Abstract
Theories and experiments on the mechanism of growth of crystals from aqueous solution phase and the related phenomena are reviewed critically. The results of experiments which have been carried out systematically mainly for NaClO_3 are summarized on the growth rate vs. supersaturation relations, the in-situ observations of growth and dissolution processes, and on the dislocation configurations revealed by X-ray topographic studies. The experimental results are confronted with the theories. Based on these results, growth mechanisms of crystals bounded by flat or hopper faces from aqueous solutions are discussed, and the general scheme is presented.
