We ’ve all seen our honest plowshare of rocks , and most of them are n’t that pretty . The one that are though , can be totally mind - blow . Ryoji Tanaka , a Nipponese lensman and apothecary , like to becharm some of the most striking element , mineral , and compounds in near - up ( like the Uranium - containing cuprosklodowskite you see above ) andthe resultsare crazy awesome .
Adamantane (by sublimation)
Bismuth
Titanium crystals (by electrolysis)
Andersonite
Plain old gold
Vanadinite crystals on white barite
Muonionalusta meteorite
Karpatite
Uvarovite
Bonus Non-mineral: Thenoic acid
Top Image : Uranium - containing cuprosklodowskite . All photos byRyoji Tanakawith permission
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