mineral crystal

collocation in English

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mineral
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/us
/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/
being or consisting of a mineral ...
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crystal
noun
uk
/ˈkrɪs.təl/us
/ˈkrɪs.təl/
transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into ...
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(Definition ofmineralandcrystalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is secreted by osteoblasts during bone formation, initiating mineralization and promotingmineralcrystalformation.
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Mineralogical principles are illustrated by displays onmineralcrystalsystems, crystal habits, fluorescent minerals, and causes of color.
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Ar (argon), the atom typically remains trapped within the lattice because it is larger than the spaces between the other atoms in amineralcrystal.
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There are no special pigments or mineral crystals.
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Clay mineral crystals (predominantly smectite) associated by face to face contacts.
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Clay mineral crystals (smectite) associated by face to face contacts.
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This initiates an electrolytic reaction causing mineral crystals naturally found in seawater, mainly calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide, to grow on the structure.
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The primary mechanism for forming cumulate layers is of course the accumulation of layers of mineral crystals on the floor or roof of the intrusion.
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Some can contain mineral crystals such as acrid tasting and poisonous calcium oxalate or carbonate or silica.
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Vugs may also result when mineral crystals or fossils inside a rock matrix are later removed through erosion or dissolution processes, leaving behind irregular voids.
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The components are the mineral crystals of hydroxyapatite, cylindrical collagen molecules, organic molecules such as lipids and proteins, and finally water.
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Ar will again accumulate, along with the entrained argon atoms, trapped in the mineral crystals.
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There are several display cases with mineral specimens, including a touchable meteorite, large mineral crystals from around the world and minerals that glow in black light.
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To produce skeleton crystals, dissolved minerals were deposited as mineral crystals, and then the crystals were dissolved when more water came to the surface at a later time.
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Small, stable specimens such as carbon nanotubes, diatom frustules and small mineral crystals (asbestos fibres, for example) require no special treatment before being examined in the electron microscope.
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