Crystals Facts
Crystals Facts
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| Interesting Crystals Facts: |
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| Diamonds and rubies are forms of crystals. |
| Snow flakes, which form in the clouds, are considered ice crystals. |
| Crystals are used in quartz watches and serve as the mechanism that gives the watch accurate time. |
| Salt crystals forms when water evaporates from a saltwater mixture. |
| There are many shapes that can form in a crystal including rectangles, triangles, or squares. |
| The shape of a crystal is determined by the elements it is made of and its chemical bonds. |
| A person who studies crystals is called a crystallographer. |
| Some living organisms have the ability to produce crystals. |
| Many believe that crystals have healing abilities because they are able to stimulate the bodies' energy. |
| Although crystals typically grow naturally, they are sometimes produced by scientists in a lab under controlled conditions. |
| Not only do crystals have sharp edges but they also consist of flat faces called facets. |
| Bedrock is made of high concentrations of crystals. |
| Most solids only form one type of crystal but there are some that can produce multiple crystals forms. |
| Almost all crystals have some type of imperfection where the pattern of shapes is distorted. |
| There are four types of crystals: covalent, metallic, molecular and ionic. |
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