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Subject There are so many different types of snowflakes.. Whats your favorite?

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If you look closely at falling snow, you can see a great many different crystal shapes.  There's a lot more to see than you might think!

[b]Simple Prisms[/b]
[i] A hexagonal prism is the most basic snow crystal geometry (see the Snowflake Primer).  Depending on how fast the different facets grow, snow crystal prisms can appear as thin hexagonal plates, slender hexagonal columns (shaped a lot like wooden pencils), or anything in between.  Simple prisms are usually so small they can barely be seen with the naked eye.[/i]

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[b]Stellar Plates[/b]
[i]These common snowflakes are thin, plate-like crystals with six broad arms that form a star-like shape.  Their faces are often decorated with amazingly elaborate and symmetrical markings. 
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[u]Read more and have a look:[/u]
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/class/class.htm
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Original Message If you look closely at falling snow, you can see a great many different crystal shapes. There's a lot more to see than you might think!

Simple Prisms
A hexagonal prism is the most basic snow crystal geometry (see the Snowflake Primer). Depending on how fast the different facets grow, snow crystal prisms can appear as thin hexagonal plates, slender hexagonal columns (shaped a lot like wooden pencils), or anything in between. Simple prisms are usually so small they can barely be seen with the naked eye.

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Stellar Plates
These common snowflakes are thin, plate-like crystals with six broad arms that form a star-like shape. Their faces are often decorated with amazingly elaborate and symmetrical markings.

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Read more and have a look:
[link to www.its.caltech.edu]

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