20 Most Dangerous Minerals in The World

It may seem crazy but rocks can be deadly and not just when they fall on your head, there are so many imaginative ways to die from things in the natural

world

that you will be surprised, lick the wrong rock and you will be lost, so before you Head out to pet some

minerals

, you'd better arm yourself with a little more information, you never know what might be able to kill you, from radioactive rocks available on eBay to shiny jewelry filled with deadly arsenic. Here are 20 of the

most

dangerous

minerals

in the

world

. The world's 20th cinnabar, red wine, solid form of mercury, this particularly

dangerous

mineral has a pretty color, but don't be fooled because it can be deadly, also known as mercury sulfide.

Cinnabar is used to refine elemental mercury, as well as many other considerably less desirable ones. Formed in the seams of the earth after volcanic activity and in the areas around alkaline hot springs, cinnabar has been prized and used by humans throughout history. This mineral has been used to make vermilion, the bright red and scarlet paint for artists since ancient times. cinnabar is ground to a fine powder; In fact, the more it is ground, the stronger the color becomes, but also the easier it is for humans to ingest or absorb the minerals. deadly toxins in the unfortunate city of Pompeii.

Archaeologists have uncovered the Romans' love affair with cinnabar as an artistic medium. Not only were there some decidedly bold murals that were heavily daubed with the color, but there was also a jar full of the material discovered in the town's pigment shop. . The Romans had infinite uses for the bright color they painted their statues. the high days and holidays, their bodies when the religious festival dictated it and their walls when it was necessary to emphasize the passion in their images. Cinnabar and its vermilion pigment still exist today, but the art world generally eschews the deadlier mercury-infused variety in favor of the slightly safer artificial one. kind, although the process to discover its manufacture may have been carried out by many medieval alchemists, artists today still enjoy the benefits of all their toxic experiments before continuing like this video, hit the subscribe button and click the bell notification right now o This centipede will crawl on your face when you sleep.

Chalcanthite number 19, a super rare mineral. Chalcanthide has an extraordinary vivid blue color that has made it highly desired as a crystal among cute rock enthusiasts who like to walk on the naturally formed dangerous side. calcantha only grows in dry caves in very specific arid areas, so there aren't many opportunities to collect it. It is a minor copper mineral that has often been found in copper veins near the surface of copper mines. Due to its rarity, this mineral is available on the market and has been manufactured synthetically, this is done through a process that uses copper sulfate solutions, something very deadly and poisonous, so it is not something that can be done either way, only experts with the right experience and all the right safety equipment.

Should you ever try doing this, even if it is apparently really pretty, although according to people who feel they know about these things, this deadly mineral can be used to calm the mind and prepare for meditation, but given the fact that just touching it It is poisonous. on your skin and ingesting it or even licking it can make you very sick. I'm not really sure this is a stone that should be considered so relaxing if you feel inclined to touch it with your dirty little gloves, please be very careful. wash your hands very thoroughly afterwards and you will also die from horrible mineral toxicity number 18 stib gentleman now here is a cool looking rock that could be straight out of a science fiction movie or perhaps a science project, however, you have to be careful because this stuff is mixed with a lot of toxic properties and even some problems with electricity, such a lovely combination, it turns out that our less knowledgeable ancestors used the night stimulant as a substance to make eye makeup, in fact, It is still occasionally used as part of the traditional charcoal eyeliner preparation.

In some parts of the world or elsewhere, the equally concerning lead sulfide could be used instead, which has sometimes resulted in lead poisoning in the mass manufacturing of charcoal products in the West. The deadly toxins have been replaced with a host of other approved ingredients, so you're probably fine. This mineral can be found in small deposits in numerous locations around the world, including the United States and Europe, but is rarely found in large quantities. Stib Knight's unusual crystal structure and smooth composition have made it accessible to humans for thousands of years and we have tested it.

