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A form of ice crystal consisting of a hexagonal column with plate crystals or stellar crystals at its ends and sometimes at intermediate positions.

The caps are perpendicular to the column and form as the crystal enters regions where change of air temperature leads to change in crystal structure from column to plate.

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