Some shots from Rochelle salt medium.

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Some shots from Rochelle salt medium.

#1 Post by Gasman » Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:38 am

Hi guys
Took a few drops of medium while trying to grow some Rochelle salt crystals.
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Re: Some shots from Rochelle salt medium.

#2 Post by hkv » Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:39 pm

Very nice shots! Did you use cover glass?
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Re: Some shots from Rochelle salt medium.

#3 Post by Gasman » Fri Oct 09, 2020 6:27 am

No just mixed on a slide and air dried. It's becoming quite absorbing ( for me at least :) ) trying out different chemicals and seeing how the crystals grow.

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Re: Some shots from Rochelle salt medium.

#4 Post by Javier » Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:48 pm

That is just amazing!!

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Re: Some shots from Rochelle salt medium.

#5 Post by Gasman » Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:08 pm

Thanks Javier and hkv :)

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