Some crystalline solids, such as zeolites, can be converted into amorphous structures by heat or pressure without ever forming a liquid. Experiments and models show that the distinction between order and disorder is getting increasingly blurred.
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Navrotsky, A. Ordered, disordered, collapsed. Nature Mater 2, 571–572 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat969
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