Computer simulations show that cubic and hexagonal ices nucleate through the formation of a tetragonal metastable ice phase.
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Slater, B., Quigley, D. Zeroing in on ice. Nature Mater 13, 670–671 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4017
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