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emeraldcityminerals:Red/orange hexagonal vanadinite…

emeraldcityminerals: Red/orange hexagonal vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl) in clusters on bladed baryte (BaSO4). From Mibladen Mining District, Morocco Geology Nerd

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Mystery solved: How these rocks got their strange hexagonal shape

In many places worldwide, such as Devils Tower in Wyoming and the Giant?s Causeway in Northern Ireland, ancient lavas cooled into hexagonal blocks or columns. The big geological mystery: Why that particular shape? Using the same sort of computer simulations … Continue reading

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ifuckingloveminerals: Ruthenium A man-made crystal of hexagonal…

ifuckingloveminerals: Ruthenium A man-made crystal of hexagonal ruthenium metal made by CVD process. Geology Nerd

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