svg
Monoclinic.svg
File:Base-centered monoclinic.svg
Base-centered monoclinic.svg
File:Orthorhombic.svg
Orthorhombic.svg
File:Orthorhombic-base-centered.svg
Orthorhombic-base-centered.svg
File:Orthorhombic-body-centered.svg
Orthorhombic-body-centered.svg
File:Orthorhombic-face-centered.svg
Orthorhombic-face-centered.svg
File:Tetragonal.svg
Tetragonal.svg

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