“It’s called kyawthuite (cha-too-ite), a tiny, tawny-hued grain weighing just a third of a gram (1.61 carats). On first glance, you might mistaken it for amber or topaz; but the unassuming mineral speck has value beyond measure.”

    • @RizzRustbolt
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      92 months ago

      Corinthean everything back then. Leather, columns, baby food… everything.