Snowflake Structure

A snowflake starts when water freezes into a crystal around a nucleation point (speck of dust).

The final shape of a snowflake is dictated by temperature, humidity and wind speed.

Here are just some of the many different shapes.

[b][u]Triangular[/u][/b]


[b][u]Stellar Plate[/u][/b]


[b][u]Fern-like Stellar Dendrite[/u][/b]


[b][u]Needles[/u][/b]


[b][u]Capped Columns[/u][/b]