Polymorphism

From Online Dictionary of Crystallography

Polymorphisme (Fr). Polymorphie (Ge). Polimorfismo (It). 多形現象 (Ja). Полиморфизм (Ru). Polimorfismo (Sp).

The phenomenon in which the same chemical compound exhibits different crystal structures. As an example, CaCO₃ may crystallize as trigonal calcite or orthorhombic aragonite.

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