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DIRECT evidence for the existence of dislocations has so far been confined to known examples of spiral growth: beryl1, an n-paraffin2, silicon carbide3,4 and cadmium iodide5. We have now experimental evidence for the existence of screw dislocations in mica (muscovite).
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AMELINCKX, S. Screw Dislocations in Mica. Nature 169, 580 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169580a0
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