Talk:Hopper crystal

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Etymology

While a Google search shows quickly the well establishment of this term, there is no indication I can find of this term's provenance. The best I can assume is "as of crystals encrusting a hopper's interior," but that's my opinion/original research. 71.193.188.203 03:58, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Very, very quick and superficial searches in Google Books has results for "hopper crystal" turning up from at least 1829, with the publication of The American Journal of Science Volume 15: "They [pseudomorphous crystals] appear to be mostly cast in the hopper-form moulds of crystals, as they are called by the manufacturers of salt." References to the term appear rarely in other chemistry and scientific journals from then on in the works scanned on Google Books. Solely based on that very superficial and non-inclusive search, it seems like anyone looking for the term's origin probably should consider works from before or around 1829 regarding salt. UmpteenthVide (talk) 20:07, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]