“It’s called kyawthuite (cha-too-ite), a tiny, tawny-hued grain weighing just a third of a gram (1.61 carats). On first glance, you might mistaken it for amber or topaz; but the unassuming mineral speck has value beyond measure.”

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      27 days ago

      I was in on it early, so I have no excuse other than I need to read more carefully next time. Which I probably won’t remember to do next time.

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        27 days ago

        Can someone tldr the whole thing? I’m too lazy to read the title, comments or article.

        (No please don’t, I read it, I’m just here for cheap jokes and giggles)

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          27 days ago

          Guy found an interesting rock in a gemstone market in Myanmar, thought it was one thing, made it pretty, found out not only was it something else, it was something never before seen in nature.

          Naturally, now it lives in Los Angeles.