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As far as I am aware, no one has attempted to place the concept of crystal–crystal intergrowth on a quantitative basis. The object of this note is to calculate the probability of the formation of a three-dimensional load-bearing structure on the basis of crystal–crystal intergrowth.
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CHATTERJI, S. Load-bearing structures and crystal intergrowth. Nature 252, 383 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252383a0
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