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”Mineral” is not the first thing to come to mind when you hear the word “beauty,” and that‘s a pity because they look so, so neat. However, this selection of some of the pretty minerals and stones in the world will be a feast for your eyes.

That would be awesome to have.

Provided by: Thomas McGuire Summary Author : Thomas McGuire Mineral crystals grow under a variety of conditions. Slow cooling of magma (melted rock) deep within the Earth generally leads to a rock such as granite with visible crystals of feldspar,...

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Cave of the Crystals or Giant Crystal Cave (Spanish: Cueva de los Cristales) is a cave connected to the Naica Mine 300 metres (980 ft) below the surface in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. The main chamber contains giant selenite crystals (gypsum, CaSO4·2 H2O), some of the largest natural crystals ever found.[1] The cave's largest crystal found to date is 12 m (39 ft) in length, 4 m (13 ft) in diameter and 55 tons in weight. The cave is extremely hot with air temperatures reaching up to 58 °C (136…

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An assemblage of some of the best minerals we have ever been privileged to handle - these fine minerals are vault-worthy. The fine mineral specimens far surpass the quality of most of the world's minerals, and many people treat these pieces as collectible alternative investments.

October's birthstones are truly spectacular. Along with opal, tourmaline is October's birthstone. Both of these stones are gorgeous, but tourmaline is what I want to focus on today. For too long, tourmaline has only been seen as the dull green that is widely available. This is a shame. Tou

Manaoshan Mine, Dongpo, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic) - Outstanding greenish blue/sea-blue fluorite specimen. Super-attractive with secondary crystal growth patterns (small, younger crystals growing out of the primary, huge crystals). The color is much nicer in nature. Extra beautiful with backlight - but this is absolutely not neccessary. The color and transparency is so good it shines on any light background.