Blue fluorite on quartz. Photo Fine Mineral Photography
Zoned blue, purple and yellow fluorite with calcite and barite. Photo Wilensky Minerals
Purple fluorite between two quartz crystals. Photo irocks.com
Purple fluorite with calcite and sphalerite. Photo showmerockhounds.com
🧪Part 5: Fluorite commonly grows with associated minerals such as quartz, calcite, baryte, sphalerite, galena, pyrite, dolomite, chalcopyrite, muscovite, and rhodochrosite. This can form the most fantastic crystal “arrangements.” These are truly earth treasure suitable for display under glass!
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also its maybe a quantum spin liquid which is maybe a result of the shape of its crystal lattice (pictured below)
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herbertsmithite was named by Dr. George Frederick Herbert Smith, a mineralogist who had nothing to do with herbertsmithite at all and wasn't even alive when it was discovered. herbertsmithite is also called anarkite, named after Anarak, Iran despite the fact that it was discovered in Chile
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this picture of Biden looking at a quantum computer is fucking hilarious lmao
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why do science communicators not tell us about the man cave signs outside CERN offices
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[joining crowd gathering at town square]
CROWD GUY: dude this guy says he can talk to animals
GUY ON STAGE: Bring forth the White Boys!
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going for a more tame vibe with this one.
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