✨ Mesmerizing Crystals Glow in a Kaleidoscope of Colors Indoors! __

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00:00and transparent crystal that can be found in many different colors. The internal structure of topaz

00:04is simpler than tourmaline, but it still has enough complexity to cause rainbows to form.

00:08When light enters a topaz crystal, it is split up into different colors due to the difference in

00:13refractive indices. The different colors of light then reflect off of the internal surfaces of the

00:17crystal and exit as a rainbow. Topaz can also exhibit asterism, like star ruby, and you can

00:23see multiple sets of rainbows inside of a crystal. This is due to the fact that topaz has two

00:27refractive indices, which causes it to split light into two different colors. Each set of

00:32rainbows represents a different orientation of the crystal lattice. So you get two sets of rainbows,

00:38one for each orientation. And another crystal that can have rainbows inside of them is spinel.

00:42Spinel is a cubic crystal system that has a simple internal structure. However,

00:46this simplicity can lead to rainbows forming inside of spinel crystals. When light enters a spinel

00:51crystal, it is split up into different colors due to the difference in refractive indices.

00:55The different colors of light then reflect off of the internal surfaces of the crystal and exit

01:00as a rainbow. Spinel can also exhibit asterism, like star ruby and taupe.