Natural History Museum: Minerals Room

20 January 2020

Copper Minerals in crystallized form: Azurite, Cuprite, Malachite

Copper and copper minerals in their natural state

Dendritic crystals can be compared to calcium depositions on corals

Salt – a corroding preservative?

Interesting display showcase in the common corridor

Further exploration: synthetic crystallization

Synthetic ruby produced from flame fusion – can Aluminium Oxide and Chromium Oxide (components of ruby) be dissolved, precipitated in dendritic forms observed in Copper and salt crystallization, and the flame fused into synthetic dendritic rubies??

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