Ice crystals

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Ice Crystals are a form of precipitation.

AKA Diamond Dust
a fall of non-branched ice crystals in the form of needles, columns or even plates,
so small they may appear to be suspended in the air, they glitter in sunlight,
can fall from a cloudless sky,
typicaly found in the polar regions, they require very cold temperatures and stable air.

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