A predictive theoretical framework that incorporates both classical and non-classical crystal-nucleation pathways explains the observed rapid aggregation of metastable clusters in the nucleation process of minerals.
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De Yoreo, J. More than one pathway. Nature Mater 12, 284–285 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3604
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