doped with a larger amount of potassium permanganate
chemical formula
: K(ClO4, MnO4)
crystal class
: orthorhombic bipyramidal
growing method
: slowly cooling of the aquaous solution
growing time
: app. 24 hours
crystal size
: up to 5 millimeters
This specimen was grown from about 1,500 ml of solution to which about one teaspoon of potassium permanganate had been added.
Its notable that the crystal habit starts to change according to the larger amount of permanganate included.
