I spent 4 years trying to grow transparent salt crystals at home. Here are my best ones.

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crystalchase21 on August 27th, 2022 at 14:08 UTC »

I've always been fascinated by crystals. And one of the most common crystals we see every day is salt. But instead of big transparent cubes, table salt looks like a fine white powder. Tasty to the mouth, not to the eye.

But I've grown many other crystals before with chemicals such as Epsom salt, scrap copper, and even iron rust, and I knew it must be possible to do better with salt. I wanted those centimeter long salt cubes you can find at the Dead Sea.

It's been 4 years since my first experiment, and here are the best salt crystals I've ever grown. During my journey, I've found very little information on how to achieve this online, so I've also written a guide on how to grow them yourself.

I love this hobby, and I'll continue to look for ways to grow bigger ones. In the meantime, I hope you found it interesting.

And yes, of course you can lick them.

soakf on August 27th, 2022 at 14:17 UTC »

You’ve done a fantastic job! Do you “grade” your NaCl gems? Like CCCC for diamonds? Cut Color Clarity Carat? Your near-transparent gems appear to be in the foreground.

shocksalot123 on August 27th, 2022 at 15:54 UTC »

Yo Mr White these are like glass quality yo!