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In crystallography, a diffraction standard, or calibration crystal, is a crystal used to calibrate an X-ray spectrometer to an absolute X-ray energy scale. [Quartz]] or silicon crystals are typically used. There are also reports of crystals of silver behenate or silver stearate having been used for this purpose.

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