👉 A crystal is like a natural, flawless gemstone, but let's get a bit edgy here: "The geologist found a crystal in the desert that looked like it had just stepped out of a science fiction movie, except it was actually a 1.2-carat diamond in a 0.8-inch cube, with a side of questionable geological history." It's like finding a diamond in the middle of a sandstorm, except the storm is made of science and the diamond's story is as twisted as a bad sci-fi plot.