10 Incredibly Beautiful Minerals And Stones

Curiosities
7 months ago

Nature can sometimes create truly outstanding displays of beauty which are beyond the abilities of all the world’s artists. You only have to look at some of the minerals and precious stones that people have discovered in various corners of the world over the years to see that this is true. We put together a collection of the most uniquely beautiful minerals and stones ever discovered, which prove beyond doubt that there are wonders lying even in the ground beneath our feet.

Sunset Fire Opal

Bismuth

The ocean inside an opal

An Amethyst Geode

Opal fossil

Lightning Ridge black opal

Fluorite

Burmese Tourmaline

Scolecite

Precious opal

Preview photo credit James St. John / Flickr

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