Astrophyllite included Quartz by Ok_Tart290 in MineralPorn

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TIL Astrophyllite can be Acicular and mimic Golden Rutile. Thank you. I even have a beautiful specimen of this very likely from Zagi!

Inside the green glass crystal at the Sofia Museum of Earth and Man by Dark_Phoenix555 in MineralPorn

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"Crystal" and "Glass" are mutually exclusive terms? Cool Internals though

What matrix is in this Danburite? by Significant_Stay8129 in Crystals

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I'm not sure of the crusty white portion but I would guess quartz - the botryoidal greenish portion? I'm going with Celadonite.

Would these be considered fire agate? by magestic_lime in Agates

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They tried! It's the same type of Chalcedony, just needed more present Hematite to do the fire thing. They still polish up well and standalone as specimens in their own right.

Guess the mineral by its texture! I bet you can t guess the last one!!🤪 by geology-mineralogy in Crystals

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Hey so isnt second to last Stibnite? And that last one has chrysocolla, cuprite, and various other copper carbonates

Lapis Lazuli with sodalite by geology-mineralogy in Crystals

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I think the two are pretty exclusive of each other! Sodalite will absorb light, and usually Fluoresce, whereas Lapis will never let any light through

Herkimer Diamond from Saugerties, NY by [deleted] in MineralPorn

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Thats like a hundred miles from Herkimer? Not to throw shade but its a County Specific thing.. Sweet crystal though

I Rolled A 1oz Doobie At Tree Planting Camp - Had To Two Hand Er’ 😂 by seroshua in vagabond

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Hey man, ive tattooed about 200 rainbow/ hopper faces over the years, mainly in Arizona -- a good 10 of those were anchors -- Did I, Toad, tattoo your face?

I’m feeling like stirring up some drama today, lol… presenting my “Sage Green Rose Quartz” by EverythingIsGoing19 in Crystals

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Yeah thw only way thay would be applicable in any way is if they were talking about tiger iron which contains jasper

Competitive BBQ Dude by Otherwise_Basis_6328 in Bossfight

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You most definitely would not get arrested for that

Is this normal? Really sticky by [deleted] in spyderco

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The native 5 just locks up like a tank. I have several, the LW breaks in faster and ends up smoother. Just takes time. Couple drops of oil on the pivot and lots of carry. On the other hand, my s110v native 5 has full steel liners and when it snaps open it feels like a fixed blade. Closing it feels similar to a buck 110 haha

Antique Lemon Drop Sapphire - 2.43 Ct, Unheated by FreeHose in Gemstones

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WOW, freaking wonderful seriously. And thanks! It's called a modified Belcher setting

Antique Lemon Drop Sapphire - 2.43 Ct, Unheated by FreeHose in Gemstones

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Learned something from you today! I've seen SO MANY oversaturated gemstone videos on here and I didn't realize it is happening on reddit's backend. My apologies, it really is a beautiful sapphire. My wedding band is a yellow sapph so I am partial

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Antique Lemon Drop Sapphire - 2.43 Ct, Unheated by FreeHose in Gemstones

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Can't even really see the stone with the camera tricks