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The Periodic Table of Elements consists of all current elements found in nature and the most recent table lists 118 (one hundred and eighteen).

Crystals are isotopes of elements (chemicals) listed on the periodic table.

An isotope is an element that takes on a different structure and thereafter is given some gem name. An example could be a well-known gem the Diamond. A Diamond is made completely of the element Carbon but the way that the Carbon atoms are structured is what makes it a Diamond by name.

Easier explained, an isotope is what one calls the different structures of the same element or chemical.

The crystals themselves are isotopes of the elements listed on the Periodic Table of the Elements. If something happens in the atmosphere that caused Gold to Crystallize and form isotopes then that isotope is to be given some name and you likely would not find this new name on the periodic table because it is not a new element, it is just…an isotope…of Gold. Several isotopes of Gold do exist and there are even a few rare crystallizations but they continue to be referred to simply as, Gold or Gold followed by a number like Gold -197 or Gold 210. For example, you will not see Diamond on the periodic table because as mentioned, a diamond is made of carbon, the actual element.

On the Periodic Table of the Elements, Gold is listed as AU which is an abbreviation for the Latin or Greek word “Aurum”. Aurum means shining dawn. Nominal.

Get it? Got it? Great! I hope you consider yourself a beginner chemist or alchemist just after that basic understanding.

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