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hematitehearts: Turquoise after bone (odontolite) Locality: near…
hematitehearts: Turquoise after bone (odontolite) Locality: near Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada, USA Amazingly, the mineral turquoise has totally pseudomorphed an animal bone, turning it a light green color. On rare occasions animals and humans die in the vicinity of ore bodies, … Continue reading
bijoux-et-mineraux: Turquoise psm after Bone (Odontolite) -…
bijoux-et-mineraux: Turquoise psm after Bone (Odontolite) – Yarvicoya Mine, Oruro, Oruro Dept., Bolivia Occasionally, in arid areas in/near copper deposits, animals perish and their bones are replaced by copper minerals from the water running through the veins and cracks in … Continue reading