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Mineral Monday

Linarite, PbCu(SO4)(OH)2

Classification: Sulfate

Name Derivation: Linares, Spain.

Physical Properties: Monoclinic, 2.5 hardness, light blue streak

#minerals #geology #nature #blue #streak #spain #light blue

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Azurite | Malachite Liufengshan Mine, Anhui Province, China

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Dinosunday

Irritator

Temporal Range: Early Cretaceous, 110 Ma

Location: South America

Diet: Omnivore

Family: Spinosauridae

#sunday #dinosaur #geology #paleozoic #paleontology #nature #cretaceous #family #location

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Eruptions on Mount Stromboli 🌋🇮🇹

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Strataday

Conrad, A. “Source Rock for the World’s Largest Oil Field,” silurian shale. Quassim Province, Saudi Arabia.

#strata #geology #rocks #nature #desert #saudiarabia #shale #silurian #oil field #field #rock #middle east

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#ebooks #kindle #geology #nature #disaster #natural #natural disasters #big ones #history #earth #earthquake #volcano

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Dinosunday

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Here is the official dinosaur of America’s capital to celebrate. To avoid confusion, this dinosaur has not been officially classified because the only fossil found was one vertabrae from one dinosaur. The classification is still under debate, and current information is subject to change if more fossils are found.

Capitalsaurus

Temporal Range: Early Cretaceous

Location: Eastern United States

Diet: Carnivore

Family: Undetermined

#dinosaur #sunday #memorial day #holiday weekend #usa #u.s. #geology #d.c. #capital #east coast #classification #cretaceous

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Strataday

Saltatelli F. “Triassic Layering in Ischigualasto Provincial Park,” Valley of the Moon. San Juan, Argentina.

#geology #nature #earth #strata #saturday #paleozoic #layering #layers #moon #argentina #san juan #valley of the moon

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A new timelapse from Death Valley. Such a surreal moment to capture. As the backlit rain poured down the mountains. I will be premiering my new vlog video at 230pst LINK IN BIO! :)

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Mineral Monday

Pyrite FeS2

Classification: Sulfide

Name Derivation: Greek word ‘pyritēs’ meaning “of fire.”

Properties: Cubic, 6-6.5 hardness, greenish-black streak

#minerals #geology #nature #pyrite #gold #fools gold #streak #greek #cube #fire #name #classification

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Dinosunday

Achillobator

Temporal Range: Late Cretaceous, 93-80 Ma

Location: Mongolia

Diet: Carnivore

Family: Dromaeosauridae

#dinosaur #geology #paleontology #mongolia #cretaceous #sunday

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The sky and canyon rim got reflected in the falling water in this shot

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Walk past this every time I go to the lake, and just noticed it’s abundance of fossils.

#geology #rocks #nature #lake

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Strataday

Lynch, D. “Encore,” Folding and Faulting. Calico Mountains, California.

#saturday #strata #geology #earth #california #faulting #rocks #deformation #folding #mountains #encore

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Mineral Monday

Corundum Al2O3

Classification: Oxide

Name Derivation: Tamil word, Kurundam

Properties: Hexagonal, 9 hardness

#minerals #geology #corundum #classification #oxide #name #monday

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Dinosunday

Kosmoceratops

Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 76.4-75.9 Ma

Location: North America

Diet: Herbivore

Family: Ceratops

#dinosaur #mesozoic #ceratopsian #geology #paleontology #sunday