What is crystallography as applied to mineralogy?
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What is crystallography as applied to mineralogy?
Crystallography:
Crystallography studies how atoms are arranged in crystals structures. In crystallography, diffraction patterns are analyzed to determine the structures of crystalline solids. For instance, in X-rays crystallography, X-rays diffract from electrons in a crystal, allowing for a three-dimensional reconstruction of the crystal structure.
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View this answerCrystallography is often used in mineralogy (the study of minerals). Because minerals contain crystal structures, crystallography is used to determine...
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Chapter 2 / Lesson 19Discover the life and scientific achievements of German physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max von Laue. Learn about his discovery of x-ray diffraction and what it meant to our understanding of how electromagnetic waves behave.