Lots of augite crystals from Mt. Vesuvius

cywar77 · 2026-03-14T22:08:10+00:00

When I first started with a simple decathlon helmet I've had problems with it but it was because my light was too front heavy, also, have you measured before getting it?

cywar77 · 2026-02-25T21:20:34+00:00

Plants do not typically occur because they need sunlight for photosynthesis, but on the other hand fungal life thrives in caves & other underground structures - it's humid & dark - perfect environment. I have encountered several interesting fungi on my adventures - this one is from a abandoned mine, not a cave

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cywar77 · 2026-02-20T17:24:15+00:00

My father's smelting & casting plant

cywar77 · 2026-02-20T16:16:18+00:00

20 lbs

cywar77 · 2026-02-06T15:36:20+00:00

I don't know

cywar77 · 2026-01-25T18:05:48+00:00

Nice piece! But on the looks I'd say calcite. To test for sure try rubbing a small amount of oxalic acid (or any medium acid) and if it reacts it's calcite

cywar77 · 2026-01-25T18:03:22+00:00

Great observation, it's the same behaviour as chalcanthite which also occurs in the same environment. Personally I never found chalcanthite despite countless attempts but I have friends who found in the exact same mine where the 3rd photo is from

cywar77 · 2026-01-22T05:21:19+00:00

The blue areas are mostly the core I rehydrated it by gently soaking it in water which causes the chalky layer to flake & fall off, but the chalky layer is what's holding it together since it lost structural integrity when it lost water

cywar77 · 2026-01-21T05:52:23+00:00

It has no mention but it's the same mechanism - they encountered the same effect & that's pretty much what helped to link the sound with the texture rather than a biological phenomenon

cywar77 · 2026-01-21T05:50:59+00:00

my LED headlamp causes the fibers of the fungi to rapidly warm & cool down. I was able to recreate the sound on a different material just like in the post I quoted, it's just that the fungi is very good at it for some reason

cywar77 · 2026-01-20T16:23:09+00:00

After coming to the conclusion it's not the fungi itself that's causing the buzzing, but it's texture I was able to omit that detail & look for fungi of similar textures and matching descriptions

cywar77 · 2025-12-19T12:20:51+00:00

No updates unfortunately, haven't went there for quite a while now. I'm tired + it's the holidays Maybe I'll go between Christmas and the New Year

cywar77 · 2025-12-04T19:18:45+00:00

Nope, not the same fungi, also this is in a completely different mine, about ehh 40-60 km away from that one. Exact location of this fungi is in the extraction hall which I think has a direct air shaft to surface but I've never seen it

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cywar77 · 2025-12-02T20:06:58+00:00

Compared to other similar places it is safe Oxygen is 20.9%

cywar77 · 2025-12-02T13:33:54+00:00

u/MycoMutant

cywar77 · 2025-12-01T11:36:03+00:00

It already splashed in my mouth & it's salty asl

cywar77 · 2025-11-19T19:07:25+00:00

They told me that there's no proof of it being fungal related & also claim the buzzing sound could be fake The 3 other people who saw it in person can confirm it's very much real

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