Aren't crystals quartz, how do you grow them?
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A tiny seed crystal is suspended in a super-saturated solution. That is how
they are pure and the molecules are all aligned. One of the many links on the
subject: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/growingcrystals/a/aa012604.htm
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Aren't crystals
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On 9/17/2011 1:19 PM, Neil M Califano wrote:
Aren't crystals quartz, how do you grow them?
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Most quartz today is 'grown' rather than mined. It is grown under high heat and pressure in an
autoclave (pressurized heater!) The process is about the same as the 'natural' method, but speeded
up. I think the process was 'invented' during WW II when natural quartz was no longer available
On Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:19:14 -0700 (PDT), Neil M Califano wrote:
Aren't crystals quartz, how do you grow them?
When I was a kid, we learned how to grow salt crystals in the refrigerator as a
science experiment:
http://chemistry.about.com/od/growingcrystals/ht/saltcrystals.htm
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