The value of kyawthuite is currently listed as priceless. The world's second-rarest gem, a mineral called painite, is valued at US$50,000 to $60,000 a carat. Oof. The world's only known piece of ...
The only specimen of kyawthuite. Credit: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Deep in the Myanmar Mogok region, a tiny reddish-orange crystal sat unnoticed. To the untrained eye, it ...
Of course, there is often some kind of obstacle that stands between you and the next trial, and in the case of The Marble Colossus, it happens to be a bridge in need of repairs. On its release day ...