Gem Carved Pokemon made by GeorgefBoutique

Gorgeous Natural Vanadinite crystals from Atlas Mountains, Mibladen, Morocco Credit: Rachid El Maadour

Perfect twin Fluorite cubes on Barite. Berbes, Asturias, Spain. Ex D. Olson 2006. Available now. https://goldenhourminerals.etsy.com/listing/1719681831

Amethyst from Tutu Cliffs, Nigeria

Rachel Bess (American, 1979) - Spoils (2015)

"Gems exhibiting phenomena" from George Frederick Kunz's The curious lore of precious stones (1913).

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Metamorphic rocks can be a treasure trove for some of the most beautiful and valuable gemstones on Earth. Examples of gems commonly found in metamorphic rocks include garnet, ruby, sapphire, jade, kyanite, and staurolite. Read more here:

Today’s Exhibit of the Day? The Museum’s giant amethyst geode. Standing 9 ft (2.7 m) tall and weighing around 11,000 lbs (5,000 kg), it’s one of the largest specimens in our halls. How did this dazzling geode come to be? About 135 million years ago, the continental plates carrying South America and Africa began to separate. Magma poured out from fractures in Earth’s crust and large gas bubbles escaped from within the magma—becoming trapped in the rock as it solidified, forming cavities. Groundwater flowing into these spaces brought dissolved silica, which crystallized into quartz. Over millennia, most of these quartz crystals turned into rich purple amethyst. Spot this and other amazing specimens in the Museum’s Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals!

Photo: D. Finnin/ © AMNH 

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"Janelle Monae as a Mermaid (colouring pencil drawing)" by Xanthe P Russell on INPRNT

Rainbow Aura Quartz Point✨

Jasper & Howlite Pokeballs made by Lucian Botezatu

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