When I was little I had a rock and fossil collection. I was obsessed with dinosaurs that my mother would hide rocks, small fossils, and minerals in the dirt and then allow me to dig and find them. At some point I lost the collection in a move.
So when I went to the National Museum of Natural History I decided to add to that lost collection. It took me ages to decide what type of rock or fossil was I going to get in the gift shop. I had seen photos of Bismuth on reddit and found its geometric patterns and beautiful rainbow colors intriguing. So after some debate, I decided to get a small man-made sample.
The light catches the mineral in different ways, showing color here and there.
Souvenir Saturday is an every-other week series on the items that represent travel memories.
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