malachite is a poisonous mineral. please do not fuck the malachite stalactite
@lizaleigh do you know any rock people that can confirm/deny because I am very curious and really don’t feel like getting into a conversation with my geophysicist brother that MAY somehow get back to the fact I saw a malachite that looked like a weird dildo.
…sadly, I am not on good enough terms with any of our partner geologists to just attach this to an email with the subject line: “EXPLAIN.”
Although I think @mollisaurus is a mineral person. Thoughts?
oh geeze, i’m kinda rusty on minerals but malachite is just copper carbonate and is really common in both antique and modern jewelry so i think like if you were really gun-ho about it you could go ahead and put it wherever you want?
It’s really only a problem if you’re polishing or cutting it. The particles would be bad to breathe. It’s rather porous too, so I would worry about bacteria growing. Well, being literal anyway… Better to leave the poor thing alone. ._.
I mean it kinda depends on where you stick it because malachite does not like acidic environments very much and the malachite will degrade and also might dye your bits blue-green as the copper dissolves out.
So use a condom when fucking rocks is the takeaway here.
Oh my god guys it’s poisonous
It is super poisonous
There is a reason we do not use it in make up any more
Not even with a condom, do not fuck the rock
Try this one instead.
malachite literally explodes in water does it not?
I… no… I think you’re thinking of pure sodium?
Malachite is however water soluble, which really just means it will poison you quicker
This is both hilarious and cool as fuck because you’re getting all this information on minerals and rocks. You’re also watching people argue over wether or not you can fuck this rock
I go on hiatus for a week and come back to find tumblr harassing my post, but hey, at least we all learned something so yay tumblr, you just keep on being you.
I’m so glad someone eventually pulled out the MSDS. Best source for ‘can I fuck this’ information.
is… is that a common thing that needs to be looked up?
#I do not remember going over this particular chapter when I took college geology#we did not have a lab entitled Can you fuck this rock or not?
best tags ever ty tracy
@requiodile and @ryttu3k can you please use your knowledge and contacts in geology to determine the risk factors in rock porking
Do not pork the rock.
Unless you, say, completely enclose it in body-safe silicone or something. It must be completely enclosed with no risk of tearing or leaking, and sterilised once the malachite has been enclosed to ensure that no fine particles remain on the surface.
Then you may pork the rock.
see, this is sort of sex ed we need…
I’m sure you could replicate the look in glass or silicone, if you wanted to. Though, I hear conflicting things about the safety of glass.
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