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Open fracture due to tension allowing calcite crystals to partially fill into cracks (lemmy.today)
submitted 1 day ago by setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world to c/cool_rocks@lemmy.today
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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 day ago

Where in Iowa???

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

what a town name lol

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Bussey cream pie.

[–] omgboom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right in the bussy

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Bussey crack.

[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Don't put crystals in your bussy, kids

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Thats a cool rock!

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That looks very metal!

(the emotional impression, not the material)

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is what I picture when I think of gout.

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gout is decidedly less metal.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Gout rocks