“Yes, the dinosaur bones are COMPOSED of minerals, but no, their value is not the value of the MINERALS, but of their form.”
Oh. Like diamonds.
>> “Yes, the dinosaur bones are COMPOSED of minerals, but no, their value is not the value of the MINERALS, but of their form.” <<
>> Oh. Like diamonds. <<
If you have any worthless, uncut diamonds on your hands, please send them to me. I’ll gladly send you postage and my address.
(Dinosaur fossils are typically silica, calcite, etc. — utterly worthless minerals.)