[Rockhounds] Bismuth

[GREGORY WEISBROD]

As an alternative to strewing lead shotgun pellets over the countryside,
some suppliers carry bismuth metal for do-it-yourselfers.  I am not sure
of the supplier or the "roll your own" process.  Pull!



> From: tjokela at execulink.com> To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Bismuth> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:47:35 -0400> > I seem to recall that this was once discussed at length on the list, but the > dusty halls of my memory aren't yielding a lot of clues.> > Surely the holy grail of crystal growers, I'm surprised the process has yet > to be clearly detailed somewhere online.> > I have one of these bismuth clusters on the base it was grown upon; a zinc > plate with a screw through the middle. So that suggests he's floating the > zinc plat atop the bismuth melt, and crystallization starts on the screw.> > If I can find a source of Bi here in the great white north, I'll give this a > shot this winter and see if I can figure it out.> > That United Nuclear is an amazing site, shame they can't ship outside the > US.> > Cheers,> > T> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Axel Emmermann" <axel.emmermann at pandora.be>> To: "'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors'" > <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:24 AM> Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Bismuth> > > > http://www.crystalgrowing.com/index_e.htm> >> > http://www.unitednuclear.com/crystals.htm> >> > Cheers> >> > Axel> >> >> >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----> >> Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com> >> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens Glenn Wimpee> >> Verzonden: dinsdag 12 augustus 2008 4:01> >> Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem> >> collectors> >> Onderwerp: RE: [Rockhounds] Bismuth> >>> >> Anyone answer this?> >> Glenn> >>> >>> >>> >> EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOODJoin me> >>> >> > Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:11:15 -0400> From:> >> timeman123 at optonline.net>> >> > To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com> Subject: [Rockhounds]> >> Bismuth> > Hi> >> > everybody can anybody give me some tips how to grow the Bismuth> >> > crystals like how long do you let the Bismuth cool when it> >> is melted> >> > before you poor it into another stainless pot to get the up right> >> > standing crystals I am new in doing this any help would be great> >> > thanks bob.> > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --->> >> > multipart/alternative> text/plain (text body -- kept)>> >> text/html> --->> >> > -- > _______________________________________________>> >> > Rockhounds at drizzle Mailing List> Subscription Services:>> >> > http://lists.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds> List> >> Home Page,> >> > with a link to the List Usage Policy:>> >> > http://www.eclecticlapidary.com/Rockhounds/index.html> >>> >> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative> >> text/plain (text body -- kept)> >> text/html> >> ---> >> --> >> _______________________________________________> >> Rockhounds at drizzle Mailing List> >> Subscription Services:> >> http://lists.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds> >> List Home Page, with a link to the List Usage Policy:> >> http://www.eclecticlapidary.com/Rockhounds/index.html> >>> >> > -- > > _______________________________________________> > Rockhounds at drizzle Mailing List> > Subscription Services:> > http://lists.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds> > List Home Page, with a link to the List Usage Policy:> > http://www.eclecticlapidary.com/Rockhounds/index.html > > -- > _______________________________________________> Rockhounds at drizzle Mailing List> Subscription Services:> http://lists.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds> List Home Page, with a link to the List Usage Policy:> http://www.eclecticlapidary.com/Rockhounds/index.html

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