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Crystal Photo Gallery

Elements, Compounds, and Minerals

From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

This is a collection of photographs of crystals. Some are crystals you can grow yourself. Others are representative pictures of crystals of elements and minerals.

Images 13-24 of 65

Borax is sodium tetraborate or disodium tetraborate.BoraxBorax crystals are safe and easy to grow.Borax Crystal SnowflakeCrystals of brazilianite with muscovite.Brazilianite with MuscoviteCrystals of brown sugar, an impure form of sucrose.Brown Sugar Crystals
Pink globular calcite crystals on quartz from Guanajuto, Mexico.Calcite on QuartzCalcite crystals are calcium carbonate. The are generally white or clear.CalciteCopper Sulfate CrystalsCopper Sulfate CrystalsRough Octohedral Diamond CrystalDiamond Crystal
Uncut emerald crystal, a green gemstone beryl.Emerald CrystalEnargite crystals on a sample of pyrite from Butte, Montana.Enargite & PyriteThese are fullerene crystals of carbon. Each crystal unit consists of 60 carbon atoms.Fullerene CrystalsPure gallium has a bright silver color.Gallium

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