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@ae in america these are called Apache Tears. A beautiful and poetic name fitting to the history of Native Americans

@ae Im not, it could be another mineral with cubic configuration. The coloring does look off

@ae So apparently my 4th grade teacher lied to me. He told me rusted pyrite was called apache tears (they look similar to the picture here but darker, but very cubic).. apparently Apache tears are something else though...

@ae Here is a picture of what I thought was Apache Tears (rusted Pyrite):

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