Still Waters Posted April 15, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 15, 2012 When it slammed into the surface of Earth, there was little sign of the beauty that lay inside.But cutting the Fukang meteorite open yielded a breathtaking sight. Within the rock, translucent golden crystals of a mineral called olivine gleamed among a silvery honeycomb of nickel-iron. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted April 15, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Translucent green crystals ... or as they're commonly know "Krpytonite" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted April 15, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 15, 2012 YYou can buy olivine jewelry,but its $$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Not Resisting Posted April 16, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Very, very pretty. Would love to own a chunk, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishgent Posted April 16, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Very, very pretty. Would love to own a chunk, lol. Me too. I think it's fukang beautiful. I feel sure I am going to be censored for that one lol ( ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted April 16, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) I'm a half hour behind ya and you're still here. Anyhow, that is spectacular. The whole meteor was full of it. It does look like a stained glass window. Edited April 16, 2012 by susieice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Raven Posted April 16, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 16, 2012 i would love to have a chunk of that rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowlark Posted April 16, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Translucent green crystals ... or as they're commonly know "Krpytonite" ^This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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