Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Popcorn Rock: Day 4

The “Dolomite into Aragonite” geology science project (aka the “Popcorn Rock Adventure”) is now in its fourth day, and it’s beginning to show results. See?
 

There be crystals! They’re starting to form at the peak of the mountain, where about a half-inch of the rock has emerged from the Vinegar Lake. And it looks as though there are more just itching to burst forth when the lake evaporates even further.
Nobody pauses very long at the back door now. Hanging around there can be hazardous to one’s decorum. One whiff of the strong evaporating vinegar and the coughing and sneezing begin.
But hey! Nobody said discovery is painless, right?

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