I read your description of the crystals and Figure 4 of the following paper came to mind. Post-crystallization treatment in lower PEG eventually allowed them to tease the bundles apart.
1. MacRae, I. J. & Doudna, J. A. An unusual case of pseudo-merohedral twinning in orthorhombic crystals of Dicer. urn:issn:0907-4449 63, 993–999 (2007). F On Feb 22, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Peter Hsu wrote: > Forgot to mention, that this 2.5-3A diffracting crystal was the same one that > I have been unable to index and suspect are twinned due to the presence of > these other fused crystals in the same drop. > > Thanks for any input. --------------------------------------------- Francis E. Reyes M.Sc. 215 UCB University of Colorado at Boulder