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W. A. Wooster
Publications - 6
Citations - 122
W. A. Wooster is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quartz & Crystal twinning. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 119 citations.
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The control and elimination of electrical (Dauphiné) twinning in quartz
TL;DR: In this paper, a survey of the experimental methods used in exploring the possibilities of untwinning quartz is presented, and the effect of crystallographic orientation is discussed, and a new physical phenomenon of "piezocrescence" is defined.
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Preparation of Synthetic Quartz
Nora Wooster,W. A. Wooster +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors have repeated Spezia's experiments so far as to confirm his results, but the period of months which is required for appreciable growth to occur makes the method unsuitable for industrial production.
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The hydrothermal synthesis of quartz
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Control of Electrical Twinning in Quartz
W. A. Wooster,Nora Wooster +1 more
TL;DR: In the Dauphine twins of quartz, the polarity of the electric axes is reversed on either side of a twin boundary as mentioned in this paper, which is known as electrical twinning and can be induced either by heating or by pressure.
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Growth of large quartz crystals.
TL;DR: Alternative methods employing a temperature gradient, such as Spezia4 used in his pioneer experiments are re-examined, finding them to be unsatisfactory.