A study on the kinetic conditions corresponding to the growth of crystals of different morphologies

Crystals, even of the same substance, grown naturally or artificially take a variety of crystal morphologies which depend on growth conditions. This work contains the analysis of the kinetic conditions corresponding to the growth of crystals of different morphologies. The crystal chosen for exemplary calculations of kinetic conditions is wulfenite, which most often takes two different habits: platelet-like and elongated along the c -axis depending on growth conditions. In particular, kinetic conditions of the growth of both types of wulfenite crystal are given. Additionally, the kinetic conditions which correspond to gradual transformation from one habit into another are presented.