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[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 35 points 9 months ago

My geologist coworker said that agate isn't really a mineral either, mostly because it gets used too broadly and doesn't have one singular chemical composition.

Then again, I'm just an organic chemist, and classifying minerals seems suspiciously like biology to me...

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago

I love this template, so many half-baked but quality rants

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Wait, I'm confused. Glass is a blob that is slowly cooled, same with obsidian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass#Microscopic_structure