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Crocoite

Locality: Dundas, Tasmania, Australia

#crocoite #rock #mineral #crystal #gem #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science

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Native Iron in Basalt in epoxy mount

Locality: Bühl, Weimar, Ahnatal, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany

#iron #native iron #native elements #ore #basalt #rock #mineral #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #ore deposit #economic geology #earth #nature #science

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Faceted Tri-Colour Axinite (1 Carat)

Locality: Jumair Ali Mine, Parachinar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

#axinite #gemstone #rock #mineral #faceted gem #faceted #lapidary #crystal #gem #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science

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Axinite-(Mg) (Magnesioaxinite) with Graphite inclusions

Locality: Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

*Axinite-(Mg) Type Locality*

#axinite #axinite mg #magnesioaxinite #graphite #rock #mineral #gem #crystal #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science #merelani hills #tanzania #type locality

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Axinite-(Fe) (Ferroaxinite) with Chlorite

Locality: Polar Ural, U.S.S.R. (Russia)

#axinite #axinite fe #ferroaxinite #rock #mineral #chlorite #gem #crystal #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science

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Cornetite with Libethenite and Chysocolla on matrix

Locality: Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

#rock #mineral #gem #crystal #cornetite #libethenite #chrysocolla #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science #congo

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Halite on Trona

Locality: Searles Lake, California, U.S.A.

#rock #mineral #gem #crystal #halite #trona #halite on trona #rocks #fossils #minerals #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science #natural beauty

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Beryl var. Alkali Beryl w/ Muscovite

Locality: Deo Darrah, Khash & Keran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan

#rock #mineral #gem #crystal #beryl #alkali beryl #muscovite #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science #natural beauty

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Native Copper in Gypsum var. Selenite

Locality: Mission Mine, San Xavier, Pima County, Arizona, U.S.A.

*Blue in first image is sticky tack holding the sample in position, not part of the sample

#geology #rocks #minerals #mineralogy #mineral #fossils #rock #copper #native copper #gypsum #selenite #arizona #earth #nature #natural beauty #science

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Native Tellurium with Tellurite/Paratellurite in Quartz

Locality: Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

#tellurium #tellurite #rock #mineral #quartz #native element #native tellurium #paratellurite #rocks #minerals #fossils #gem #crystal #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science #natural beauty

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Zircon in Biotite Schist

Locality: Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

#zircon #rock #mineral #gem #crystal #biotite #schist #zircon with biotite #metamorphic #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science

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Epidote

Locality: Mohmand Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

#epidote #backlit #rock #mineral #gemmy #crystal #gem #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science #natural beauty

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Two silvery nuggets of Iridosmine, Native Osmium rich in Iridium

Locality: Neiva River, Sysert District, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation

#irdosmine #osmium #native osmium #iridium #alloy #native elements #rock #mineral #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #russia #earth #nature

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Oh my god, the opal in sandstone is one of the most beautiful rocks I've EVER seen! One of my passions is geology; &, therefore, ROCKS! (=

Are all of the rocks you post in your very own, impressive collection?

Also: I was curious what exactly you mean when labelling something like "Gypsum var. Selenium".

___ var.(iant? ) ___ = ?

Howdy! Thanks, that opal is indeed a pretty great piece. And yep, almost any original photo I post is from my own collection, with the exception of a couple pieces owned by my old supervisor at the U of A.

And close; the "var." that is often written in mineral names stands for "variety". So things like Selenite and Hackmanite are specific varieties of Gypsum and Sodalite (respectively)

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Serandite with Nenadkevichite and Aegirine on Analcime matrix

Locality: Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

#serandite #nenadkevichite #aegirine #analcime #rock #mineral #gem #crystal #mont saint-hilaire #rocks #minerals #gems #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science

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Rhodochrosite with Pyrite

Locality: Wutong Mine (Wudong Mine), Liubao, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China

#rhodochrosite #pyrite #rock #mineral #gem #crystal #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science

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Manganite with Todorokite on matrix

Locality: Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

#todorokite #manganite #rock #mineral #geology #rocks #minerals #fossils #mineralogy #earth #nature #science #natural beauty