2007-01-09 16:28:22 · 4 answers · asked by Kate! 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Because crystals are commonly found in nature, threre's no record of the first time man "found" a crystal. Even hominids may have picked up a crystal unknowingly and used it for a tool. However, the first man who understood the crystallographic structure of certain minerals was Just Hauy (1743-1833), who examined the broken pieces of a specimen of calcareous spar.
2007-01-09 16:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my backyard. haha. i'm not really sure what you are talking about. crystals have been on earth longer than Man has been. so i believe the first crystal found was by the first Man on earth. they just didn't call them crystals then. maybe they used them as massage wards or something or use them as cheap gifts. dont think they were making watches yet though.
2007-01-09 16:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by Ask, and it shall be answered~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in cave man days ,crystals can be on the ground i caves ,desserts or mountain tops or in what is known as chimneys
man like birds have always been atracted to pretty or shiney,stones
2007-01-09 16:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acient people, way before the Egyptians, adorned themselves with jewles they found in nature
2007-01-09 16:35:05 · answer #4 · answered by walter_b_marvin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