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Crystals:What's the difference?
Natural Formations
The four types of formation
Ionic
Metallic
Covalent
Molecular
Man Made
Types of formation
Chemicals
Salt or sugar.
The differences?
Natural
Could be BILLIONS of years old
Thousands of different types
Goes through a natural process, of one of these four.
much more eye catching
needs specific areas/processes
Man Made
Could only take days or weeks.
only a few types
Not a natural process mostly mixing chemicals
Not as eye catching as a natural crystal
Set it in a warm area and it will grow!
Properties to Measure on Synthetic crystals
Light
Weight
Height
Temp
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