I am doing this project because I want to find out if evaporation affects the sizes of growing crystals. This topic interests me because I do not think anyone knows the answer to my question. I do not really think anyone would really need to know the answer to my question. Some people who are interested in growing crystals might think it helpful to know the answer though.

There are hundreds of different types of crystals in the world. All crystals are made from chemicals. Crystals are mostly made up of more that one compound. Crystals also have many different shapes. There are seven systems that minerals can crystallize in.

The isometric system?cubic system?includes crystals in which the three axes all have equal length and have right angles. Twelve percent of minerals crystallize in the isometric system. Some of the minerals in the isometric sy

7. Record and compare results in the data book.

5. Boil each of these solutions using the hot plate. This is the quick evaporation.

The smallest amount of minerals crystallizes in the triclinic system. Minerals of the triclinic system have three axes that are all unequal to each other and do not have right angles. Only seven percent of minerals crystallize in the triclinic system. Some of these minerals are rhodonite, one of the minerals used to make Franklin Furnaces. When rhodonite is in crystal form?it is flat and its color is either pink?yellow?or brown. Kyanite, also know as cyanite is a mineral that is blue?gray or black. Microcline?another mineral in the triclinic system?is the most common potash feldspar and its color it pale green.

One of the simplest compounds that form crystals is sodium chloride. Crystals that are made from sodium are usually soft and delicate. They are easy to scratch. Most sodium crystals are white in color, sometimes with a slight tinge of orange. Sodium chloride crystals crystallize in the isometric system. Halite is one type of sodium chloride crystal. All sodium chloride crystals including halite are easily found in dried lakes. One of the best places to find these types of crystals would be in the floor of Death Valley?California.

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