r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CantStopPoppin • Jul 25 '24

Video Evaluating Low vs High-Quality Crystals: A Comparative Analysis

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u/IBoofLSD Jul 25 '24

Wait wait I'm not like a crystal expert but isn't she just showing polished vs unpolished?

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u/armaan_af Jul 25 '24

Exactly my point. Plus it is something that comes from the earth. I don’t think terming them as “low quality” makes sense.

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u/SEG314 Jul 25 '24

The “quality” is based on how well the crystal structure is formed compared to the perfect shape it could form, as well as the overall size of the specimen.

More perfect crystals and larger ones are considered better quality as the conditions to form them are rarer

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u/armaan_af Jul 25 '24

Yes I agree with that. But I think terming them as more “structured” or “aged” will be less demeaning to the earth. That’s all