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The crystals were grown by two different methods: Magnetically levitated crystals were realized with a superconducting magnet, the c-axis of which was perpendicularly orientated in the direction of the wire, and naturally grown crystals realized by the two-liquid method, grown randomly. We confirmed the temperature dependence in both the \u03bb and \u03b1 properties by measuring the variations in temperature and by statistical analysis. These properties differed slightly depending on the presence or absence of a magnetic field applied during the crystal growth. We hypothesize that the difference originated from the orientation of the crystals caused by the magnetic field. 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