[ Ссылка ] #minerals are basically #crystals that many people have collected for years and years, ever since many of our first ancestors got a look at them.
Some even have minerals that are buried in different locations for religious reasons.
Gemstones are something that’s a big part of our earth, with each #stone being unique, and not imitated by anyone else.
The collecting of minerals was popular during the Victorian period because lots of sovereigns would collect these, and they would try to get the prettiest stones out there.
Many great cities in Europe actually keep these collections, and you can go to a history museum usually to find this.
One artist that had a large mineral collection was John Ruskin, an artist and writer in Britain. The US also had a lot of collectors too that were noteworthy.
One of the biggest was one that wsa preserved by Washington Augustus Roebling, with a collection that wsa the origin for one of the largest that is currently found at the Smithsonian in Washington DC.
There are also tons of displays and shows. You can go to Tuscan, Munich Denver, and other places to find some amazing mineral collectables.
The demand for this is also increasing because they are something that have actually been mined more and more, especially in China, Pakistan, and South America.
The mines that were gone for almost 100 years were now revived, and then changed just to get the #specimens extracted. There are new regions all around the world that are modified to get this, and they also are being discovered by many dealers of minerals, especially those that are newly discovered.
What are Minerals Though
Minerals are basically the main parts of lots of rocks and currently there are over 4900 different species of minerals.
They’re found in the earth, dirt, and rocks, and sometimes in water. Some of them also may contain elements, such as gold and silver.
Others including quartz and calcite are basically a combination of the two. Minerals all have the same makeup though, since most of them are usually made by the same chemicals coming together. They are also usually crystals that are solid and found on various surfaces that are flat.
You also may notice under a microscope that quartz for example, has a hexagonal shape due to the structure of the oxygen and silicon atoms together. Oxygen is also a major part of many minerals, and they also can make up the crust of the earth.
Feldspar, mica, and hornblende are also examples. They also come in gem forms, including diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and the like. Gold and silver are also minerals, and they are used to make jewelry that are used to wear.
How they get recognized.
They usually get identified by shade, such as the colors that they are, and also variants of this. Many are recognized by the patina, which is ow it does replicate the light. Some of them have a luster that’s smoother, or more radiant, or maybe sharper.
Streak is another one, since some minerals do make a certain color or a look when they’re rubbed against tiles that are porcelain.
Cleavage is another one, which is something that is how it is ruptured. Some of the are a bit more diminutive and come with small cubes. Some may be more even, some not as much.
Then there is resistance, which is how easy or hard this is to scrape. Talc is something your fingernail can smash.
Then there is the specific significance, which is the weight compared to the water to figure out how large it is.
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