P6b* Plate with spatial dendrites |
CP3d* Plate with scrolls at ends |
 "Graupellike snow with nonrimed extensions")
R3c Graupellike snow with nonrimed extensions |
P6c* Stellar crystal with spatial plates |
 "Side planes")
S1 Side planes |
 "Hexagonal graupel")
R4a Hexagonal graupel |
P6d* Stellar crystal with spatial dendrites |
 "Scalelike side planes")
S2 Scalelike side planes |
 "Lump graupel")
R4b Lump graupel |
 "Radiating assemblage of plates")
P7a Radiating assemblage of plates |
 "Combination of side planes, bullets, and columns")
S3 Combination of side planes, bullets, and columns |
 "Conelike graupel")
R4c Conelike graupel |
 "Radiating assemblage of dendrites")
P7b Radiating assemblage of dendrites |
 "Rimed needle crystal")
R1a Rimed needle crystal |
 "Ice particle")
I1 Ice particle |
 "Column with plates")
CP1a Column with plates |
 "Rimed columnar crystal")
R1b Rimed columnar crystal |
 "Rimed particle")
I2 Rimed particle |
 "Column with dendrites")
CP1b Column with dendrites |
 "Rimed plate or sector")
R1c Rimed plate or sector |
 "Broken branch")
I3a Broken branch |
 "Multiple capped column")
CP1c Multiple capped column |
 "Rimed stellar crystal")
R1d Rimed stellar crystal |
 "Rimed broken branch")
I3b Rimed broken branch |
 "Bullet with plates")
CP2a Bullet with plates |
 "Densely rimed stellar crystal")
R2a Densely rimed stellar crystal |
 "Miscellaneous")
I4 Miscellaneous |
 "Bullet with dendrites")
CP2b Bullet with dendrites |
 "Densely rimed plate or sector")
R2b Densely rimed plate or sector |
 "Minute column")
G1 Minute column |
CP3a* Stellar crystal with needles |
 "Stellar crystal with rimed spatial branches")
R2c Stellar crystal with rimed spatial branches |
 "Germ of skeleton form")
G2 Germ of skeleton form |
 "Stellar crystal with columns")
CP3b Stellar crystal with columns |
 "Graupellike snow of hexagonal type")
R3a Graupellike snow of hexagonal type |
 "Minute hexagonal plate")
G3 Minute hexagonal plate |
CP3c* Stellar crystal with scrolls at ends |
 "Graupellike snow of lump type")
R3b Graupellike snow of lump type |
 "Minute stellar crystal")
G4* Minute stellar crystal |
 "Artificial Snow")
N/A Artificial Snow |
 "Irregular Germ")
G6 Irregular Germ |
G5* Minute assemblage of plates |
USDA, ARS, PSI, NASA. Updated: 2006.