Crystal Growing Kits
Crystal Growing Kits
This crystal growing kits are designed for ages of 14 years and older. If it would be designed for ages under
14 it would be a "chemical toy" and subject to harsh regulations regarding type and amount of chemicals included.
Following this regulations I could only produce an almost worthless gimmick kit.
So the age border of 14 doesnīt mean it might be to difficult or to dangerous for any younger. The ALUM kit may be
used by kids 10 years and older the other ones with about 12 years and older.
However adult supervision should be provided !
If you are going in depth, varying growing conditions, colors, crystal shapes, growing crystal combinations, its
a wortwhile pasttime also for adults.
Each kit will provide material for the growth of a number of single crystals and crystal specimens. Refillment
packages are available, see CHEMIKALIEN (so far only in German !).
The procedure of growing crystals is quite easy, you disolve the chemicals in hot water and let
the saturated solution cool down or you use the evaporation or the supersaturation method.
First results can be obtained within 24 hours. You donīt need any special equipment just regular kitchen equipment
and household ware will do it. (And yes its microwaveable !)
The ready crystals make up a nice collection or nice gifts.
| Crystal Growing Kit Type ADP
Grows clear colorless "rock crystals", needle shaped "natrolithes" and bright green "apophyllites" up to
15 cms size. This kits needs some experience and patience but this will be rewarded with nice results.
Price : US $ 19.95 / DM 29.50
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| Crystal Growing Kit Type ALUM
Grows clear colorless and pink to deep purple amethyst colored octahedrons up to 10 cms size. Allows
also the growth of "phantom crystals" and can be combined with type AMAG and type CUSEI. This kit is
recommended for beginners as it is very simple and easy to do. First results may be obtained within
24 hours !
Price : US $ 19.95 / DM 29.50
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| Crystal Growing Kit Type AMAG
Grows colorless, green, yellow, reddish pink and orange blocky crystals up to 5 cms size. This kit allows
to produce a lot of different color shades by adding and mixing the basic colors. Itzs also possible to
grow phantom crystals and to combine this kit with the kit type ALUM.
Price : US $ 19.95 / DM 29.50
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| Crystal Growing Kit Type CUSEI
Grows big clear colorless columns of rochelle salt, platy and needle shaped crystals of copper doped aquamarine
blue colored rochelle salt and bright blue crystals of pure copper sulfate of to several cms size. The copper
sulfate crystals are easy to grow hence the rochelle salt needs some more experience to get nice results.
Copper sulfate may be combined with the kit type ALUM.
Price : US $ 19.95 / DM 29.50
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How you can get the crystal growing kits
USA
I donīt have any distributor in the USA yet and I can not recommend you ordering the kits direkt since freight and
customs hazzles might kill you.
However there is a way since I am in the USA two times a year for the Tucson and the Denver show. If you go there
and want to pick it up at my booth/room - perfect ! See MY SHOWS
However I need to know about it ahead as there is not a large stock on the shows. Please eMail me or send me a FAX to
make shure that I will have a kit for you at the show for pick up !
The deadline for the Tucson show 1999 will be Tuesday January 12 th 1999.
The deadline for the Denver show is not set so far but it will be somewhere by the end of August.
If you canīt come either to Tucson or Denver here is the following procedure :
- send me an order per eMail or FAX before the deadline !
- send payment in US-$ (US-$ cheque from an US bank) to following adress:
Law Offices of Paul H. Curtis
Attn. Udo
403 No. Freeman Street
Oceanside, CA 92054
USA
- make cheque payble to Udo J.A. Behner
- add US-$ 9.95 for shipping & handling
Sorry I can not accept credit card orders or C.O.D. !
I can only ship when I am in the US for the shows. The kits will come in with the regular airfreight I have in time
for the show.
The kits will be shipped by UPS ground from California, so you wanīt have any hazzels
with customs etc.
The kits come with an instruction in English, German and French instructuions are also
available.
SPECIAL OFFER !
All 4 different kits together for US-$ 59.95 + US-$ 9.95 shipping & handling !
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If you are not satisfied with the product, just return it to the adress given in California
and I will reimburse you.
Germany
If you want the kits within Germany and donīt want to buy it at one of my shows (See MY SHOWS ), I will ship
it. Please send payment, either in German cash or cheque from any German bank or by postal money order,
with order to my adress in Germany.
Shipping & handling will be DM 12.50.
If you donīt like sending cheques or cash by mail you may also transfer the amount to my
account at.
POSTGIRO KARLSRUHE
BLZ 660 100 75
NR.: 134408-755
PLEASE NOTE : I can not accept cheques of non German banks since the fees to collect them here
are to high. If you transfer money to my account, first refer to that with your order, second if
you transfer money from a foreign account make shure that all transaction fees are payed by you !
Usually banks have a lot of fantasy to charge for this and that and I can not bear the sometimes hefty
fees occuring at my end.
SPECIAL OFFER !
All 4 different kits together for DM 99.50 + DM 12.50 shipping & handling !
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Please indicate if you want German, English or French instructions !
Europe
Within the EEC you have no problem. If you are living in a non EEC country (switzerland,
norway for example) please check with your local authorities regarding the import of chemicals.
The chemicals in the kits are not regarded to be dangerous or restricted here in Germany but who knows
what they think it is elsewhere (crack, H, LSD, speed...).
Within Europe you pay in DM and please note what I said in the "Germany" chapter regarding payment methods.
Shipping & handling within Europe is DM 35.00.
There is one exception, French people can pay with regular cheques from a French bank in French Francs the
price for a kit will be then FF 100.00, shipping and handling FF 115.00.
SPECIAL OFFER !
All 4 different kits together for DM 99.50 + DM 35.00 shipping & handling !
(or FF 335.00 + FF 115.00 shipping & handling)
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Rest of the world
At the moment I have no idea how you could get my kits on a budget, since shipping small packages overseas is just a rip off.
Please inquire individually and I can tell you how much it would be and how to arrange payment !
UNDER FURTHER CONSTRUCTION !
Nothing is perfect ! Please excuse my sometimes wacky English. If you have found
misspellings or grammatical errors or a failure in my web design like broken links
etc. or if you just want to give some comments please send me an eMail.
Also if you want me to ad some links to related websites please do no hesitate to inform me !
Udo J.A. Behner Crystal Growing
Zum Bildchen 62
D-66687 Wadern/Morscholz - Germany
Phone : 06871/91007 - FAX : 06871/91006
eMail : mr.bismuth@t-online.de
© 1998 by Udo J.A. Behner