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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
This stuff is really cool, thank you! On a side note, those chibi arts look like perfect matching pfps with the besties 😭
March 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If it wasn’t for your description, I’d really mistake it for a flower tbh, beautiful work.
March 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It looks good, congrats!!
January 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Real dinosaur feet right there 😭
January 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’ve spotted those a lot mid autumn in my city. I love them!
January 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy birthday and good luck with the cake 💪
January 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Those are so peculiar, I love seeing your posts in my feed 🥺
January 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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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