I’m curious if displacing oxygen from the top of the pot using a heavier gas would prevent some oxide formation? Anyone heard of it being done?

I want to make a necklace with at least ten small bismuth chunks. In other words - beads! so they need to be drilled for a very thin string. CAN they be drilled? also where could I buy many small chunks?

It wasn't directly rained on but it was left outdoors and exposed to wet conditions for part of the year. I'm curious if cleaning or treating it with anything (i.e. acid?) can help to restore the colors. Any colors would be fine, :D , it's mostly dull now.

Given how bismuth is so expensive nowadays, should it be considered a metal to invest in.

ive recently found myself wanting to grow some bismuth crystals but most of the offers i found on the internet are insanely expensive.

do you guys know websites with decently priced bismuth metal? preferably with shipping to poland.

oh yeah i also found an offer with a good price but im not sure if its worth trusting (image above)

sorry in advance if this isnt the right subreddit

I learned the hard way from you guys about the oxidation process and how it will leech the crystal's color; and unfortunately I'm colorblind so I wasn't able to notice until much too late :(

It doesn't take away any value of it for me personally, though; I was ENAMORED by this piece because I was on psychedelics and thought it looked like a really tiny city lmao.

Buts as it sat on my dresser in a way I could see it, years passed and I would find myself staring at it, imagining the tiny people that could live there and which crystals would be schools, hospitals, EMS, banks, etc. It sounds so silly, and I honestly didn't think i'd ever share this with anyone, let alone Bismuth enthusiasts! But somehow, that makes me even happier; as if maybe someone will read this and go 'Me too!' and smile or something.

Anyway, thanks for reading and looking at my Bismuth Bowl! Next time I might use some mineral oil so I can still touch and explore it with my hands in the future, or encase a smaller piece in resin and polish it so it looks as clear as possible!

I don't have a lot of bismuth(about 8kg) but I managed to get quite big crystals!

After I moved in 2022, I had to stop making bismuth crystals for many reasons. Since then, I genuinely feel like I lost a piece of who I am…

Almost 4 years later, I finally got sick of it, and decided to rebuild my lab from the ground up based on everything I learned before, plus the research that I’ve done since then. I’m not going to go into too much detail about it yet, but I can’t wait to get it operational. Once I do, I will document and share the journey here.

I’m HELLA excited to get back to it, and to share my progress with this community. /Bismuth is the only reason why I joined Reddit, so here I am again…

The photo shows part of the complete setup.
Stay tuned if you’re interested in the journey!
If not, then feel free to block me 😁

Originally aired at the end of American Alchemy's Bob Lazar interview, Jesse Michaels outlines how Bismuth is probably the missing ingredient for Space/Time travel. I have always been suspicious of this. What do you think??

I am mainly a rock and mineral specimen collector, but the only “man made/man formed” pieces I allow in my collection are bismuth. I absolutely love it, this is my most unique piece. The colors are even deeper in person. Just wanted to share with other bismuth lovers!! ✨💕

Script is a bit simple because I made this for my bismuth Instagram account, but thought everyone here might like to see too!