Light Is the Slowest Way to Lose a Specimen
A dropped specimen breaks in an instant. Light works the other way. It takes months, leaves no sound, and by the time you see the change, the damage is done.
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What Five Minutes Buys a Collector
When I rebuilt Rock of Science, one target mattered above all: a collector should be able to enter a complete specimen in under five minutes, on their own.
How Rock of Science Came to Be
It started in 2021, with a friend and a few dozen minerals. It became something else entirely.
Mineral Collection and Insurance
A collector drops an aquamarine. The insurer asks for photographs. There are none. Two real stories about mineral collection insurance and what documentation actually changes.