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Diorite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/diorite/This small piece of diorite, an igneous rock, may appear unpretentious, but it has an incredible history.
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‘Dinosaur’ Gold Nugget
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/dinosaur-gold-nugget/This gold nugget, worn smooth by the action of water, has an uncanny resemblance to a prehistoric reptile, and has been called the ‘Dinosaur’ gold nugget.
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Peridot
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/peridot/Facts about Peridot.
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Rhodonite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/rhodonite/Facts about Rhodonite.
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Nephrite jade
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/nephrite-jade/Facts about Nephrite jade.
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Garnet
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/garnet/Facts about Garnet
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Topaz
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/topaz/Facts about Topaz.
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Sapphire and Ruby
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/sapphire-and-ruby/Facts about Sapphire and Ruby.
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Pyromorphite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/pyromorphite/Pyromorphite (lead chloro-phosphate) was a common mineral of the oxidised zone of the Broken Hill orebody, and exceptional specimens of various crystal forms and colours were found.
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Anglesite on Cerussite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/Anglesite-on-cerussite/This reticulated cerussite (lead carbonate) has a sugar-like coating of anglesite (lead sulphate).
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