Gritty has found rocks.
They are all safe but boring to lick. It’s a solid selection of common crystals from a rock shop or museum gift store.
I do have a few questions.
They are all safe but boring to lick. It’s a solid selection of common crystals from a rock shop or museum gift store.
I do have a few questions.
https://twitter.com/grittynhl/status/1329854762926432257
If you go outside and pick up a stray rock, it’s probably quartz.
This looks like quartz. Quartz is an excellent oscillator that is piezoelectric & resonates well.
White sand is also quartz, and is near oceans.
Conclusion: Gritty can use quartz as a distributed spy network.
This looks like quartz. Quartz is an excellent oscillator that is piezoelectric & resonates well.
White sand is also quartz, and is near oceans.
Conclusion: Gritty can use quartz as a distributed spy network.
https://twitter.com/GrittyNHL/status/1329855264409985026
I have questions on this ID.
If it’s rose quartz, it’s about as fun as licking a window for flavour.
But it could easily be pink halite (like Himalayan rock salt!). If it is...? Lick it! Lick it moar!
If it’s rose quartz, it’s about as fun as licking a window for flavour.
But it could easily be pink halite (like Himalayan rock salt!). If it is...? Lick it! Lick it moar!
https://twitter.com/grittynhl/status/1329855788962209803
This is a very good choice of fav rock. While not all sodalite is vibrantly fluorescent, most is.
If Gritty zapped this rock with a UV flashlight it’s very likely to glow a gorgeous fiery orange.
An orange that would look quite lovely with that fur.
If Gritty zapped this rock with a UV flashlight it’s very likely to glow a gorgeous fiery orange.
An orange that would look quite lovely with that fur.
https://twitter.com/grittynhl/status/1329856190977892353
Aside:
If you haven’t seen sodalite fluoresce before, it’s really pretty!
Here’s a thread on the science of sodalite & tracking down the truth behind a viral vid from last year:
If you haven’t seen sodalite fluoresce before, it’s really pretty!
Here’s a thread on the science of sodalite & tracking down the truth behind a viral vid from last year:
https://twitter.com/mikamckinnon/status/1162788149749137409
If you pick up a stray rock from Gritty’s collection, it’s probably quartz.
Amethyst: quartz with trace iron, irradiation, or both
Aventurine: quartz with traces of copper & maybe mica inclusions
Quartz point: quartz
Jasper, carnelian, tigers eye: microcrystalline quartz
Amethyst: quartz with trace iron, irradiation, or both
Aventurine: quartz with traces of copper & maybe mica inclusions
Quartz point: quartz
Jasper, carnelian, tigers eye: microcrystalline quartz
https://twitter.com/grittynhl/status/1329856032600977408
Assuming the rose quartz is an accurate ID and the salty flavour is lingering sweat, Gritty has a quartz collection and a chunk of sodalite.
This is exactly why I have such a love-hate relationship with quartz.
This is exactly why I have such a love-hate relationship with quartz.
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