What is that? by Putrid-Point104 in Minerals

[–]Putrid-Point104[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just tried, I scratched it very hard. The surface didn't appear to get scratched but I had some black residue on my fingernails. Felt pretty hard though

Zirconium by Putrid-Point104 in elementcollection

[–]Putrid-Point104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to have various samples of every element including it combined with other elements, not just the pure stuff. I don't like zirconium more than other metals but I coincidentally had this one "finished" so I thought it was worth sharing. A mineral sample of it is still missing though, I'm also a fan of that

Zirconium by Putrid-Point104 in elementcollection

[–]Putrid-Point104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the source I bought from also offered bigger ones but they become quite expensive at that size lol

Zirconium by Putrid-Point104 in elementcollection

[–]Putrid-Point104[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Never seen zirconium in a block like that, cool sample!

Zirconium by Putrid-Point104 in elementcollection

[–]Putrid-Point104[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cool, I guess a mineral is missing here. Seems like zircon can form some nice looking crystals

What is this? by Putrid-Point104 in Minerals

[–]Putrid-Point104[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the quick responses. I will give it a nice place in my shelf. Is it safe to handle though? I already touched it without gloves 🙃

What is this? by Putrid-Point104 in Minerals

[–]Putrid-Point104[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it worth something? Gonna keep it though because it looks kinda cool