{"id":628,"date":"2017-05-11T22:02:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T05:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorennason-dot-com.crwcun8-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=628"},"modified":"2017-05-11T22:02:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T05:02:29","slug":"human-caused-explosion-mineral-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorennason.com\/2017\/05\/human-caused-explosion-mineral-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Caused Explosion in Mineral Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an interesting read about how the affect of humans using things on this planet to make new things is causing new minerals to come into existence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/an-explosion-of-never-before-seen-minerals-could-mark-the-dawn-of-a-new-geological-epoch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Explosion of Never-Before-Seen Minerals<br \/>\nCould Mark The Dawn of a New Geological Epoch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-628 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/andersonite.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/andersonite-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/andersonite-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/andersonite-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/andersonite-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-629'>\n\t\t\t\tAndersonite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chalconatronite.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chalconatronite-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chalconatronite-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lorennason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chalconatronite-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-630'>\n\t\t\t\tChalconatronite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindat.org\/min-954.html\">chalconatronite<\/a>, a rare copper mineral that crystallises as a bright blue crust on ancient Egyptian bronze artefacts, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andersonite\">andersonite<\/a>, a uranium-laced mineral with a fluorescent green or yellow glow that forms on the walls of mine tunnels.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a fascinating quick read<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Simply put, we live in an era of unparalleled inorganic compound diversification. Indeed, if the Great Oxidation eons ago was a &#8216;punctuation event&#8217; in Earth&#8217;s history, the rapid and extensive geological impact of the Anthropocene is an exclamation mark.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The featured image is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zinc_chloride_hydroxide_monohydrate\">Simonkolleite<\/a>. This mineral is a rare secondary mineral formed by weathering of zinc-bearing slag.\u00a0Slag is the glass-like by-product left over after a desired metal has been separated (i.e., smelted) from its raw ore.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an interesting read about how the affect of humans using things on this planet to make new things is causing new minerals to come into existence. 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