Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - 1.978" showcasejewelry2025sale20 the San Andreas Fault

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The estimated age of this meteorite is 4

At 54” wide and weighs about 1

all specimens were collected on private land and exported from Australia in accordance with all heritage and mining laws

000 years old) - The sedimentary layers of the Morrison Formation tell a story of rivers and floodplains that resulted as the Sierra Nevada and Klamath mountain ranges were formed during the Nevadan orogeny

Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - 1.978" showcasejewelry2025sale20 the San Andreas FaultBismuth is an element (Bi 83) best known for its unusual staircase shape, the result of bismuth atoms attaching to the edge of a rapidly growing crystal. This is called hoppering, when atoms are drawn to the edge of a structure, creating a lattice formation. This specimen is a Bismuth Rainbow Crystal, measuring 1. 978". While bismuth's practical uses are limited beyond some pharmaceuticals, the element's utterly unique colors and shape continue to