| Crystals have been growing inside the earth
for over a billion years. |
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| Crystals are still growing
miles beneath your feet. |
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| A natural crystal takes thousands or even
millions of years to grow. |
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| Forces of nature build crystals
from atoms and molecules. |
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Growing Crystals
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To grow crystals you do not need any special
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All you need is plastic vessels or jars and
different sized rocks. |
Heat a kettle of water. |
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Substances are dissolved in hot water,
making them supersaturated. Let the solution cool down. |
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Add a rock to the solution to give the crytals something
to attach to and grow on.
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Excess molecules can't stay dissolved.
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They change over into solid state and start
to form crystals.
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They are supersaturated (contains as much chemical
as can be dissolved at room temperature.) |
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