You’re in the desert. A deep, vibrant blue catches your eye.
It’s neither sky nor water. #YouFindARock!
You pick up the perfectly civic blue crystal ans consider your future life choices.
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> Lick
Mmm, salty!
> Lick lick lick
So salty. Exactly salty. Just like salt, because it is salt.
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> Investigate blue
250 million years ago, a shallow sea covered New Mexico, then evaporated to leave behind thick deposits of sylvite and halite. Gamma emissions from potassium (K-40) isotope decay in the sylvite knocks holes in the crystal lattice of the halite.
Oooh, pretty!
> Pet
The world is big and scary and overwhelming. You snuggle the pretty rock salt, stroking its smooth glassy surface. You give it an idle scritch, noting at Mohs hardness 2-2.5, it's softer than your fingernails and scratches easily.
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> Mix cocktails
You squeeze a lime, add some cognac, a splash of orange liqueur, and a few droplets of vanilla, shaking it all together over ice.
You pause before pouring the mixture in a martini glass, eying the blue cube thoughtfully.
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