Types of Snowflakes Found in Nature
Did you know that snowflakes are more than 56 shapes
of snowflakes? There are simple prisms, stellar plates,
sectored plates, stellar dendrites, fern-like stellar
dendrites, hollow columns, needles, capped columns, double
plates, split plates, stars, triangular crystals, 12-sided,
bullet rosettes, radiating, and rimmed. Most of time when
we think of a snowflake, like a wintery or Christmas snowflake,
it is a stellar dendrite or radiating dendrite. Dendritic
means "tree-like", and these are plate-like
snow crystals with branches and side branches. They are
2-4 mm in diameter and can be seen by the naked eye. Next
time you're in the snow, get out a magnifying glass and
take a peak; you may be surprised at what you see!
Variety of Snowflake Ornaments
Our variety of snowflake ornaments includes intricate
3D
snowflakes, winter mint facet, mirrored, silver glitz danglers, acrylic
"crystal", gold glitter iridescent mirrored,
twig, and turquoise. The gold and amber snowflakes come
in different shapes and sizes and beam with joy! We even
have edible Peppermint Candy Snowflake Ornament (4 inches),
individually wrapped acrylic peppermints form the very
best whimsical snowflake decor for tree, wreath, cake
or gift topper.
