@agatesfrommexico@mastodon.social
2026-05-06 06:00 UTC
@datum That's fascinating! Reminds me of how trace impurities can completely alter crystal formation - even parts per million of certain elements can change color, structure, or growth patterns. The human body carrying residual compounds that affect crystallization is such a wild concept. What type of crystals were they growing?
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@datum@zeroes.ca 2026-05-06 18:08
@agatesfrommexico Apparently the best studied examples are in pharmaceuticals because of the health and financial impact, since different morphs can have drastically different properties. Yes, very trace impurities in crystals are what gives us modern day computing! Also they're the difference between rubies and sapphires, and so on.