Dendritic crystals | |||
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Dendritic crystals. Crystals of this shape generally come from precipitation out of a solution. These are coated with a layer of oxide (all rare earths are reactive to some degree or another with air). It's now stored under mineral oil to prevent further oxidation. "George" reports: "Samarium oxide is particularly annoying because it crumbles off the sample and is like fingerprinting dust, it's so fine." Source: George (not 007) Lazenby Contributor: George (not 007) Lazenby Acquired: 20 November, 2002 Price: Donated Size: 0.75" Purity: 99.99% | |||
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