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~ The Amazing Beauty of Minerals ~
« on: October 01, 2015, 11:14:19 AM »
The Amazing Beauty of Minerals

There are over 4,900 known mineral types in the world, each a unique chemical combination compressed and brought to perfection by the pressure in the Earth's crust. They come in an incredible variety of shapes and colors, with some of them even having some extraordinarily properties. Some have a taste, some are immune to acid and some are even radioactive! Regardless, they are all beautiful, stunning creations of nature that are just amazing to behold:


Opal growth rings on tree fossils

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Uvarovite

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Fluorite

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Chlorites (Kammererite)

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Clinoclase

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Vanadinite crystals on white Barite

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Opal geode, closed and open




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Blue Callaghanite on white Hydromagnesite

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Silver Stibnite with Barite

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Chalcanthite

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Cacoxenite

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Fluorite

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Labradorite

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Black Opal

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Fluorite

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