Crystal Flowers by Eli Finkelstein

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Crystal Flowers

Vitamin C crytalized in a petri dish, then viewed between polarizing filters.
The colors are the result of bifringence. Photographed thru a microscope,
40X magnification.

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Eli Finkelstein		29-Jan-2003 11:35
Yes, it does look like a peacock. Its ordinary vitamin C. I dissolve a 500 mg tablet in water, and filter it through a clean coffee maker filter. The vitamin C crystalizes when it dries.

Guest		29-Jan-2003 09:00
De la vitamine de paon?

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