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cc-da-wolf:My crystalline gold specimen arrived! It’s too small for my phone to capture without the

Viking CompassVikings were known for their prowess in sailing and navigating large stretches of open

WurtziteA close cousin of the zinc sulphide sphalerite (seeon.fb.me/1GaU0GY), it shares the s

desimonewayland:Various types of porphyry from the collection of The Natural History Museum, London.

sassygeology:Pyrite cubes // Astro Gallery of Gems NY

bijoux-et-mineraux:Tripiche Emerald - Coscuez, La Peña Blancas, Muzo Mining District, Colombia

arockmaniac:Chalcedony from Hidalgo County, New Mexico under short wave ultraviolet and white light.

The Power StonePerhaps the most famous purple/violet colored stone on Earth is this classic variant

The Soul StoneThis crystal is a spessartine, a manganese-bearing garnet. Spessartine gets its orange

Titanic Tanzanites!!This is a photo of Saniniu Laizer, a small-scale miner who until last week worke

Amygdules, or a tale of two solutionsWhile the name comes from the Greek for almond via anatomy and

vugnasmineralblog:Amethyst Mamuju Area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia      

aroguexenolith:ScienceThere is a tag saying this was animated.

drrockclub:Zircon growth rings.Zircons usually occur as rare and tiny minerals in the rock. They gro

Chalcedony stalactitesSpeleothems, another name for cave features such as pearls and bacon are usual

hematitehearts:Pyrite in SchistLocality: Virgin Valley, Austria.Size: 13.0 × 7.5 × 2.2 cm

What a Jonquil, or is it a Canary?Before the current trend for dry scientific language and professio

VarisciteOften confused with its more common cousin turquoise, this aluminium phosphate mineral is f

emeraldcityminerals:Polished slabs of green variscite (AlPO4·2H2O,) surrounded by yellow crandallite

XenolithsThis is a specimen from the oldest rock suite in Britain, the 3 Ga Lewisian Gneiss group an

Dendrites, in agateHere we have a beautiful cut piece of near transparent chalcedony (microcrystalli

hematitehearts:Very Rare Specimen Featuring Round Balls of Rhodochrosite with Calcite from Australia

zenithin:I went to a rock show and had a wonderful time!! I bought a few things and I might show the

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