ascorbic acid (polarised)
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Re: ascorbic acid (polarised)
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Re: ascorbic acid (polarised)
Your crystal growing regime is infested with too many nucleation points, assuming that you are trying to grow large individual crystals and not a forest of dendrites. Your slide surface could be dusty, or scratched, or awash with small surface defects. Your growth solution could also be contaminated in fine undissolved particulates.
I'd suggest using new good quality slides and either filtering your growth solution or using high quality lab grade ascorbic acid and filtered deionized water. You're also on the right track with carefully controlling temperature and ambient moisture.
VERY nice central crystals, BTW.
I'd suggest using new good quality slides and either filtering your growth solution or using high quality lab grade ascorbic acid and filtered deionized water. You're also on the right track with carefully controlling temperature and ambient moisture.
VERY nice central crystals, BTW.
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Re: ascorbic acid (polarised)
Ah, thank you, that's a great explanation!!Sure Squintsalot wrote: ↑Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:44 amYour crystal growing regime is infested with too many nucleation points, assuming that you are trying to grow large individual crystals and not a forest of dendrites. Your slide surface could be dusty, or scratched, or awash with small surface defects. Your growth solution could also be contaminated in fine undissolved particulates.
I'd suggest using new good quality slides and either filtering your growth solution or using high quality lab grade ascorbic acid and filtered deionized water. You're also on the right track with carefully controlling temperature and ambient moisture.
VERY nice central crystals, BTW.
My slides definitely have small scratches and some surface defects - I didn't exact that to have such an influence over the development of crystals!
Though in that case I'm actually not mad about it, it makes for a very interesting fractal subject with lots of details and variations in texture.
The central crystal is actually one of the smallest, the biggest are at least 5x its size but aren't surrounded by such a nice "sea" of dendrites - maybe I should try those anyway! (Glad you like the little guy hehe)
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