“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.”
So this mineral was found in the Mogok region of Myanmar, and the second rarest mineral, painite, was also found in the Mogok region of Myanmar. It sounds like there’s something funky going on there geologically speaking, and it’s probably not a coincidence that the country had been mostly closed off from the rest of the world for decades.
They have vibranium. Just saying.
Myanmar does have a good quantity of mineral and gemological resources, it wouldn’t surprise me if there were even more unique properties there.
I found one in yo momma last night.
Probably a jolly rancher
Oh nooooo
Surly we can just manufacture it with some fancy tech now?
It’s the only known natural occurrence of a mineral that (as it happens) has also been synthesized. Many minerals are available as exact synthetics. Diamond is an example.
So then why the fuck would anyone give a shit then. Who cares if we made it or some natural proccess made it? its the same shit (well maybe except some isotopes but thats mostly irrelevant).
“This is the rarest mineral in the world. Let’s cut off bits to make facets.”
People are so fucking weird.
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You caught me. I’m a terrible lying liar who only says things like this to impress people on the internet by making them think I did something stupid instead of something else stupid. It’s all part of my fiendish plan to make people think I’m an idiot. You found me out. Curses!
He didn’t know until after it was faceted…
“thought the raw gem was a mineral called scheelite. After he faceted the stone, though, he realized that he was looking at something unusual.”
This is what I get for only skimming the article.
Well, when you need to be in every thread that’s gotta limit your reading time
And this is what I get for reading the comments. NOT having to read the article.
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.
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)
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.
