{"title":"Minerals","description":"\u003cp\u003eMinerals are naturally occurring, typically crystalline, chemical compounds. Minerals differ from rocks and fossils because of their individual and specific chemical compositions (versus being a combination of many, as rocks are) and their exclusion from being produced from life processes. There are more than 5,500 known mineral species of which the large majority are recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA). Approximately 90% of the Earth\\'s crust is comprised of silicate materials, giving many minerals the base unit [SiO4]4− and some variation of a tetrahedral crystal formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll mineral specimens are photographed in-house to display their natural beauty. Other than background enhancement or removing dust, we do not alter the photos. 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Sometimes it is found in botryoidal (bulbous) cluster formations. When a Malachite mineral specimen forms in this shape, it is referred to as a Malachite Brain or broccoli due to the similarity in appearance. Malachite is also found as a pseudomorph, with one of the other minerals commonly being azurite.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DavesRockShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42831113551951,"sku":"i-c-181","price":62.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/5568\/9807\/files\/img_0201_1_6987518a-3037-4434-88d0-6fca77308ef8.jpg?v=1750085614"},{"product_id":"i-min-1775-ds","title":"Heliodor Crystal","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeliodor is the golden variety of beryl. It was discovered in Africa in 1910 and was given the name Heliodor based on the Greek words for gift from the sun- helios and doron. 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While still in its molten state, the Earth escaped the asteroid belt and began its rotation around the Sun, slowly completing its spherical form and began to cool. Because Pallasites are similar to the mineralogical composition of Earth they can be useful in researching Earth's geology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DavesRockShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42831139373135,"sku":"i-min-1706","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/5568\/9807\/files\/img_6662_46c34d5c-26cf-4ce8-8eab-2d511acd0dae.jpg?v=1750086439"},{"product_id":"i-min-1726","title":"Brazilian Agate \"Crystal\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgate is a form of Chalcedony, made up of 90% quartz and 10% morganite. It is composed of microscopically fine fibrous crystals, and it normally shows color banding, stripes, whirls, bull's eye and other random patterns due to impurities in the quartz. Igneous rock is formed by lava and volcanic activity. This activity can form pockets \/ bubbles in the rock, similarly to Swiss cheese. When these pockets are formed in an area close to water, the water which is filled with minerals, (primarily quartz), is forced into the pockets, forming a layer of gel which eventually eats away the igneous rock. Layer upon layer of this gel is created until the void is filled and the water dries out, allowing for complete crystallization. These pockets can be broken up over time, then washed into the waterways, where it can be naturally smoothed and polished. Sometimes it will remain intact, and a void will not fill completely, as in the case of an Agate Geode. 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