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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Minerals Rock!


This humongous stibnite specimen weighs in at almost half a ton and was rescued from a mine in China. It resides outside the Hall of Minerals at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The rest of the specimens here are from inside the H of M. While there is no way for you to gauge the scale in these photos (they may all be grand sculptures this way), I can assure you that they are all way more petite.

Stibnite


Azurite


Franklinite


Malachite


Pyrite


Fluorite


Microcline


Stibiconite


Spodumene


Pyrite


Beryl


Amethyst


Gold



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