The Bismuth Operation

Bismuth has always been a metal shrouded in mysteries. The Incas used it to forge blades of all kinds, alchemists soon discovered its intriguing characteristics. But its true potential remained hidden until the day when a scientist discovered how to bring a bismuth crystal into an indeterminate state.
This discovery aroused a lot of interest among the leading world powers and global players. The scientist, feeling in danger, managed to hide the only transmuted bismuth crystal before going into hiding himself.
Where is the transmuted crystal now? But perhaps this is the wrong question to the answer we are looking for... Try to find the lost crystal together!