The World's Rarest Mineral Is So Rare It's Only Ever Been Found Once
The World's Rarest Mineral Is So Rare It's Only Ever Been Found Once
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The World's Rarest Mineral Is So Rare It's Only Ever Been Found Once
"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."
"This is the rarest mineral in the world. Let's cut off bits to make facets."
People are so fucking weird.
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."
This is what I get for only skimming the article.
Like the guy who cut down the oldest know tree to find out how old it was. It wasn't known how old it was at the time. (They have found probably older but don't want to cut them down to find out.)
You caught me. I'm a terrible lying liar who only says things like this to impress people on the internet by making them think I did something stupid instead of something else stupid. It's all part of my fiendish plan to make people think I'm an idiot. You found me out. Curses!