Crystallization by particle attachment in synthetic, biogenic, and geologic environments

James J. De Yoreo, Benjamin Gilbert, Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk, R. Lee Penn, Stephen Whitelam, Derk Joester, Hengzhong Zhang, Jeffrey D. Rimer

Field and laboratory observations show that crystals commonly form by the addition and attachment of particles that range from multi-ion complexes to fully f...