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submitted 3 weeks ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

"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."

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[-] nelly_man@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

They have vibranium. Just saying.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Myanmar does have a good quantity of mineral and gemological resources, it wouldn't surprise me if there were even more unique properties there.

[-] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I found one in yo momma last night.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago
[-] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago
[-] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago

Surly we can just manufacture it with some fancy tech now?

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago

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).

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I think these downvotes misunderstood what you were saying.

Because it's clear to me what you meant was, "then why do people still care if their diamond is natural or synthetic?" Which is a fantastic question. If I ever bought a diamond, which I won't because moissanite exists, but if I did, it would have to be synthetic.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago

"This is the rarest mineral in the world. Let's cut off bits to make facets."

People are so fucking weird.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

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."

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is what I get for only skimming the article.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

And this is what I get for reading the comments. NOT having to read the article.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 3 weeks ago

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)

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] essell@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Well, when you need to be in every thread that's gotta limit your reading time

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

i hope you learned your lesson

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I HAVE LEARNED NOTHING!

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