this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2026
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Cool Rocks

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Minerals are cool, too.

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Kyanite (infosec.pub)
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I hope this isn't cheating... even though I made the rules. I definitely cheated by ordering this in to test in my endless experiments with earth pigments — thus why it's in my mortar.

But it's a nice pic, right?

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[–] Dhar@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Please report back with pigment results!

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I will! I post my art experiments (and other things) to !Art_Alchemist_Guild@lemmy.today

[–] Dhar@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Joined, thanks!

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

Awesome. I'm stoked to (maybe) have more activity over there.

[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

It's a cool rock imo.