Update: I'm still politely, even urbanely obsessed by fluorescent #minerals.
I'm only glad I'm still unemployed, else I'd be spending a stupid amount of money on specimens and display cases and whatnot.
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Black velvet #malachite display piece looking phenomenal in this light. Don't you just want to reach out and pet it like a precious little kitten? Very good looking piece.
Some funky fresh #ammolite fragments lookin' #chonky. These are cooler than baby goats in pajamas, but not by much. We goat-cha covered with all your gloomscrolling needs. Just watch these babies glisten and glimmer, and see if it doesn't raise your spirits. #Nature is beautiful.
Most of you will never see even one of these mineral specimens in person, so when I was invited to see this case, I asked if I could snap a picture. So, my #mastodon friends, here are some of San Diego’s finest produced #gems in the rough. #tourmaline#morganite#kunzite.
@vickyveritas I took home this larger piece to play around with while we wait for the cleaner’s schedule to clear. It’s over 500 gms but not much more. I can’t tell exactly. This shot gives a fair look at the various colors. #minerals The smaller one is fragile so I left it for now.
I would like to build a small thingy to display UV-active minerals, and I wanted to use LEDs rather than tubes for a number of reasons.
Does anybody know if there are LEDs in all three useful bands (UV-A, UV-B and UV-C) and if they are any good? That is, is my project even possible or is it doomed from the beginning?
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Anyone know anything about running a #rock/#crystal shop?
I really want to sell #minerals but I don't have much storage space.
Also I don't know if there's any room for a non-"woo woo" shop. I mean I love a wizard/witchy aesthetic but I'm more interested in the actual #geology etc than any potential magic powers
#Orange thomsonite #geode looks so vibrant and #fuzzy! Fragile little display, but has striking colors that took millions of years to form, hidden deep in the earth.
#Breccia was found in #Poland, in the #HolyCross_mountains, in the #Wysniowka#quarry. The quarry is of the #Cambrian period. Breccia is a #rock composed of larger than 1 cm in diameter angular broken fragments of #minerals or rocks #cemented together by a fine-grained matrix. The word has its origins in the Italian language, in which it means "rubble".
I am planning what to give to Vilnius University Geological Museum
Lapis is a rock containing many minerals like: lazurite, diopside, calcite, pyrite and more! It has a gorgeous opaque deep blue color with flakes of mica that shimmer.
Lapis lazuli has been associated with royalty, strength and courage, wisdom and intellect, friendship and truth
The #Canadian 🇨🇦 #Minerals and #Metals Plan 📆 2019 : #SpaceMining refers to the use of raw materials from #asteroids or #planetary bodies. Early action from #Canada regarding mining new frontiers would demonstrate leadership, signal that Canada welcomes innovation and investment, and support the transfer of technology between sectors. The #SpaceSector is one of Canada’s most R&D intensive.
Mining in northern, remote, and isolated communities and in #space 🌌 face common challenges related to exploration, infrastructure development, and operating in harsh and remote environments. The minerals sector is taking advantage of #SpaceSolutions such as #robotics, remote sensing, and aerial and earth #observation technologies to create safer, cleaner and more efficient operations. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/sites/nrcan/files/CMMP/CMMP_The_Plan-EN.pdf