There are also many uses for this strange substance, although use in cosmetics has been documented since ancient Egypt, it can also be found in modern safety matches and in pyrotechnic compositions to this day. Well, what's a slightly more toxic waste thrown into the air anyway? Number 17 Asbestos Now

most

of us are aware that asbestos is definitely a very bad thing, but beyond that, what else do you really know about it? I want to be completely honest, I didn't exactly know it was a natural mineral. It seems to me that, given how trashy it is and how much trash people seem to have stuffed into buildings until they realized it was accidentally deadly, they must have somehow made it up or something, but no, they just found it. and then they made it a ubiquitous and deadly addition to all buildings until 1999, and that's just in the UK, it's still legal to use in building materials in the US, which is reassuring for all Americans.

Asbestos is a useful but inconveniently dangerous mineral. It is resistant to heat and corrosion and does not conduct electricity, which are considered quite useful features in building things; However, the problem with asbestos is that the delicate fiber crystals it grows can be damaged very easily, creating a completely deadly toxic dust. which when inhaled can cause horrible diseases in the human body, asbestos related diseases include horrors like lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis, all horrible, frankly, so don't go around knocking down drywall and all that because it may be waiting to kill you, number 16. hutchesonite, well this is a lovely mineral full of all sorts of terribly dangerous things that will cause a lot of horrible and probably painful symptoms, followed by death, so fun, who knew were the rocks that bad?

Well, Hutchesonite is a rock that boasts among its components a nasty combination of thallium, lead and arsenic sounds lovely, what could go wrong, well actually basically everything, thallium is one of the nastiest rare compounds of the planet, highly toxic and even a small contact with it can cause hair loss, serious illness and can actually kill you, this lethal cocktail, although perfect for the murder weapon of a movie plot, could cause serious harm to anyone near it, so it should only be handled in an extremely controlled environment and under strict safety protocols that you are unlikely to encounter. a part of it in your backyard is found mainly only in the more mountainous regions of Europe and usually only within ore deposits, making it a relief torbernite number 15, which is next in our roundup of deadly old rocks , well, it looks like kryptonite, that's what this is. some kind of mineral-draining alien superpower or something that can kill mere mortals like us.

Torbenite is one of the rocks on planet Earth that contains uranium, which means it is literally radioactive and apparently you can get this deadly mineral for a bargain price on eBay, but just because you can doesn't mean you should, in fact the General advice about this bright green stone is that it should only be handled with proper safety precautions. This is more important during the mining of these radioactive rocks as the danger is greater when there is a risk of it breaking if you breathe in the dust then you can expect some deadly results. Add to that the fact that this material is also considered super dangerous if it is around for an extended period of time then the mineral starts to show.

It's much more like kryptonite to humans. With each new revelation, you may be thinking that the likelihood of stumbling across this rock is pretty remote - well, apparently not so remote - it abounds in the geological features of places as diverse as Cornwall in the UK and the province of Katenga. in the congo, so if you come into contact with torbernite, wash your hands and don't delay, for the love of god, even if it is really beautiful, number 14 quartz, there is so much toxic stuff out there it's surprising that any of us do it with all these shiny things that pretend to be innocuous but actually trace our depths at all times.

Now I know that rocks probably aren't really capable of plotting, but seriously, who knew that so many of them could kill you like a rock? on quartz, are you really kidding me? There are things everywhere; It is the second most common mineral on planet Earth and yet it turns out to be very deadly. Quartz is an abundant mineral that can be found liberally dispersed throughout the world in all types of rock formations. so there's not much chance of avoiding it completely, but you don't need to run screaming through the hills just because you see it, this rock won't jump out and stab you in the heart or even insidiously poison you with uranium, no. with quartz, it is the dust that is deadly when quartz is ground, it can be easily inhaled and that is very bad news for living humans, it causes lung diseases and eventually cancer.

