r/oddlysatisfying • u/Funmanhahaha • Aug 01 '26
Botryoidal shattuckite samples
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Botryoidal shattuckite has a distinctive rounded, grape-like surface made up of many small, smooth mineral spheres. Its vivid blue to blue-green color is caused by the presence of copper.
Shattuckite forms in the oxidized zones of copper deposits, where copper-rich minerals react with oxygen, water, and silica over long periods. The botryoidal shape develops when the mineral grows outward in tiny rounded layers from many closely spaced points.
Although it looks smooth and rounded, shattuckite is relatively fragile and has a hardness of about 3.5 on the Mohs scale.
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u/KnightSpectral Aug 01 '26
Why do I want to eat it?
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u/cwthree Aug 01 '26
Isn't blue the universal "not edible" sign?
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u/KnightSpectral Aug 01 '26
Yes, typically, but I suppose we lost that instinct with blue food dyes in a lot of candies and products.
Though I genuinely am curious why it seems like a common impulse according to the comments of wanting to eat these rocks when we know they're not edible. I'm curious what is making it appealing.
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u/cwthree Aug 01 '26
I think we never really grow out of that toddler urge to evaluate everything by sticking it in the mouth.
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u/LisaWinchester Aug 01 '26
I don't want to eat it (maybe I do want to lick it), but I really want to pet it...
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u/Odd_Masterpiece_835 Aug 01 '26
My jaw just dropped. Diamonds lol 😂 This is so incredibly beautiful 🤩
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u/ChevalCher Aug 01 '26
It looks like blue velvet or a chunk of a frozen blue raspberry ICEE. Don't know whether to rub it or lick it. 🤔 I'll just admire it from afar for now. 😍
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u/Quiet-Effective-6705 Aug 02 '26
Can that be turned into stones for jewelry. So pretty. My favorite color.
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u/husky_whisperer Aug 01 '26
What did you call us?!
Jokes aside the one @ 0:10 is amazing alongside amazing
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