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Hey Geology, what's your favourite mineral? And have you tried licking it? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/geology@lemmy.ca

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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, it's sort of like saying selenite when it's the gem quality gypsum. There's nomenclature distinction, even if the chemical distinction is trivial.

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[–] zpnrg1979@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Fair enough, just razzing anyhow.

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