Given this knowledge, many industries that employ cutting use abrasives, such as glass manufacturing and mining. They have strict procedures to follow to protect workers, but it's still a risky business, just don't start your own quartz processing facility in your garden shed, that's a really terrible idea. Number 13 galena galena is the natural mineral form of lead. sulfur, that should be enough of an indication that this is not really that healthy of a rock, so you should refrain from licking it. I know it's hard to do, but you'll thank me later. Galena is basically where most of the lead is mined from.

It has been used since ancient times. Sometimes it was possible to throw a piece of galena into the fire and smell that lovely lead with hardly any fuss, how ideal, except obviously all that lead can't really be good for you, turns out the ancient Egyptians were also quite partial to rubbing a touch of galena around her eye holes, that's just when they weren't covering her delicate eye area on a dangerous night of stimulation. These crazy makeup addicts were applying lead-laden galena to their eyelids. How adorable they looked really pretty. Although all that lead poisoning probably wasn't actually a big problem for them, Galena has had an important history in the United States.

In addition to being where lead can be found, Galena also contains up to 0.5 silver in the mining industries. from Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin. They have focused so much on it over the centuries that it is the official state mineral of those three places. Believe it or not, there are official minerals. It's crazy goldpament number 12, oh this is so bright and shiny, but stop, don't get it. hypnotized by this thing, it's full of arsenic for Mike's sake, is there any rock out there that isn't trying to kill us? Let me check with my video editor, Assad, is there any rock that isn't trying to kill us?

The vivid bright yellow color of the ornament was what made this mineral a desirable, if somewhat deadly, pigment for the artist's palette. In reality, the ornament is composed of up to 60 arsenic, so all the Renaissance painters who insisted on using the color canary yellow were playing with death just to overshadow it. They captured it on their canvases, but this mineral had enchanted people with its intoxicating and intense tone since ancient times. It was used to paint the walls of Tutankhamun's tomb. Emperor Caligula had tried to melt down large quantities of ornament, all in the hope of create gold and was even used throughout India in ancient texts and later on the walls of the Taj Mahal.

It can also be found in artwork and illuminated scrolls in Europe, where it was used as a pigment until the 19th century. I mean, what's the harm in a little bit? of arsenic ever made to anyone anyway number 11. rybekite now, if you ask any rock enthusiast and I'mI'm sure you know many of them, they will no doubt inform you that there are two types of this particular mineral, there is the type also called blue asbestos, which we will get to in a minute to the most toxic end of the list, then there is this type which is a little different but still rubbish, this type of ribaca is usually formed from volcanic rock and is harder than its fibrous one.

A cousin of asbestos, it is usually made up of crystals that are a rich dark blue or black color and can be found where there are other igneous rocks such as granite. There are plenty of these things in Arizona, Colorado and Massachusetts, as well as other places around the world including South Africa, Greenland and Portugal, the most famous use of the stone, if this famous niche can really be called anything, is the special that comes from the Scottish island of Elsa Craig, where it is used to make curling stones, that's right, curling that strange winter sport where large stones are slid over the ice towards a target while people frantically sweep with brooms to facilitate the smooth transit of everything.

It's strange but it's also interesting and a sporty way to get the rocks out of number 10. Pyrite from the arsenal, oh well, another rock that's full of the delicious arsenic, this list is more like a classic detective novel than a manual of geologistsmurder is easy if you know which rocks make your victim drool everywhere turns out this one really likes hanging around with other deadly rocks it's like a who's who cocktail of toxic minerals this can be found in places as esteemed company as galena, Quartz and pyrite, which we will talk about shortly, is such a lovely group.

The main toxic element in this mineral is arsenic, which is most easily released when the rock is ground into powder or heated, releasing some especially nasty toxic fumes that can perform some alarmingly deadly activities if not kept firmly under control. control, so the moral of the story is that if you find yourself in a makeshift mining situation you should avoid the dust and fumes, and also wash your hands by licking arsenic. will give you a horrible tummy ache at the very least, knight number nine in the area and next in this most dangerous lineup we have another stringy nasties whose habits are similar to those of our old enemy asbestos, yes this arianite shares many of his manners more rude to their more famous neighbor, the particles may remain calm and do no harm to man or beast, but if you tickle them, the delicate crystals will fly through the air and you can guess what that means for those who have lungs in nearby, now the good news is that despite having been dug out of the ground with wild abandon in the most reckless past, at night it is no longer mined for commercial purposes in the United States, that is a relief, but before Start planning a party to celebrate the freedom to breathe without deadly particles slowly killing you.

