A crystal is usually a solid whose molecules (or atoms) are arranged in an unending pattern called a crystal structure. Crystals are formed by Crystallization, which involves the gradual heating of a solvent at low temperatures to evaporate its matter into the vacuum of lower temperatures. Generally, crystals are formed from alkaline solvents, though they may also be formed from polar solvents, at which point the crystals change state from an alkalic crystal to a salt crystal. Crystalline compounds can have any number of different atomic and molecular structures, though generally there is only one crystal-form type which can be crystallized. Crystal formations may also be formed through processes which involve heating, stirring or distillation, but these processes do not contribute to the process of Crystallization.

How to Know About Crystals Form?

A crystal is most commonly broken down into smaller units by heating or cooling, and when these smaller units are placed together, they “grow” to become single crystals. Most crystals grow in four well-known ways: conduction, diffusion, aggregation and absorption. All of these methods are described in Physics, where a crystal system is described as a system composed of electrically bonded particles which exhibit physical behavior that is described by a set of well-known properties, such as conductivity, resilience, electrical charge, etc. The well-known properties of a crystal are well known because it is a closed system, with all the particles bound together with their electrons well-guarded. An exception to this is when a molecule or ion bonding with one or more of the unit cells of a crystal, which makes the crystal system a “conditionally open system”, where bonding takes place but does not affect the atomic properties.

Crystals can also be formed in nature, with the most common method being that of accretion. This is when small particles gather together from the edges of an atomic mass and grow together, eventually forming a crystal structure. Organic compounds may form rings within quartz crystal growths, while water can sometimes be found within the ring structure. These are just some of the many ways in which crystals can be formed and reformed.