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phenomenalgems 4 years ago
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馃敭 馃寣 鉂勶笍 My favorite PG specimens list of 2020 continues with this rare beauty: Purple Sapphire crystal in black biotite mica, with red garnet accents, from Amboarohy, Madagascar. Available on PhenomenalGems.Etsy.com. I鈥檒l be sharing my favorite specimens of the year each day from here to 2021鈥揹rop a comment on your favorite pieces of the year! 馃槏 #sapphire #purplesapphire #corundum #redgarnet #biotitemica #amazingcrystals #madagascar #madagascarminerals #crystals #minerals #rocksandminerals #crystalclusters #gemstones #instacrystals #mineralspecimens #prettycrystals #favoritecrystals #crystalhealing #theseareafewofmyfavoritethings #phenomenalgems #etsy #etsyshop #etsycrystals https://www.instagram.com/p/CJaJz11HLr7/?igshid=1dtksd9b1ewy3
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adventurekyles 6 years ago
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Aha! Gotcha! This Biotite sample (the tan thingy in the middle) has a Radiohalo (Pelochroic Halo for you Minerologists) which looks like a hole/ring. What is a Radiohalo? Basically, the Biotite trapped a radioactive mineral within it and the radiation damaged the Biotite Crystal Structure. TLDR: Ooh! Aah! Radiation Bad! Holes! Also: I have already improved my method of steadying my hands to a satisfactory level- really excited about that. #Radiohalos #PelochroicHalos #Pelochroic Biotite聽聽#Mica聽聽#BiotiteMica聽聽#Mineral聽聽#Minerals聽聽#Thinsection聽聽#Thinsections聽聽#CrossPolarizedLight聽聽#XPL聽聽#Polarized聽聽#Geology聽聽#Minerology聽聽#EarthScience聽聽#Science聽聽#ScienceRules聽聽#Philososcience聽聽#Adventure聽聽#adventureisoutthere聽聽#HelpImTrappedInALab聽聽#LabSciences聽聽#laboratory聽聽#CSUF聽聽#CSUFGeology聽聽#CalStateFullerton聽聽#Fullerton聽 (at California State University, Fullerton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BphrZ1olLz2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o00qq60bctvf
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earthglittershop-blog 6 years ago
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Biotite/Black Mica with Garnets https://www.etsy.com/listing/685765571/black-mica-biotite-with-garnets-display FIND YOUR STONE ON http://www.etsy.com/shop/EarthGlitter #biotite #biotitemica #mineralspecimen #mineral #etsy #earthglitter #garnet #mineralogy #photography #photoshoot #naturalart #closeupphotography #science #black #shiney (at Salem, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuReCYiBctZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kdseww58324v
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adventurekyles 6 years ago
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Thin Section of Biotite in Cross Polarized Light (XPL) Decided to try my shakey hands at recording the changes in light from rotating Biotite Mica. I'll rig up some sort of improvements along the way to reduce shaking. What I like about Biotite is that it looks unassuming until you give it a whirl. Then you see the colorful lines pop out. There's probably a life lesson in here somewhere. Eh. Whatever. #Biotite #Mica #BiotiteMica #Mineral #Minerals #Thinsection #Thinsections #CrossPolarizedLight #XPL #Polarized #Geology #Minerology #EarthScience #Science #ScienceRules #Philososcience #Adventure #adventureisoutthere #HelpImTrappedInALab #LabSciences #laboratory #CSUF #CSUFGeology #CalStateFullerton #Fullerton (at California State University, Fullerton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BphhMP4AOn1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gq4jjwkbx0rk
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