  A new mechanism for the formation and destruction of giant water clusters
described in the literature is proposed. We have earlier suggested that the
clusters are associates of liquid crystal spheres (LCS), each of which is
formed around a seed particle, a micro-crystal of sodium chloride. In this
paper, we show that the ingress of LCS in water from the surrounding air is
highly likely. When a certain threshold of the ionic strength of a solution is
exceeded (for example, in the process of evaporation of a portion of water),
the LCS begin to melt, passing into free water, and the salt crystals dissolve,
ensuring re-growth of larger crystals as a precipitate on the substrate. A
schematic diagram of the dynamics of phase transitions in water containing LCS
during evaporation is proposed.
