You wander through the flood basalts of India, imagining when the land was covered in a sea of lava.
You stumble upon a cavity. Within it, #YouFindARock. It may not be a cute lil fluffball that got dropped in sticky yellow candies, but it sure looks like it is.
You ignore the yellow not-candy calcite; you’ve played with that enough to not feel charmed by its characteristic bubbling in acid today.
You focus on the white puff of scolecite. Knowing what it is doesn’t abait your curiosity even a smidgen.
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> Pet
You gently pet the fluffball. The extremely fibrous crystals are much silkier than the last scolecite you encountered
“Huh,” you muse. “That’s neat.”
Not anticipating many differences beyond texture between this scolecite puffball and the previous scolecite bloom, you pause to think.
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> Adopt
“You’re just too cute!” you coo, scooping the scolecite into a snuggle. “Do you want to come home with me?”
You pause, reflecting on past errors.
“You’re not kin to albino tribbles, right?” you inquire cautiously.
It neither confirms nor denies.
You are not reassured.
You spend your afternoon curled up with your new mineral friend as it basks in your affection.
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