Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - SOLD 1.38" mm3 the shuttle gathered scientific data

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Normal wear is absolutely fine

This specimen is a 133-gram fragment of a leaded glass shield window installed in the T Plant (221-T) Plutonium Recovery Building

Roughly the mass of a modern African elephant

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Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - SOLD 1.38" mm3 the shuttle gathered scientific dataBismuth 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. 38". While bismuth's practical uses are limited beyond some pharmaceuticals, the element's utterly unique colors and shape continue to