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Chamblissian
srslyTrying2hlp: I didnt like the title. Even if the pictures are nice.
isoprophlex: I liked the title, and the pictures are nice too.
vscode-rest: The Cubes are the most captivating to me. Organic mishmash of polyhedra and assorted blobs is one thing, but perfect cubes is uniquely striking.
chasil: Maybe try copper sulphate?https://crystalverse.com/best-way-to-grow-copper-sulfate-cry...Crystal growth has been on here before. Let me see if I can find a link or two...https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31105320https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30487511https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29779923https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29255511
cheevly: Imagine associating god with some minerals.
cbolton: The first picture looks like aura quartz to me (crystal with an artificial metal coating). Is it natural?
Luc: It’s indeed vacuum deposited metal on natural quartz crystal.
shevy-java: Some of these look pretty cool actually.I don't see any god though, but I think I saw godzilla hiding in one of those shapes.
namanyayg: Pyrite or fool's gold, lovely mathematical perfection and a great etymology to match!
adrian_b: Regarding etymology, for many centuries the substances that are now called "sulfides" were called "pyrites", after the "iron pyrite" i.e. the iron (II) disulfide, which is the most abundant sulfide mineral.At the end of the 18th century, Lavoisier together with a few other French chemists have created the modern systematic chemical nomenclature, so the old term "pyrite" was replaced by "sulfide" (like also "vitriol" was replaced with "sulfate").
shivaniShimpi_: oh my god, this is gorg. i love museums for the same exact thing. there's so much you donno and every visit just leaves me in awe. thank you for sharing it. big wide bful world
cpursley: Tellus in Georgia has an incredible collection:https://tellusmuseum.org/exhibit/weinman-mineral-gallery/
