Snowflake. Glass beads strung together to form a snowflake shape. This could be used as jewellery. Snowflakes show this hexagonal (six-sided) symmetry

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Snowflake. Glass beads strung together to form a snowflake shape. This could be used as jewellery. Snowflakes show this hexagonal (six-sided) symmetry when they form slowly in calm air and in temperatures near the freezing point of water. A variety of beautiful, branching structures are possible. The exact structure is dependent on the exact weather conditions, making each snowflake unique.

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Size: 3770px × 4648px
Photo credit: © LAWRENCE LAWRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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