Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - SOLD 1.871" rockinaboxbandediron This is a boutique sculpture

This is a boutique sculpture that is the only of its kind

and quantifying their growth is key to understanding life-history interactions between predators and prey during the Late Cretaceous

Each Mini Museum is handcrafted and carefully encased in acrylic and ready to inspire you

This item includes a small section of an original Cray-1 Module Board

6 million years ago at the start of the Pleistocene epoch

Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - SOLD 1.871" rockinaboxbandediron This is a boutique sculptureBismuth 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. 871". While bismuth's practical uses are limited beyond some pharmaceuticals, the element's utterly unique colors and shape continue to