Some amazing minerals and stones

[WillParkinson]

http://www.earthporm.com/beautiful-minerals-and-stones/

The first one makes me think that maybe our universe is something inside a gemstone, too.

[japple]

1. Absolutely beautiful.

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[trusty elf]

2. Gorgeous!

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[Hubert Flottz]

3. This rockhound likes your link.

I'm a rockaholic!

Got hooked on rocks as a kid. I had two great shale deposits near my house and I dug all kinds of fossil plants and shellfish. Got into tumbling stones a long time ago too. I prowl Ebay looking for goodies. I have about a hundred pounds of jasper and agates to work with right now.

Slow work, but the results are awesome!

[Vincardog]

4. Those are some fine specimens

[Maedhros]

5. If one is visiting Washington D.C., I cannot recommend strongly enough

a trip to the Natural History Museum.

There is an entire wing devoted to rocks, minerals and meteorites. Absolutely stunning.

[66 dmhlt]

6. You should include a "teaser" ...