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lichenaday:Aspicilia cupreaimages: source | sourceAspicilia cuprea didn’t get a fair shake with my f

Tafoni BasaltThis is a lovely rock from Rapa Nui (aka Easter island). Like many of the rocks on that

Lobaria raveneliiThis gorgeous foliose lichen can be found growing on mossy rocks and wood in open w

The Australian AlpsThese rocks are found in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park, home to the highes

Azurite - Greece

Fire Agate - location unknown (Mexico?)

Metamorphism at Great Depths - EclogitesEclogites are high-grade metamorphic rocks that form due to

“Stinkspat” Fluorite - Johannisschacht, Woelsendorf, Bayern, GermanyThe famous 1961 Joha

Lake Superior Agate influenced by hydrothermal fluids

Goshenite with an Elbaite crystal - Jairo Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Kidwellite, Wavellite, Goethite - Portugal

Lights, Camera, Action!As a geologist I spend a vast amount of time staring at rocks, whether it be

Crocoite - Adelaide Mine, Tasmania

Achroite Tourmaline - Mawi, Nuristan, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan

ifuckingloveminerals:Liebigite : Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O Les Mares III, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon,

Calcite - BIgrigg, Cumbria, England

Your daily science funny from When Rocks Speak, provided by Fran Anderson at www.frananderson.com.

A whiff of old life…..Rocks might live for a long time compared to our biblical three score y

genjiswife:Found some neat rocks the other day, anybody got any ideas what any of em might be? Espec

Hoodoos, like the ones shown here in Bryce Canyon National Park (UT, USA), are tall columns of rock

mineralists:dogbomber:Aaaand the last one, number 7. Bismuth monster!Reference image from here.Love

Titanite on Albite - Pakistan

Crocoite only grows if the conditions are perfect: an oxidation zone of lead ore bed and presence of

Blue Halite on Sylvite - Mississippi Potash Mine East, Carlsbad, New Mexico

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