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Crystal Photo Gallery

Elements, Compounds, and Minerals

From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

This is a collection of photographs of crystals. Some are crystals you can grow yourself. Others are representative pictures of crystals of elements and minerals.

Images 25-36 of 95

  1. Chrome Alum CrystalThis is a crystal of chrome alum, also known as chromium alum.
  2. Copper Sulfate CrystalsCopper Sulfate Crystals
  3. Diamond CrystalRough Octohedral Diamond Crystal
  4. Emerald CrystalsColombian emerald crystals.
  5. Emerald CrystalUncut emerald crystal, a green gemstone beryl.
  6. Enargite & PyriteEnargite crystals on a sample of pyrite from Butte, Montana.
  7. Epsom Salt CrystalsEpsom salt is magnesium sulfate. It's easy to grow Epsom salt crystals.
  8. Fluorite CrystalsFluorite or fluorspar is an isometric mineral composed of calcium fluoride.
  9. Fluorite or Fluorspar CrystalsThese are fluorite crystals on display at the National History Museum in Milan, Italy.
  10. Fullerene CrystalsThese are fullerene crystals of carbon. Each crystal unit consists of 60 carbon atoms.
  11. GalliumPure gallium has a bright silver color.
  12. Garnets and QuartzSample from China of garnet crystals with quartz.
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