Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - 2.117" PRIMAL Above: Campo del Cielo Specimens

Above: Campo del Cielo Specimens

Weathering over time has softened the piece's edges

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The jar is housed in a glass-topped riker display box measuring 4x3x1 (inches)

The most important clues we have come from stones nearly as old as the solar system itself: chondritic meteorites

Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - 2.117" PRIMAL Above: Campo del Cielo SpecimensBismuth 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 2. 117". While bismuth's practical uses are limited beyond some pharmaceuticals, the element's utterly unique colors and shape continue to