r/MineralGore

This was 12 inches wide.

There was also a botryoidal hematite cluster, which was snapped in half.

I am torn on trying to repair this specimen or just letting it be.

I'm really, really sad about this one.

could not find the appropriate flair

i'm gonna go cry and file an insurance claim now

I’m seeing both “native copper with quartz symbiosis” and plain “native copper” showing up. All the ones I see are coming out of China. Both of these appear to me to be electroplated copper either by itself or on quartz. Not sure if the underlying quartz is natural clusters or glued up assemblies of natural or artificial crystals, but it appears to me to have been electroplated over the top with some areas masked off to keep them free of copper. The nodules and tree like structures formed are dendrites which is basically a runaway of the process where irregular deposition creates surface roughness that continues to attract more material that makes the roughness bigger and bigger. Eventually large structures form with a characteristic pebbly surface. Normally in electroplating this is a defect to be avoided but here it’s used to create the unique shapes. You can also see some areas of the crystals that are pretty smoothly plated where the process has not run away. I also am attaching an image of a metal ring that has started to grow dendrites as an example.

Another really badly done fake specimen from China. Probably natural crystals but definitely not all from the same place based on the differences in coloration, and glued together with some crushed pyrite in a blob and sold for an exorbitant price.

This is dire. Three blue plastic beads and a bit of green wire.

Guys... I think something is wrong with the amethyst I have in my collection, 'cause mine haven't sprouted like this yet 🥺🥺🥺

The divination mirror made of labradorite is unique

I know the first one is dyed agates. The second is just a bunch of agates….

that pose though

that eye contact though

that confidence

that frog is on another level 😎✨✨✨

This happy little snail seems a little off…. Kind of “backwards” if you will…
I bought him, I HAD TOO… felt sorry for him. Paid $10.

This particular Etsy website is full of “handpicked” roadside trash for hundreds of dollars. Also advertised as metaphysical.

they look soooo cute!!!

i almost want to get one for myself...

It the keyboard was analog and metal with gold inlay on the keys I'd be down but this im not sure of.

I had to see it, so do you.