crystalline
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Investigating these changes requires exceptionally precise equipment, including synchrotron X-ray diffraction, a technique that reveals the arrangement of atoms inside crystalline materials.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Hiking enthusiast Brian Seibert summited the more than 13,000-foot face of Mount Morgan’s north ridge Sunday, offering him a sweeping panorama view of the jagged peaks and crystalline lakes of the Eastern Sierra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Their measurements produced signals suggesting that diamond might pass through another crystalline structure before melting completely into liquid carbon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The unshowy dedication to craft is a marvel, and so is much else in this crystalline little film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
On either side, crystalline rock had been carved into glittering Grecian columns.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing crystalline
Earth Science - Middle School
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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