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The 43 pages that link to Graphite, each with the reason it gives.
DrawingRelated: Graphite pencils made controlled, erasable tonal drawing widely practical.
FrottageRelated: Its soft particles transfer readily to paper as it passes over surface relief.
Writing instrumentRelated: Its particles transfer from a pencil core onto the writing surface.
Robert CurlRelated: Graphite served as the carbon source in the laser-vaporization experiments.
Harry KrotoRelated: Graphite supplied the carbon vapor from which the team generated clusters.