Comments on: Our crystals http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/2005/07/26/our-crystals/ The life and education of two growing beans - our 10th year of blogging Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:18:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.34 By: Helen http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/2005/07/26/our-crystals/#comment-1414 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:41:57 +0000 http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/?p=413#comment-1414 well a job for tonight then [on call so no rest for the wicked]

]]> By: Chris (Portico) http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/2005/07/26/our-crystals/#comment-1413 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:35:36 +0000 http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/?p=413#comment-1413 Partly – but mainly just like photos….

]]> By: Helen http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/2005/07/26/our-crystals/#comment-1412 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:24:02 +0000 http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/?p=413#comment-1412 no we haven’t actualy, but will upload them onto flikr – I guess you are after seeing the campsite??

]]> By: Chris (Portico) http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/2005/07/26/our-crystals/#comment-1411 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:59:20 +0000 http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/?p=413#comment-1411 Random question….

Did you post your pictures of your trip to Italy?

]]> By: Chris http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/2005/07/26/our-crystals/#comment-1410 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:39:45 +0000 http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/?p=413#comment-1410 This was slighty different version.

You have a piece of Limestone, pour in some vinegar, almost covering the Limestone. Acid reacts with the Limestone (cue discussion about CO2) . Then as the remaining solution evaporates it deposits the crystals on the lump of limestone

]]> By: Nic http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/2005/07/26/our-crystals/#comment-1409 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:09:18 +0000 http://petitsharicots.org.uk/weblog/?p=413#comment-1409 they look good – our kits just didn’t work at all but I don;t think we saturated the solution. Have borax now to try again at some point.

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