The answer is scapolite!! This mineral group alters easily so seeing a 245 carat whopper like this one is not common. ⚒️🧪💎

EAandersonmineral.bsky.socialOct 1, 2024 11:19am

Guess the Gem time!! What mineral or group do you think this gem is? Hint: it frequently occurs as columnar crystals which is reflected in the origin of the group name. ⚒️🧪💎

Guess the Gem time!! What mineral or group do you think this gem is? Hint: it frequently occurs as columnar crystals which is reflected in the origin of the group name. ⚒️🧪💎

The fore paddle of Muraenosaurus leedsi, a plesiosaur with a long neck that lived in a shallow sea, that was found in southern England. ⚒️🧪🦖

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Ruby

The answer is ruby, one of the popular gem varieties of the mineral corundum!! ⚒️🧪💎

EAandersonmineral.bsky.socialSep 24, 2024 11:13am

Ready for this Guess the Gem?!? What mineral or variety do you think these gems are? Hint: it’s a cardinal stone gem. ⚒️🧪💎

Ready for this Guess the Gem?!? What mineral or variety do you think these gems are? Hint: it’s a cardinal stone gem. ⚒️🧪💎

Love the polish on this lapis lazuli. Lapis lazuli is made up mostly of the mineral lazurite, not lazulite which is another blue mineral. ⚒️🧪

Topaz

The answer this week is topaz, a recent Mineral Cup contender!! ⚒️🧪💎

EAandersonmineral.bsky.socialSep 17, 2024 11:19am

Can you Guess The Gem?!?! What mineral do you think this gem is? Hint: you might be used to seeing it as the blue, brown or orange varieties. ⚒️🧪💎