Title: multilayer aggregate
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - multilayer aggregate
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.M04051
Status: current

Definition
A stack of lamellar crystals generated by spiral growth at one or more screw dislocations. The axial displacement over a full turn of the screw (Burgers vector) is usually equal to one lamellar thickness.

Related Term
- lamellar crystals: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/L03446

Source
- Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 82 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

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Citation: Citation: 'multilayer aggregate' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.M04051
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