A crystal face is a flat surface that bounds a crystal during the crystal growth process. A crystal face is essentially a smooth and flat plane, but in detail, there are a variety of crystal surface patterns with irregular shapes. The crystal face is essentially the outermost layer of the lattice.
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(2020). Crystal Face. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_428
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