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Interesting Sphalerite crystal from Germeny
Sphalerite Formula: ZnSSystem: IsometricColour: Yellow, light to dark …Lustre: Adamantine, ResinousHardness: 3½ – 4 From: Pit aid (Halsbrücke, Germany). Photo Credit: Lászlo Tóth Geology IN
10 Interesting Facts about The geological time scale
Image Credit: Ray Troll’s creative approach on displaying geologic time is not only super cool, but inspiring. The geological time scale (GTS) is a system of chronological measurement that relates stratigraphy to time, and is used by geologists, paleontologists, and … Continue reading
Interesting borings
It is unfortunate that the miscellaneous holes, pits and depressions produced in wood, rocks and skeletons (bones, shells and tests), both pre- and post-mortem, by a wide range of invertebrates, plants and fungi, are called borings. A less inspiring name … Continue reading
Interesting Facts about Rhodochrosite with Amazing Photos
Amazing Geologist page on Facebook Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its (rare) pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. Rhodochrosite avec Quartz, … Continue reading
10 Interesting facts about Geodes
Thunder egg is a nodule-like rock, similar to a filledgeode, that is formed within volcanic ash layers. credit: Bill The Eggman Geodes are geological secondary structures which occur in certain sedimentary and volcanic rocks. They are themselves of sedimentary origin … Continue reading