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S. R. Gill
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ESL teacher, avid reader, occasional arts & crafts enthusiast, retro anime & manga enjoyer 🌺
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315 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Picromerite:
- A hydrous sulphate mineral
- Forms in bedded salt deposits in the ocean and as a sublimate in fumaroles
- Its name comes from the Greek words "πικρός/pikros" (bitter) and "μέρος/meros" (part) because it contains magnesium #minerals
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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23 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Petalite:
- A silicate mineral and an important lithium ore
- Occurs in lithium-bearing pegmatites
- Used in ceramic glazes pottery
- Its names comes from the Greek word "petalon" (leaf) because of its perfect basal cleavage #minerals
January 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Now blooming. Zygopetalum Blue Hawaii x Advance Australia. Wonderfully fragrant.

🌱🌿 #flowers #orchids #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed
January 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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One of my favourites from last spring's Khutzeymateen grizzly bear photo tour. This is Hot Chocolate (the mom) and her cub Marshmallow, two of the more prominent and 'seen' grizzly bears in the inlet. Enjoy and please feel free to 'Share'.
January 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Cat house”
January 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
…and this little guy was surrounded but not surrendered 😅
January 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Spotted in the garden of Archeological Museum in #Antalya
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January 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM