Why You Shouldn't Drink Ancient Forbidden Mineral Water Trapped in Crystals

Formation of Fluid Inclusions

• 💎 Minerals typically crystallize from liquids when pressure, temperature, or saturation reach a specific point.
• 💧 Occasionally, a bubble of liquid can be trapped within a growing crystal lattice, forming a fluid inclusion.
• 🌡️ These inclusions preserve ancient liquids and gases, offering a glimpse into Earth's past geological conditions.

Types and Significance of Fluid Inclusions

• 🪨 Fluid inclusions are found in various minerals, including metamorphic rocks (e.g., CO2), sedimentary rocks (groundwater, hydrothermal fluids, crude oil), and igneous rocks.
• 🧊 Even glacier ice can trap water and gas, forming in a similar way to sedimentary rocks like limestone.
• 🔍 Geologists use fluid inclusions to distinguish natural from synthetic gemstones, determine stone origin, and aid in the search for mineral resources by identifying hydrothermal systems.
• 🔬 Analyzing the composition of inclusions by heating and cooling reveals secrets about ancient Earth, such as higher oxygen concentrations during the Cretaceous period.

Enhydro Agates: Ancient Water Traps

• 🌟 Enhydro agates are a unique form of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) that contain large pockets of ancient water and gas, visible without magnification.
• 💧 These geodes form in spaces within igneous rocks, trapping percolating fluids as the agate grows.
• 🧐 While geologists study enhydro agate liquid to understand formation, the porous nature of agate means the trapped fluid may not be original.

Ancient Microbes and Safety

• 🦠 Researchers have found what appear to be bacterial cells within enhydro agates, some exhibiting erratic movement suggesting they might still be alive.
• ⚠️ However, the porosity of agate allows for fluid exchange, meaning these microbes might be more recent than the agate itself, potentially related to surface bacteria.
• 🚫 Regardless of their exact age, the presence of these microbes and the unknown composition of the ancient water make it unsafe to drink enhydro agate liquid.