ABSTRACT
FIGURE 3.1 Periodic and aperiodic crystals gallery. (a) AlCuCo quasicrystalline alloy exhibiting a decaprismatic growth habit, (b) Quartz (SiO2) crystal exhibiting a hexagonal prismatic habit, (c) Calcite (CaCO3) crystal exhibiting a hexagonal growth morphology, (d) AlCuRu quasicrystalline alloy exhibiting a dodecahedral growth habit, and (e) Fluorite (CaF2) crystal exhibiting a cubic growth morphology.
