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Cool Rocks

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Lapis Lazuli (infosec.pub)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Wren@lemmy.today to c/cool_rocks@lemmy.today
 

A friend and avid rock hound sent this for my natural pigment experiments.

Now to figure out how to grind it down, it's harder than I thought.

Bonus black light pic:

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[โ€“] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if that's what I have. I doubt it but I'll post it and find out I guess!

[โ€“] Wren@lemmy.today 1 points 12 hours ago

That's what cool rocks is for. Good luck!