Some minerals, such as gypsum, hold water in their crystalline structure. Palacio et al. show that shallow-rooted plants growing on gypsum are able to make use of this crystallization water ...

A hydrated solid contains water of crystallisation. This is water which is chemically combined to the crystal structure. If we heat a hydrated solid gently, the water will be released and the ...

The Moon is thought to have initially had a magma ocean that gradually solidified. Crystallization experiments find that the resulting crustal thickness depends on water content and is consistent ...