gorgeousgeology: Welcome to the official Gorgeous Geology’s Guide to Things Not To Put Up Your
gorgeousgeology:Welcome to the official Gorgeous Geology’s Guide to Things Not To Put Up Yourself.This guide will help you find minerals that could kill you if you enjoy them a little too much!Precious minerals are used in everything from circuit boards to tableware. They’re also some of the most toxic materials known to science, and excavating them has proved so dangerous over the years, some have been phased out of industrial production altogether. Listed below are a handful of toxic or deadly minerals on earth. Actinolite - Maycontain asbestos.Adamite - Containsarsenic and some copperBixbiteEmeraldErionite - It looks a lot like asbestos minerals and harms humans much in the same way: mesothelioma.Chalcanthite - Not something to be played with as it’s hydrated copper sulphate. It is water soluble and will crystallise out again from solution. The copper in this mineral is very bio-available and is toxic to plants and in high quantities toxic to humans.AquamarineGosheniteBumble Bee Jasper - Contains Sulphur and ArsenicHeliodor - Morganite Hutchinsonite - Is a sulfosalt mineral of thallium, arsenic and lead. A nasty mix of poisons, particularly thallium as it can cause hair loss, serious illness and death. Black Tourmaline Boji-stones - Containssome sulphur, pyrite and/or marcasiteCelestite - ContainsstrontiumChalcopyrite (peacockstone) Contains copper and sulphurChrysocollaCinnabar - This is the single most toxic mineral to handle on earth. It is the world’s main source of mercury and has been mined since Neolithic times. However, when oxidized, this element will produce methyl mercury and dimethyl mercury, two toxic compounds that cause irreparable harm to the nervous systems of children. It is deadly in small concentrations and can be absorbed through the respiratory tract, intestines, or skin.ConicalciteFluorite - ContainsfluorineGem Silica Galena - Contains lead which doesn’t get flushed out of your system. It accumulates over the years, eventually reaching toxic levels. Once that happens both you and your kids pay the price, as lead toxicity is carcinogenic to you and is teratogenic (causing severe birth defects) to your offspring.Garnierite (akaFalcondoite) - Contains nickelLapis Lazuli - ContainspyriteMalachite :Markasite Mohawkite - Containscopper and ArsenicMoldavite - Containsaluminium oxideMoonstoneAsbestos Morganite Pietersite - Fibrousform contains asbestosPrehnite Psiomelan - ContainsbariumPyrite - ContainssulphurRealgar - Containssulphur and arsenicRubySapphireSelenite - Contains SeleniumSerpentine - Fibrousform contains asbestosSmithsoniteSodaliteSpinelSpodumene (aka Kunzite)StauroliteStibnite - Containslead and antimonyStilbite Sugilite -Sulphur Sunstone Tanzanite – Gem varietyof Zoisite. Tiger Eye - Fibrousform contains asbestosTopaz TourmalineTorbernite - This mineral is radioactive and emits the cancer forming radon gas. This is one mineral you do not want on your display cabinet shelf, let alone up yourself.Tremolite - May containasbestosTurquoise Vanadinite - ContainsvanadiumVariscite - Vesuvianite Wavellite Wulfenite - Containslead and molybdenumZoisite Zircon - Containszirconium, radioactive For additional radioactivity concernssteer clear of the following:Deeply pigmented topaz, artificially dark(almost black) smokey quartz, very deep pink or redtourmaline, coloured diamonds, deeply coloured kunzite and some cultured pearls -- source link