A mineral or crystal that exhibits properties or formations on both of its ends or sides.
From Greek 'amphi-' (both) and '-gene' (producing). A mineralogical term from 19th-century crystallography.
Crystals are nature's perfect geometric teachers—amphigene crystals often form in both directions simultaneously, revealing how atoms 'know' to build symmetrical structures through nothing but chemical affinity and physics.
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