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Next in the copper series, ol' no. 29, ever-changing, shifts chimera-like to a crystal this time. This crystal structure is actually only about an inch in length and was an absolute bugger to photograph.
The size required a macro (stop fantasizing you furs!) setting which found trouble with white balance, reflectivity and the reflected inner light (specular highlights) from the non-opaque yet-also-reflective surface working in concert with the complex crystalline background of acetic acid crystals to be a complete pain in the ass. I tried really hard to get a good, sharp image of this, but my camera is too dumb and so am I.
This is just one of many, many pretty little blue cuproliths that remained after a solution acetic acid had bathed a batch of copper tubing for a couple months and then was left to evaporate after the copper was removed.
The resulting precipitate is most likely a contaminated form of hydrolyzed copper sulfate (Cu2SO4).
Anyway... pretty!
The size required a macro (stop fantasizing you furs!) setting which found trouble with white balance, reflectivity and the reflected inner light (specular highlights) from the non-opaque yet-also-reflective surface working in concert with the complex crystalline background of acetic acid crystals to be a complete pain in the ass. I tried really hard to get a good, sharp image of this, but my camera is too dumb and so am I.
This is just one of many, many pretty little blue cuproliths that remained after a solution acetic acid had bathed a batch of copper tubing for a couple months and then was left to evaporate after the copper was removed.
The resulting precipitate is most likely a contaminated form of hydrolyzed copper sulfate (Cu2SO4).
Anyway... pretty!
Category Photography / Miscellaneous
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Size 1280 x 824px
File Size 585.5 kB
Thanks! =) I never expected these crystals to arise from a rather nasty-looking basin of toxic liquid. A pleasant surprise! I can't get over how pretty this stuff can be. Good thing I don't have any bismuth in quantity. Now that's some neat stuff when allowed to crystallize. ^^
It's actually very stable since it has been fired into ceramic making it very stable. Apparently it isn't even classified as hazardous, but it still bears the distinctive radioactive warning symbol. What I have is actually part of a Siemens traveling wave tube radio amplifier assembly and the BeO components likely comprise the coil support inside the tube (though I cannot be sure since it is sealed and I don't much care to break it open!).
If you're ever in the neighborhood, you can have it. I'll even throw in a cache of Americium-- enough for a shitload of neutron sources. ^^ Doing some imaging perhaps?
If you're ever in the neighborhood, you can have it. I'll even throw in a cache of Americium-- enough for a shitload of neutron sources. ^^ Doing some imaging perhaps?
Glad you like it. I love this color too, and these crystals really were quite beautiful. Here's some other shots if you haven't seen them: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/8888692/
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