Shiny Object Syndrome

This 3D form was created in Blender 3.0.1. The seed image was of schneiderhohnite extracted from the Tsumeb mine in Namibia.

Minerals are valuable natural resources used to create materials in almost every aspect in our daily lives. They are mined from many different geographical locations around the world. As stunning and evocative as some of these crystals, rocks, or stones appear to be, I can't help but to think of the political, economical, social, ethical, and philosophical implications that these commodities set in motion once they are located and extracted from the earth's crust.