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Crystal twinning

earth science Maturity 11-13

Some crystals grow in pairs.

Quartz-rhqtz-109b.jpg
Quartz-rhqtz-109b.jpg
They look like twins. They stick tightly together. This helps them stay strong. It is like a hug.
Staurolite 002.jpg
Staurolite 002.jpg
Do you see the shapes?

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File:Quartz-rhqtz-109b.jpg
Quartz-rhqtz-109b.jpg
File:Twinned crystals of Albite.png
Twinned crystals of Albite.png
File:Twin lattice (2D).png
Twin lattice (2D).png
File:Spinel twin.png
Spinel twin.png
File:Twin of Staurolite (cropped).JPG
Twin of Staurolite (cropped).JPG
File:Staurolite 002.jpg
Staurolite 002.jpg
File:Pyrite-254452.jpg
Pyrite-254452.jpg
File:Chrysoberyl-282796 (cropped).jpg
Chrysoberyl-282796 (cropped).jpg
File:Pyromorphite-171937.jpg
Pyromorphite-171937.jpg
File:Twin2.jpg
Twin2.jpg
File:Transform twin.png
Transform twin.png
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Output JqJHfp.gif

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.9 | Vital Level 5