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Crystals changing shape when affected by heat.

Crystals changing shape when affected by heat.
Crystals changing shape when affected by heat.
Crystals changing shape when affected by heat.
Crystals changing shape when affected by heat.
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Hirth, Gregory
Crystals changing shape when affected by heat.
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01/01/2003
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pg. 58:
In this rock sample, heat has caused crystals to change shape and “flow” within the rock, which accommodates strain without causing the crystals to break.
Photo by Greg Hirth
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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