Rare minerals

Even non-gemologists can get caught up in the Wilensky gallery's incredible display of rare, natural minerals and stones. Stuart and Donna Wilensky,

"Osmium is an 'extra-terrestrial mineral' - meaning a mineral not naturally found on this Earth as it has originated in outer space. Such materials include those found in cosmic dust and meteorites - Iridium and Osmium are two examples of extra-terrestrial minerals arriving in meteorites, and being extremely rare on earth, with only tiny amounts mined annually. Armantium is also very rare, and arrives on earth in the same manner as Iridium and Osmium.", Tony explained.

Minerals are remarkable substances that exist in abundance within the Earth's crust. They come in a variety of colors, shapes, and compositions, each with its o

"Fordite" is an anthropocenic mineral "formed from the built up of layers of enamel paint slag on tracks and skids on which cars were hand spray-painted (a now automated process),…

The rare borate mineral boracite from evaporite deposits at Boulby Mine, Cleveland.

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