Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - SOLD 1.22" books Used with our Touch Mini

Used with our Touch Mini Museums

studying the suspected epicenter of the blast at Lake Cheko

Above: Front of specimen card featuring a miner from Muzo

55" along the widest point

The tool was recovered near Foum El Hassane in Morocco

Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - SOLD 1.22" books Used with our Touch MiniBismuth is an element (Bi 83) best known for its unusual staircase shape, the result of bismuth atoms attaching to the edge of a rapidly growing crystal. This is called hoppering, when atoms are drawn to the edge of a structure, creating a lattice formation. This specimen is a Bismuth Rainbow Crystal, measuring 1. 22". While bismuth's practical uses are limited beyond some pharmaceuticals, the element's utterly unique colors and shape continue to