#YouFindARock.

It’s a cheerful Easter-pastel radioactive warning sign, or possibly a pinwheel of lavender & lemon merengue.

It’s real.
Seriously, no one fucked with it.

Even more perplexing? It’s Safe But Boring To Lick.

Ametrine is fancy quartz. No joke! https://twitter.com/fossillocator/status/1390336983449341955
Ametrine is incredibly pretty quartz. The purple is amethyst (quartz with gamma-irradiated trace iron) & the yellow is ferruginous quartz (NOT citrine).

📷 Ru Smith, Brian Kosnar, mirakajminerals, Kuno Stoeckli
You pick up the incredibly rare crystal.

You grin wickedly.

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> Lick

You slobber on the crystal, determined to pick up any hint of flavour.

You get absolutely nothing in return but a damp rock. Ametrine is quartz. Incredibly pretty quartz, but quartz. Your window has more trace flavours.

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