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THE sheet-structure of graphite is well known1 : upon microscopic examination of crystalline fragments, individual sheets exhibit some properties of a tough membrane when not torn transversely. Individually they may be lifted or peeled to uncover a flat surface, which is highly reflecting, and in thin layers transparent.
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SAVAGE, R. A Micrographic Study of Wear of Graphite. Nature 183, 315 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183315a0
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