The theory of crystal growth based on dislocation theory as formulated by F. C. Frank1 predicts the presence of growth features in the form of very flat, spirally terraced hills on the crystal face which is perpendicular to a screw dislocation line.
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Frank, F. C., Farad. Soc. Discuss. No. 5, 48 (1949).
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AMELINCKX, S. Spiral Growth on Carborundum Crystal Faces. Nature 167, 939–940 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167939b0
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