I think I read that there are crystals with water inclusions in them. Where would I get one?

anonymousanonymous
in Science & Mathematics

I'm not sure what the mineral(s) would be. Maybe something like Quartz, but it could be something else. Hopefully nothing exotic or expensive...

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  • alex-galex-g

    Volcanologists look at fluid inclusions a lot, and these are often in very ordinary minerals like quartz or olivine.

    http://www.dst.unisi.it/geofluids-lab/basic%20b.ht...

    But, these are generally just tiny bubbles within a small crystal and you would need a microscope to see them. It's nothing as cool as a large specimen filled with fluid or an ice cube that is only frozen on the outside..

    They are very useful for geologists trying to understand the composition of volcanic melts, but not very spectacular for a general collection.

    There is a "large" example shown on this page:

    http://manhattan.unipv.it/sedgeo/Facilities/Fluid%...

    but the entire crystal is only 9 mm long (0.3 inches)!

  • anonymousanonymous

    Chalcedony is quartz with water molecules trapped in the silica lattice.

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