About

Bismuth subsalicylate.

“The heart is a lonely hunter.” – CM

Bismuth is one of the few materials that have a greater density as a liquid than as a solid. The trigonal crystal structure accounts for the cubic formations. The iridescent rainbows of colors observed are caused by light scattering off thin layers of bismuth oxide formed when the surface of the hot bismuth reacts with the air. [i.e. oxygen creates light and rainbows.]