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Salt from perspiration is often associated with organic compounds from the sweat glands. The presence of the organic compounds results in the skeletal growth of the cubic crystals in this 4-fold symmetry. Salt from sweat during heavy excercise tends to lack most of the organic compounds and crystallizes in the standard cubic habit.

Transmitted Phase Contrast Illumination

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