Bismuth Crystals

[Oisterman]

I always used to be into collecting rocks as a kid. IDK why, but I always liked crystals and that type of thing. Prolly because I was an only child and I had time for lame things like that I still have a rock collection, and pick up some stuff to add to it sometimes.

By far, my favorite has always been the bismuth crystal.



It doesn't really happen in nature. They are made synthetically, by a really simple process. tl;dr, metal is heated up to its melting point, and let cool slowly. Since it expands as it slows, it makes these cool shapes.

Luckily, everything I need is readily available to me. I'm totally gonna make some of these :3

Anyway, to make this thread more than me telling you guys about that, if you guys ever had a rock collection, whats your favorite type of crystal/gem?

[frannecice_311]

For me. it would be Diamond, but I guess it would be categorized on Minerals? Is it on Gems too? Anyway, I liked it because it can easily finance a War!

[MarchoftheBlackLions]

I've always been fond of geodes. They're the coconut of the rock world...and pretty too.

I have one around here somewhere.

[Oisterman]

I've always been fond of geodes. They're the coconut of the rock world...and pretty too.

I have one around here somewhere.

I totally bought a flatrate box that was maxed out with them from ebay this summer

Me and the girlfriend were going through some rough times...we broke geodes all day and made up

[Madfox]

I like obsidian. Been used forever for things. Now used for medical scalpel blades. Went to an obsidian bed in Oregon(USA), loads of it there.

[Veron]

if you guys ever had a rock collection, whats your favorite type of crystal/gem?

Are you implying i dont have one? Cause i do.

However i dont have a favourite gem

And i have lots of them....

I feel feminent now

[AioshiKoun]

Oister, staring into that pic made my brain splode.

Also my favorites are Malachite 3:3



Azurite 3:3

[Oisterman]

All of these are pretty cool guys!