Bismuth Crystals in Rocks and Minerals

[admwolgamott]

Bismuth Crystals: Lab Grown, Poland. Personal Collection

Bismuth is one of the easiest and most aesthetically pleasing metal crystals that you can grow yourself. The crystals have a complex and fascinating geometric form and are rainbow colored from an oxide layer that quickly forms over the crystals. Fun fact: The bismuth compound, bismuth subsalicylate is the active ingredient in Pepto Bismol.

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[topher-cole]

This is very cool!

[admwolgamott]

Thanks G! Bismuth is like a MC Escher sketch on acid: