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Molecular mechanism of ice nucleation on feldspar

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Preprint · 2511.13402v4

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The v4 model favors microcline (110) as an ice-nucleating template with initially cubic-rich clusters. A mechanistic prediction for targeted experimental comparison. Limit: Model melting point is not an experimental water phase boundary; cubic-rich nuclei do not redefine bulk equilibrium ice.

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selected main text. v4 abstract, surface screening and seeding results, Fig. 3 text/caption, Conclusions and selected Methods; earlier versions not compared. Supplementary calculations and earlier version text not reviewed or compared. Review date: 2026-10-13. AI-assisted source check; not independent replication.

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