# crystal growth

> after a first nucleation, second step of crystallization consisting in the regular accretion of atoms or ions at the surface of the crystal

**Wikidata**: [Q185154](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185154)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_growth)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/crystal-growth


## References

1. Quora
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)