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Linarite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/linarite/This is one of the best linarite specimens in existence. Its chemical composition is lead, copper hydroxy- sulphate.
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Silver with Acanthite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/silver-with-acanthite/This magnificent twisted crystalline wire silver with acanthite (silver sulphide) is from the classic old locality of Kongsberg, Norway.
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Anglesite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/anglesite/Transparent, large and flawless anglesite crystals are rare, and some crystals from the Toussit Mine have been of sufficient quality for cutting beautiful faceted gems.
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Wulfenite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/wulfenite-mexico/This grouping of red-orange blockshaped crystals is a fine example of this form of wulfenite and the reason why so many people refer to these crystals as caramel sweets.
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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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Water and sedimentary transport
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/water-and-sedimentary-processes/Water plays a vital role in most sedimentary processes. Pure water itself has little effect on rocks. It is the dissolved gases in water, particularly carbon dioxide, that cause the chemical decay of minerals and mineral dissolution.
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What are minerals?
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/Minerals are the building blocks of our planet. Discover what they reveal about the history of Earth and our solar system and what makes them so essential to our existence.
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Gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/Gemstones are prized for their beautiful colours and patterns and are used in a range of applications including jewellery, decorative items and as important features of mineral collections.
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Metamorphic rocks
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/metamorphic-rocks/Metamorphic rocks form because of changes in temperature and depth of burial within the Earth in a solid state without actual melting.
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