Salt Crystals - Recipe

Minerals are formed of tiny particles known as atoms. These atoms in most minerals have recurring pattern and follow a three-dimensional pattern. Due to this, a mineral has the ability to form in to a normal crystal with flat sides. Certain crystals have the ability to develop into cubes, while others develop into crystals with more than two sides. The latter is known as a prism.
Crystals can be easily grown at home using basic ingredients. Salt, sugar and alum crystals are often made at home. The basics for all of these materials remains same, where in you need to let the chemical dissolve in water and let the water evaporate or cool the solution which will automatically crystallize the substance. Before learning how to grow salt crystals using salt crystal recipes, let us look at some more information on salt crystals.