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I was really hoping for some more legitimate "cursed rocks" in history. Generally cursed gems and such are considered cursed for a reason: Arsenopyrite, if he

I was really hoping for some more legitimate "cursed rocks" in history. Generally cursed gems and such are considered cursed for a reason: Arsenopyrite, if heated, releases arsenic. it was popular to coat spears in the dust in the past. Chalcanthite will kill you if its introduced into a water supply. Torbernite and Cinnabar are also lethal if heated thanks to Radon and Mercury. its also worth noting that powdering or ingesting these rocks, as was pretty common up to the victorian era, will absolutely send you to the grave in agony.

okmokmz 8y ago
>Generally cursed gems and such are considered cursed for a reason Even if the gems themselves weren't inherently dangerous, were some not considered cursed due to their value/rarity causing people to kill each other for them?
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- leoc 8y ago
  There was an FT article on the Koh-i-Noor recently: https://www.ft.com/content/0f17f436-5089-11e7-bfb8-997009366969 https://www.ft.com/content/0f17f436-5089-11e7-bfb8-997009366... The British royal family never gives it to a man to wear, just in case.