[4E6] Can crystals have any shape?
Hi there,
Just to be on the safe side, I'll ask. The crystals representing the crystal element can be any shape, right? My idea revolves around the fact that the shape of the crystals will be "unconventional", instead of the typical geometric shapes people associate crystals with. Is that okay?
Thanks in advance.
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Crystals take on a shape based on a crystalline structure (thats what makes them 'crystals'), so check up on that for how the different ones can form and what they look like to give yourself better ideas of how to do them.
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If it's shiny and translucent and you call it a crystal, I'll go with it.
I don't think you have to research geology to answer this question, as long as it's crystal clear (pardon the pun) that it is a crystal, I'm happy to stretch my imagination.
I don't think you have to research geology to answer this question, as long as it's crystal clear (pardon the pun) that it is a crystal, I'm happy to stretch my imagination.
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Quote: Original post by NickHighIQCrystals don't have to be transparent/translucent. You've seen Iron Pyrite (fools' gold)? If I remember rightly, metals can be formed into a crystalline structure.
If it's shiny and translucent and you call it a crystal, I'll go with it.
I don't think you have to research geology to answer this question, as long as it's crystal clear (pardon the pun) that it is a crystal, I'm happy to stretch my imagination.
A crystal could be any shape, even the shape of a pony...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystalline_structure
heres a link if people want to check out.
heres a link if people want to check out.
I'm so glad I got to wander around what must have been the largest crystal and gem collection in Australia. For free, too. More than once. Because there's nothing else to do in Bathurst, NSW. Anyway, there are some pretty cool-looking crystals if you want to be creative.
Anyway, check out superpig's journal for what (to me) is a clear description of what does and doesn't make an element.
Anyway, check out superpig's journal for what (to me) is a clear description of what does and doesn't make an element.
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if you think of very small crystals you can form with them any shape... ice sculptures etc.... i would say there are no shape limitations
Quote: Original post by d000hg
If I remember rightly, metals can be formed into a crystalline structure.
Metals are crystalline, they're made up of many crystalline grains. Polymers can be crystalline too.
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Horse shaped crystals may not appear in nature, but they are manufactured by man. Swarovski, for example, manufactures a number of different horse shaped crystal figurines. All starting at about $350 US, which is a great reason to bring in the accountants.
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