Views of my gigantic Bismuth crystals, How to grow your own Bismuth crystals, and neat demos with the colorful oxide layer that forms on them.
Safety First! Wear safety glasses, Thermal gloves, and long sleeves when melting Bismuth. Use gloves and/or long tweezers to handle hot crystals. Keep all liquids and moisture away from molten metal!
I grow what could be the largest free standing complete hopper crystals of Bismuth on Earth. They are complete top to bottom and all 360 degrees around. Only the bottom is flat from attachment.
I have some smaller ones on sale on a regular basis on Ebay as seller " sciencecandy ". The larger ones are sold on request only and local pickup only as they are too fragile to ship! I may be contacted at
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I buy my Bismuth for growing from Bolton metal products. http://www.boltonmetalproducts.com/
I cannot share the technique for growing the giant ones as it has taken years to perfect. It is very difficult to perform.
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