POSSIBLY OFFENSIVE - D*ldo shaped malachite discussion - LARGE IMAGE

[Lucinda]

I love the weird byways of the interent...
http://www.wannalol.com/p/741467 <-source

[bravenak]

1. The internet is a hell of a drug😙!

[Lucinda]

3. That it is! GD has been so tense lately I thought this might be a good laugh

[bravenak]

5. We needed it!

[ProudLib72]

2. I want to see it end up where it belongs

in a natural history museum!

[Lucinda]

4. Me too!

[ProudLib72]

6. Perhaps

the Smithsonian?

[Lucinda]

17. Do they have a crystal skull at the Smithsonian?

We could do a whole "body parts in non-human materials" exhibit.

[BainsBane]

7. I have a solution to the conundrum

Cut up the malachite and sell it for jewelry. Then take the money and buy a box of dildos. Then you don't have to worry about your vaginal flora.

[Lucinda]

8. I certainly couldn't be the one cutting it up

but it would be a good solution!

[BainsBane]

9. Or she could sell it whole

might be worth more than way.

I can see the ebay listing now.

[Lucinda]

14. I wouldn't be surprised to see it on ebay at all!

Ebay can be wonderfully weird at times.

[MineralMan]

23. Lots of botryoidal malachite specimens on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=malachite+stalactite&_pgn=2&_skc=50&rt=nc

[Lucinda]

24. I like the ones that have a little azurite in the mix

I've always been fascinated at the gorgeous stuff you can find underground and in caves. My dad was a metallurgist, and he was always bringing home cool bits and pieces. We used to go panning for gold in the foothills, and had access to an old gold mine where we'd camp and work the old tailings. It was so exciting to find the shiny stuff, even in small quantities.

[MFM008]

10. when minerals attack

...............

[Lucinda]

11. LOL

[rug]

12. Bravo!

But, is it safe to polish your rock?

[Lucinda]

13. OMG

[annabanana]

15. Oh lordie lordie

This is funny as hell

[Lucinda]

18. I laughed sooo hard at this last night.

The discussion was like some really weird Rorschach test...

[MineralMan]

16. Those malachite specimens are fairly common from

that part of Africa. That one has been polished. As they appear naturally, they have a somewhat rough surface and a dull luster.

Malachite is water soluble and toxic, so the advice about not using it in any way internally is good advice.

Back when I was selling mineral specimens to collectors around the world, I had several of those botryoidal malachite specimens pass through my stock. Large ones were fairly expensive. I didn't bother with polished ones. They weren't natural formations any longer.

Here's an example of how they appear naturally. They're actually stalactites:

[msanthrope]

20. I was going to recommend that DU consult you, our expert on these sorts of things. nt

[Lucinda]

21. That is a cool photo!

Caves have always been fascinating for me, but I can only go into the very large ones.

[Henry Krinkle]

19. *

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[Lucinda]

22. Why, yes. Yes, it is!