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Prof. S. Tolansky and M. Omar have reported1 the appearance of spirals on octahedral faces of diamond, after etching. The hypothesis was put forward that etch-pits had been formed along a spiral-shaped growth-front; but no proof was given.
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GEVERS, R. Etch-pits and Dislocations. Nature 171, 171–172 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171171a0
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