20 Wonderful Minerals That Are As Beautiful As Gems

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20 Wonderful Minerals That Are As Beautiful As Gems

Postby shahrukh » Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:14 am


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 extraordinary 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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Vanadinite crystals on white Barite

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Clinoclase

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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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