ankīmmal

ankiimmal

ankīmmal

malachite, probably my favorite mineral.

Image from Wikipedia.

This quarter I am taking two classes, and they are both reading and thinking intensive, plus homework. So, after a few more minerals, I might do something really simple, like numbers, except with numbers, I’d want to talk about variant forms and symbology (such as it is). So, any suggestions? I could do metals and maybe other chemicals and bring you interesting wikipedia pics, or landscape terms, or ???

anrākerel

anraakerel

anrākerel

made of or from opal (Hydrated silica. SiO2·nH2O).

Names of substances, including minerals, are generally given in the stative, as they are considered to be attributes. A piece of opal would be referred to with the singular jarākerel.

pa jakīþa anrākerel;
The rock contains opal.

More literally, the rock has an attribute: opal.

la jakīþa jarākerel;
The rock is opal. (or, The opal rock is.)

A picture (by me, taken in Australia):

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