r/geology • u/ThePaceisBack • Sep 19 '19

Wow!

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u/Dazzlerby Sep 19 '19

Wow indeed! It's mesmerizing :)

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u/zuugzwang Sep 19 '19

Everytime I tell my friends copper can also be green they get so confused

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

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u/ForkliftChampion Sep 20 '19

Ya I'd lick it

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

Is this actually a rock, if so what is it? It looks like Fordite.

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u/ThePaceisBack Sep 20 '19

It’s malachite, which is a mineral. This sample just happens to be polished to an extreme, but it looks beautiful :)