Games A-Z ~ Animal, Mineral, Plant (Trees, Herbs … )

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Venus Looking Glass

 

[mia.wallace]

Wisteria

 

[Dead Meat]

Xingu River Ray

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Yak

 

[Dead Meat]

Zebra shark

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Ammolite


Late Cretaceous (70 million years)

SW Alberta, Canada

Bearpaw Formation

Ammolite is an opal-like gemstone found primarily in Alberta, Canada.

It is made of the fossilized shells of ammonites, which in turn are composed primarily of aragonite, the same mineral contained in nacre, with a microstructure inherited from the shell.

 

[Dead Meat]

Bengal Tiger,

 

[Rogue Proxy]

Cacomistle

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Donkey

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Ecu D'or - Gold Coin - Duke of Brittany





Brittany (Bretagne) :
François II (1458-1488) gold Ecu d'or au chevalier ND AU55 PCGS, Rennes mint, Fr-96, Dup-334.

+ ★ FRΛnCISCVS ★ DЄI ★ GRΛCIΛ | ★ BRITORV ★ DVX ★ , duke on horseback charging right with shield and upraised sword /

+ ★ DЄVS ★ In ★ ΛDIVTORIVM ★ MЄVM ★ In ★ TΛRDЄ ★ R ★ , cross fleurée with ermines in angles, all within an angled polylobe.

 

[Dead Meat]

fennec fox,

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Gardénia - Celestial Star

 

[Dead Meat]

Halibut

 

[Rogue Proxy]

Indian bullfrog

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

'Jōmon Sugi' (縄文杉) - Japanese Conifer


Estimated age : 2000 - 7000 years old

 

[LoiteringClouds]

Kimberlite

It sometimes contains diamonds

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Little Auk

 

[LoiteringClouds]

Magnetite

It's a major source of iron and ferromagnetic (attracted to a magnet and can become a permanent magnet itself.)

 

[Jezzibell]

Neon

 

[thankyou]

Zircon (mineral)

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

*A-Z ~ Animal, Mineral, Plant (Trees, Herbs …)

*One Rule : List alphabetically A-Z (1st letter) !

Hello @thankyou ~ Thanks for playing / posting your mineral !

It's an 'A-Z' game — and the last post was the letter 'N'

But you can still edit your post — you can choose any options listed — beginning with the letter 'O'

Zircon (mineral)

*Update : Last seen at 7:43 tonight - so we'll hopefully see you next time !

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Obsidian - Projectile Point / Arrowhead


Paleo-Indian
Ca. 6000 B.C.
Obsidian with oblique pressure flaking.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park

 

[Dead Meat]

Polor Bear

 

[Jezzibell]

Quail

 

[mia.wallace]

Reindeer

 

[Starlit]

Starflower

 

[Dead Meat]

Tarantula

 

[Jezzibell]

Tarantula

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Haha we did it again xx
Unicorn

 

[mia.wallace]

Ulysses Butterfly

 

[Jezzibell]

Viper