 This is also the name given to spiral shaped fingerprints.When potassium sulfate is heated in water and subjected to swirling in a beaker, the crystals form a multi-arm spiral structure when allowed to settle
A spiral like form has been found in Mezine, Ukraine, as part of a decorative object dated to 10,000 BCE.The spiral and triple spiral motif is a Neolithic symbol in Europe (Megalithic Temples of Malta).