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column

A columnar ice crystal with hexagonal cross section and having aspect ratio (diameter to length) as much as 10 to 1.

The column may be either solid or hollow with ends plane, pyramidal, truncated, or hollow. Pyramids and combinations of columns are included in this class. It is one of the common ice crystals found in cirrus clouds.

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