Mineralogy Puns

Specifically because of something called a "Spinel Twin."

Basically, it's a specific form of twinning found frequently in spinel crystals.

Mineralogy puns are a gneiss way to pass the time, are they not?

Is all purple quartz amethyst? The reason I’m asking is because while all answers on Google point to yes, they don’t definitively state that amethyst is the only purple variety.

I have a mineralogy lab in metamorphic rocks coming up and would love some pointers about identifying minerals in a slide. Any help is welcome

Has anyone taken mineralogy with Dr Sharp? I’m looking to get the text book ahead of time but can’t figure out which one it is! If anyone knows, I’d be super grateful.

Thank you!

I have always collected minerals, rocks and cristals for their mineralogical value and features. Whenever I chose to buy a mineral it was because of the rarity of the cristal, their special chemical composition or other interesting scientific features they could possess.

I used to enjoy going to collector's meetings and expositions and where we could talk for hours about mineralogy.

Mineralogy has been heavily gentrified over the years, the expositions are becoming much more spiritual instead of scientific. It was fun in the beginning when spiritual cristal enjoyers came to our meetings and they still had some scientific background but now it's all about "ambient energies" and chakra healing...

I used to have no problem with spiritual cristal enjoyers but their movement has become so detached from anything scientific or even closely related to mineralogy that the fun is all gone.

Serious mineral merchants have switched from selling rare clusters of yellow spessartite with unique cristal formation to selling polished crappy amethyst pebbles with incense.

Every time I go to a serious mineral market (those that are left) I see the passion drain from the eyes of the then enthusiastic mineralogists who now have to sell shitty onyx pebbles and rose quartz bracelets to stay relevant and get their business going.

I have no shame in saying that the gentrification that spiritual cristal enjoyers ruined the fun in mineralogy and the social interactions around it.

Hi there!

Does anyone here work in mineralogy? I'm 24yo and thinking about getting into geology/mineralogy. I have always loved crystals, gemstones, minerals, etc since I was a kid, and the theme has followed me throughout my life (i.e. when I did my design undergrad degree I made tapestries inspired by crystals, I created ranges of artwork featuring crystal illustrations, I briefly ran a crystal shop, etc), but I never really thought about actually studying it til now - I guess I didn't really realise that I could?

I'm wondering what the life of a mineralogist is like - what the work is like, if there's work/life balance, if it's interesting, if you get to work with cool crystals and minerals regularly, etc. I'm trying to get a grasp on what the actual day to day life is like, and whether it's something I'll enjoy. Also is there a specific pathway to get there? I'm looking at geology courses but a lot of what I'm finding seems to be focused on oil, gas, hydro, surveying and consultancy, etc, whereas I'd want to work more directly with actual crystals, maybe for a museum or research lab or something.

Any info/advice/insight/personal experiences would be so greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much!

Which one is easier or more interesting?

Please excuse my ignorance in public and con. law. I've had a quick read through the authorities in Australian and UK on administrative estoppel, and the derivatives in UK of 'abuse of power' and 'legitimate expectation'. These cases seem to fall far short of WA parliament's actions in extinguishing Mineralogy's rights, which were created by prior statute.

It requires a rather large leap to move from refusing to estop administrative powers (of ministers, etc) to estopping parliament from enacting a statute. But the 2020 Act extinguishing mineralogy's rights seems to go so much farther than any of the authorities I've come across.

I noticed that no argument along such grounds was run by the plaintiff. But I wonder whether such an argument might have some merit, despite the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. Perhaps broadly based on vague principles that all are equal under the law?

Does estoppel, or some derivative doctrine applicable to parliament have any role in Australia? If so, would this not be the case to run it?

if anyone can share please pm me.

Hi all, I am currently a geology major at the University of Texas at Arlington. I am taking both mineralogy and structural geology this upcoming fall semester.

I was just wondering if anyone has any advice for me in how to do my absolute best in balancing both these courses. Thanks for any advice you may be able to offer :)

There are three fields of Science I enjoy but are imho sadly Underrated. Two of them are Linguistics and Zoology, both have a Crash Course.

But the third one is Geology. Specifically the Gemmology-Mineralogy side of Geology, because Crash Course Geography is already a thing, and that basically Covers the rest of Geology.

I was always interested in studying rocks and where they came from, I remember that I was into Rock-collecting too, when I was younger, and in fact I still do, so I always thought that learning about Geology would be cool, and I believe Crash Course is the right Place.

What do you think? (This is only an Idea... please be Kind)