10/29/2026
🎃 GUESS THE CRYSTAL — October Edition! 🔍💎
This month's mystery mineral definitely understood the Halloween colour palette. 🧡👀
Think you know what it is? Here are your clues:
🔍 CLUE #1: I'm famous for my incredibly vivid orange to red-orange colour and often form long, slender crystals.
🌎 CLUE #2: Some of the world's most spectacular specimens of me come from Tasmania, Australia.
🧪 CLUE #3: I'm a lead chromate mineral, and the chromium in my chemistry helps create my unforgettable colour.
🎃 BONUS CLUE: I'm surprisingly soft for something that looks this dramatic—only around 2.5–3 on the Mohs hardness scale.
Think you've got it? 👀
👇 Drop your guess in the comments before checking the answer!
And collectors who already know this one...don't give it away too quickly. 😂