r/Minerals

My favorite Black Army

Not a clue what this is can anyone tell me

I’ve been ever so slowly collecting pieces here and there for the last 6 years. And I finally realized it was time to upgrade from the Amazon acrylic display cabinet. I’ve tried to label everything I’m certain of, besides most of the pieces I’ve collected myself which are on the bottom left hand side. Happy to talk about any of the pieces if anyone is interested!

For a whole year I dreamed of finding a pomegranate, all attempts ended in nothing, and today I found it 🥹

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Hey fellas 🫡

Today I wanna show you something, that's not from Denmark, but from the River Elbe, in my hometown of Hamburg.

I found it at the Falkensteiner Ufer between some of the other stuff (quartz, flint, granite and other).

The weight (in grams) and the measurements (cm) can be found in the pictures.

I didn't do the scratch test (for hopefully obvious reasons).

Maybe someone can help me?

Thanks as always :)

When i was a little kid (30 years ago) I was really into collection minerals and rocks. I have about 8 boxes like these that are all scratched and damaged. I don't think my collection is worth anything but it has great personal value to me and I like to display them. What would be a good way to display all these minerals? Any advice on preserving them is also welcome, although the rocks them selves look to be in good shape. They've just been sitting on a shelf.