This film shows us the various processes by which crystals are formed, including that of salts in solution by evaporation; of rock formations by percolation of water through the earth; of the melting and cooling of minerals; and the crystallisation of substances in solutions contained in the cells of various plants. Actual crystallisation is recorded by means of time-lapse micro-cinematography.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002558
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Crystals
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemistry
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Crystallography
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Crystals
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Rocks, Crystalline
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)