You should think again, there are still other minerals with similar properties and chemical structures, these are used in animal feed, wastewater treatment, pet litter and soil conditioners among other things, and although the use of arianite specifically it is no longer something that is often altered during mining. for other similar minerals takes place, not to mention those that were already harmed by the extensive use of this material in years past, when it was a main ingredient in road surface gravel, for God's sake, what was Are people thinking about phenocyte number eight that houses this mineral? a particularly unpleasant chemical element known as beryllium.

It's super dangerous and exposure to it can cause a lot of wildly unpleasant and downright deadly illnesses, so it's best avoided, except it would seem like some bright sparks from the crystal fantasy world. They've decided to disregard warnings of toxic elements in their shiny things and love nothing more than grabbing a piece of finite to open an interdimensional portal in their mind. Apparently well, that all makes perfect sense, of course, so why not? If a toxic rock helps you travel to another dimension or a higher realm, perhaps it is the toxicity seeping into their bodies that could be causing some of these experiences.

Now don't go at me for that, but it's a serious problem. you really know what's inside all your sparkling stones, not all minerals are created equal, some of them may even be trying to kill your appetite for hydroxyl number seven. There are now many vicious rumors about this particular mineral, some of the nastiest. They probably aren't even true, the general idea is that since hydroxyl appetite, also known as apatite, is made of the same material as bones, it could cause all kinds of blockages and such within your own body, however, There are many things to suggest.

To begin with, this is not the case, the material is soluble in hydrochloric acid, but when broken down it splits back into its component parts of calcium and phosphoric acid, which already exist within the body. The issue here is basically not to eat. rocks, right? I mean, it's really a mantra for life, if you think about it, that would be the way these things could find their way into your body, so don't do that and you'll probably be fine. Keep in mind that if you ingest a whole load of this rock, you'll probably end up with a pretty nasty case of kidney stones, but who really has an appetite for eating this stuff anyway?

Number six, fluorite, whether fluoride is dangerous or not, has been the general opinion. Those who have had arguments on the Internet have been getting nervous for some time now, the main feeling is that the answer is probably no, despite being made up of a couple of suitable unpleasant chemical elements, the fact is that, when separated, The things that make up fluorite would be The extremely unpleasant fluorine is apparently the worst, but in this mineral it is bound with calcium, which has made that misbehaving element considerably less toxic, so it is a relief that it can be Consider fluorite, however, it is really useful, in fact, we use this particular mineral in In several diverse areas of our modern life, the chemical industry commonly employs the rock to make hydrofluoric acid, a very useful component of refrigerators and food chemicals.

Fluoride, is also used in the production of ceramics, glass and enamel, other incarnations of the mineral are used in production. made of steel, iron and other metals, an optical grade fluorite is used for its exceptional clarity to make lenses for optical equipment such as telescopes, microscopes and cameras, so they are some useful things, but maybe don't squeeze this stone in your palm sweaty for a long time or sleep. with it under the pillow, you know, in case pyrite number five, humans have always been attracted to shiny things since the beginning of time, it would seem that pyrite is one of those shiny things, its value real lies in its usefulness for lighting fires, the name is actually. derived from the Greek pyre meaning fire due to the fact that pyrite could be used to create sparks in order to light a fire, making it an essential tool to give life to humans, but those same humans are greedy and They are not content with happy practices. possibilities of pyrite, they began to wonder if perhaps it did not also harbor some monetary value, and so the name fool's gold came to be associated with this mineral, as it was frequently and often embarrassingly confused by eager and eager green seekers. with gold despite the errors. which were associated with pyrite, it is actually often found along with gold and can often be mined for gold or copper, it is not always as silly as once thought, the number four crocodile light, also known as blue asbestos, you see where this is going.

