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A cold start to the day today...

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Some of the ice crystals were 1.5 cm long.
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Well I tell ya Steve, how's about sending some down to North Carolina. It has been and still is sweltering down here! A very refreshing photograph for a hot July! :D
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Steve,

Are these formations common where you live?

They are not, here in northwestern U.S.

I was surprised to see some similar things last winter, see these posts:
Frost Spikes 4
Frost Spikes 3
Frost Spikes 2
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Ken Ramos wrote:Well I tell ya Steve, how's about sending some down to North Carolina. It has been and still is sweltering down here! A very refreshing photograph for a hot July! :D
I would if I could Ken. We're set for another cold night tonight.
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rjlittlefield wrote:Are these formations common where you live?
Hi Rik. The normal occurrence here is the acicular (needle-like) crystals. The ones in your links and my second photo, are not the norm. However, having said that, ice is a recognised mineral and has a defined crystal structure. It is hexagonal (as you may have seen in pictures of snow crystals). My second photo shows hexagonal prismatic crystals with flat-topped terminations.
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