But it turns out that even a single crystal can be surprisingly large.
As such, it is useful to select a single crystal for analysis at a time.
Using this approach, samples are pressed against the face of a single crystal.
Single crystals the size of a dime have been observed.
He had built a golden mountain that could not drain a single crystal.
Growing large single crystals is more art than science.
In a 2007 study the reaction was described as a succession of three steps taking place within a single crystal.
If so, a single crystal this size was capable of holding more knowledge than an entire world's libraries!
If there is only one "seeding" site you get a single crystal.
Single crystals of the salt are transparent into the deep infrared.