Crocodylite is another mineral that harbors deadly intentions and if rocks could manifest intentions, I mean all asbestos is bad, we would probably agree on that, but this type is the absolute worst, it will kill you a little more than the other one. In fact, it is even more prone to splintering and turning into the most horrible and dangerous types of fibers and particles that, if inhaled by humans, can cause fatal lung diseases and cancer. Unfortunately, for many human victims, there have been some shockingly ill-conceived cases. uses of this deadly mineral throughout history, for example it was used in cigarette filters between 1952 and 56 and about 13 billion of them to be precise, so if the tar and other toxic rubbish in the cigarette hasn't killed you, so the filter is almost certainly.

Was there a time when some geniuses really thought that blue asbestos was just the ticket to making gas masks? I'm not kidding, the stuff you're not supposed to breathe was actually placed directly into two items whose main functions were based on breathing it all in stupidity, it's literally awesome chrysolite asbestos number three on our nasty old asbestos countdown Here we finally come to the one that is most commonly used in all those unfortunate construction projects in the United States, even up to this one. Today, this may be the scariest fact of all on our list. Asbestos, despite the well-known unhealthy characteristics it has, is still legal and widely used in buildings in the US.

It has been banned in the UK, but only since 1999, so it still leaves a lot of stuff behind. out there like a time bomb. Such wonderful things are left for future generations to deal with. Isn't humanity lovely? It seems that the heat-resistant properties and insulating capabilities of asbestos are too irresistible, even if it means slowly killing a whole ton of people with terminal lung diseases. This type of asbestos can be found in so many different everyday items, from asphalt to brake pads, cement and plastics. The stuff is waiting around every corner to sneak into an unsuspecting airway and make the worst of all bountiful diseases like mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.

Feldspar number two, one of the most abundant and widespread of all feldspars, is present throughout the Earth's crust and is apparently readily available and unlikely to be overused. Feldspar is a key ingredient. In the production of ceramics and glass, from dishes to construction tiles, this material is very useful, it is mainly used as a flux, which means that it is used to reduce the melting temperature of another material in the case of ceramics and said Feldspar reduces the melting temperature of glass despite the Although the material is used as a catalyst in the production of many household objects, there is also evidence that feldspar itself is a dangerous mineral and should not be handled by mere mortals, unless that you are a suitable professional and have all the security measures. team, you better leave things alone, otherwise feldspar is not only a major creator of lead emissions, but it is also very radioactive, with small amounts of uranium inside the feldspar it produces radon gas and, frankly, even the nastiest amounts of uranium or radon or any general radioactive material are fading away. mean trouble for our puny human flesh fits the most likely result of spending too much time in the company of this mineral is lung cancer and that is also serious cancer number one amicite asbestos again with our old acquaintance the cold killer asbestos you certainly know how to have fun around here, right?

This time we are going to take a little look at a variant of this deadly rock that is also known as amicidal asbestos. What you should know about this version is that it is the easiest to inhale, so you should do it. Avoid these things like the plague, it is part of a group of minerals with compositions that separate into straight, needle-like fibers with great ease and this in turn makes them more efficient at fracturing once they are in the lungs, embedding themselves. into the tissue and settling. For a long time, brown asbestos was widely used until the 1970s, so it can still be found kicking around in older buildings and is the cause of deadly mesothelioma in places around the world.

It has also been found in structural steel due to its high tensile strength. strength and heat resistance and was readily used in the production of soundproofing material, as well as the insidious and ubiquitous nature of asbestos, whatever color it may be, remains a major concern for human health in all parts, honestly, it's probably time to stop. using the material now, isn't it? Maybe there's something behind all those vibes that crystal enthusiasts feel. Maybe they have a radioactive rock or something heavily laced with a deadly poison. Who can tell us whatWhat do you think in the comments below too?

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