What does the crystallography of stones tell us about their formation?

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Published in Urolithiasis on November 29, 2016

Authors

Peter Rez1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1504, USA. Peter.Rez@asu.edu.

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