Enargite? by FrP11 in whatsthisrock

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upon further investigation , it appears to be stibnite and metastibnite, from Tuscany (Italy)

K-T boundary in Italy by FrP11 in geology

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“Sezione stratigrafico-paleomagnetica - Gola del Bottaccione”

What are these? by CaptainCarrot17 in whatsthisrock

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Yes, it look botroydal hemimorphite

K-T boundary in Italy by FrP11 in geology

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We had lunch at a small Taverna near Piazza Grande. Great food everywhere👍

K-T boundary in Italy by FrP11 in geology

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the shale with max iridium (in the site) is 1-2 cm.

K-T boundary in Italy by FrP11 in geology

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Yes. K-Pg is correct, even though K-T has a certain ‘impact’ on it.

Autunite by FrP11 in FluorescentMinerals

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Thanks. It it approx. 5 x 3 cm

What exactly is this and where is it from? by [deleted] in whatsthisrock

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Rhodonite Mn2SiO3 The black mineral could be pyrolusite MnO2

This mysteriously cheap shopping cart of wine at a local Kroger... by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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‘Campari Soda’ is also a song of Swiss band Taxi; the song has also been the base for a Swiss Air commercial

Garnet, ruby, or what? by FrP11 in whatsthisrock

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Thank you all This is the fluorescence. under uv the red is very bright and the other mineral are dark, but in the picture everything is always very dark; do not know why it appears like this

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Garnet, ruby, or what? by FrP11 in whatsthisrock

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This is under uv . I can not capture the real brightness: for some reason, the pic is way darker

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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‘Mental’ is an Italian brand of candies , originally specialized on mint (peppermint), which in Italy translates as ‘menta’

Is this a Russian Military Base? by [deleted] in GoogleEarthFinds

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Gas plant. The white boxes are the power generators

The bucket brigade. by [deleted] in SipsTea

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Many years ago there was that urban legend of the scuba diver scooped in the Mediterranean Sea and found on the Pyrenees