It seems fair that this element - paid little regard by collectors given its commonness - should sport such a dramatic expression of its inner, uh, atomness. Under the careful watch of a lab tech, pure nickel metal crystals grow in a manner resembling tight clumps of seaweed - or perhaps evoke the image of an erupting volcano. And whether we can thank the abstruse laws of quantum mechanics or a more mundane reason, you’ll be happy to know that no two of these specimens will ever look the same. Yay for nickel individuality!