Behold an extraordinary artifact from the Qing Dynasty—a stunning rose quartz incense burner that hails from the illustrious Qianlong Reign (1736-1796 CE). Now proudly showcased at the Nanjing Museum in China #quartz
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Peridotite is a dense, coarse-grained ultramafic igneous rock that forms deep within the Earth’s mantle. Dominated by the mineral olivine, with significant amounts of pyroxenes and accessory phases such as spinel, garnet,
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Peridotite: Composition, Types & Uses – Geology In
Peridotite is a dense, coarse-grained ultramafic igneous rock that forms deep within the Earth’s mantle. Dominated by the mineral olivine ...
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Claw-shaped blue aragonite crystals from Yunnan Province, China.
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Believe it or not, this is 100% natural! Hematite crystals Rose - double face - from Tsaratanana Majunga prov. Madagascar
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A rather rare specimen of chromium-bearing clinochlore (commonly known as kämmererite) from the Kop Krom Mine
Photo: Saphira Minerals
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Lustrous calcite from Xianghualing, China, features a pure white, snow-like coating that perfectly outlines and embraces the fluorite within.
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Natural Rhodochrosite crystals from N'Chwaning Mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Photo: © 1stDibs.com
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Shiny Inter-grown pyrite cubes from Navajún, Spain
Photo: DallasStoneworks
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Before & after Plume Agate From Trenggalek, Indonesia.
Photo ©️ @nusantara_lapidary
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The "Boot of Cortez" gold nugget was found in 1989 in northern Mexico, just 70 miles south of the border with Arizona. It was discovered by an amateur prospector with a metal detector. Weighing in at 389.4 troy ounces (approximately 12.14 kilograms or 26.77 pounds) www.geologyin.com/2024/12/larg...
The Boot of Cortez: The Largest Gold Nugget in North America – Geology In
The Boot of Cortez: The Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in North America Was Discovered with a Metal Detector The "Boot of Cortez" gold nugg...
