{"id":7647,"date":"2022-05-28T02:46:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T06:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/?p=7647"},"modified":"2022-11-28T02:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T07:32:49","slug":"18-most-beautiful-crystals-and-minerals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/18-most-beautiful-crystals-and-minerals\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Most Beautiful Crystals And Minerals You’ve Ever Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Nature has so many wonderful things to offer like magnificent landscapes, mountains, rivers, lakes and waterfalls. However, we tend to forget about the smaller things, since they are not immediately visible as they are hidden underground. Here, we are referring to the world of crystals and minerals, which can be of unique and striking beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But do you know the difference between a crystal and mineral? Or perhaps you thought that there was none at all. A crystal is any solid that has an organized structure. This means that the atoms are positioned in very accurate distances and angles one from the other, as opposed to glass for example, in which the atoms are in a more or less random arrangement. Minerals, on the other hand, are inorganic, naturally occurring substances that have crystalline structures. So, it is a prerequisite to be a crystal in order to be a mineral. Therefore, it can be said that all minerals form crystals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With more than 4000 naturally occurring minerals in the world, we have compiled a list of some of the most captivating ones. Here are 18 of the most beautiful crystals and minerals, for you to feast your eyes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olivenite is a copper arsenate mineral and crystallizes in the monoclinic system. The piece shown in this photo has formed on Conichalcite. As the name suggests, it is of olive-green color, which varies in shade from yellow or brown, gray-green, grayish white or light green in transmitted light. More commonly, olivenite occurs as globular aggregates of acicular crystals, these fibrous forms often having a velvety luster; sometimes it is lamellar in structure, or soft and earthy.<\/p>\n\n\n