mineral crystals
Inorganic geometric solids
Mineral crystals are naturally occurring solid substances with atoms arranged in orderly, repeating geometric patterns.
The term appears in skincare and wellness marketing, where products claim to contain mineral crystals for purported benefits: infused with healing mineral crystals, mineral crystal deodorant.
In geology, the phrase simply describes crystalline mineral specimens: The cave walls sparkled with mineral crystals.
- igneous rocksStone from cooled magma
- ionic bondsElectrostatic attraction between ions
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- semiconductorsPartially conductive materials
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
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Material from living sources
living tissue · biological tissue · plant fibers · bone · shell
mineral crystalsglass
Transparent solid from sand
obsidian · volcanic glass · opal · tar · pitch
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