Crystals of 99.999% gallium, grown and photographed by myself in February 2003. These particular crystals took about 45 minutes to grow, sitting in a plastic dish near a cool window.
The lumpiness on the surface of these crystals is caused mainly by me shifting the dish around to monitor the progression of the crystal growth. Crystals (of any material) need to be totally undisturbed in order to grow perfect, large, smooth facets. Each time I moved the liquid around, it interrupted the crystal growth. The "lumps" are actually tiny crystals that started growing on the larger facets, but got smoothed over due to the liquid motion.
If I had placed this in a vibration-damped sandbox (similar to a holography table) and not disturbed it, the crystals would have been even larger, more coherent, and more stunning ;)
ny mizara – ny mandika, mizara sy manome ity vokatr'asa ity
ny mamerina – ny manova ity vokatr'asa ity
Raha manaraka ireo fepetra ireo :
mahalala ny namorona azy voalohany – Tsy maintsy manome fampahalalana arifomba momba ny mpamorona ianao, manome rohy manondro ny fahazoan'alalana ary raha nisy fiovana natao. Azonao atao amin'izay fomba rehetra azo atao izany zavatra izany, fa tsy amin'ny fomba milaza hoe manohana na manaiky ny fampiasanao an'ilay asa ilay mpamorona.
zaraina mitovy – Raha manova, mamadika na mifototra amin'ity asa ity ianao dia tsy maintsy mizara ny vokany amin'ny lisansa mitovy na mifandraika amin'ny lisansan'ny asa niaviana.
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