Gold is one of the most enduring minerals that we know of. In today’s volatile economic times, the value of gold has suddenly been brought to the forefront, but what most people don’t realize is that gold has retained its value and allure for thousands of years, and now is touted as one of the most secure investments you can make, as an alternative to paper currency. But, let’s look at gold from other standpoints. Gold as a color is definitely one of my favorite colors, and pure gold nuggets in combination with other crystals is just really rare and
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The versatile calcite
Calcite (CaCo3) is a highly versatile crystal that comes in many types of colors and crystallized forms. It is too soft to be actually used as jewelry for the long term, having only a hardness of 3 on the Mohs scale. Its color ranges from colorless to orange, red, blue, green, down to black. Calcite is common, and occurs worldwide. It is found as masses, microcrystalline crystals, concretions, fibrous, and singular crystals (scalenohedrons and rhombohedrons). It is also soluble in hydrochloric acid, and can be burned in high flame, breaking down into carbon dioxide and lime in the process. Some
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