malachite is a poisonous mineral. please do not fuck the malachite stalactite
@lizaleigh do you know any rock people that can confirm/deny because I am very curious and really don’t feel like getting into a conversation with my geophysicist brother that MAY somehow get back to the fact I saw a malachite that looked like a weird dildo.
…sadly, I am not on good enough terms with any of our partner geologists to just attach this to an email with the subject line: “EXPLAIN.”
Although I think @mollisaurus is a mineral person. Thoughts?
oh geeze, i’m kinda rusty on minerals but malachite is just copper carbonate and is really common in both antique and modern jewelry so i think like if you were really gun-ho about it you could go ahead and put it wherever you want?
It’s really only a problem if you’re polishing or cutting it. The particles would be bad to breathe. It’s rather porous too, so I would worry about bacteria growing. Well, being literal anyway… Better to leave the poor thing alone. ._.
I mean it kinda depends on where you stick it because malachite does not like acidic environments very much and the malachite will degrade and also might dye your bits blue-green as the copper dissolves out.
So use a condom when fucking rocks is the takeaway here.
Oh my god guys it’s poisonous
It is super poisonous
There is a reason we do not use it in make up any more
Not even with a condom, do not fuck the rock
Try this one instead.
malachite literally explodes in water does it not?
I… no… I think you’re thinking of pure sodium?
Malachite is however water soluble, which really just means it will poison you quicker
This is both hilarious and cool as fuck because you’re getting all this information on minerals and rocks. You’re also watching people argue over wether or not you can fuck this rock
I go on hiatus for a week and come back to find tumblr molesting my post, but hey, at least we all learned something so yay tumblr, you just keep on being you.
When science tumblr meets sex tumblr.
Malachite is poisonous because it’s a copper carbonate. It’s poisonous because copper in excess is not good for you.
Symptoms of mild copper poisoning often include mood swings, irritability, depression, fatigue, excitation, difficulty focusing, feeling out of control, etc. To further complicate diagnosis, some symptoms of excess copper are similar to those of a copper deficit.
Acute symptoms of copper poisoning by ingestion include vomiting, hematemesis (vomiting of blood), hypotension (low blood pressure), coma, jaundice (yellowish pigmentation of the skin), and gastrointestinal distress.
It’s mostly an issue to those who handle it professionally, by cutting or polishing it, and inhaling the dust/handling it in water, as finished and polished malachite is sealed. High grade malachite is better than low grade. However, as it releases copper when in contact with water or other liquids, please don’t fuck the malachite.
Unsure whether a condom counts as adequate protection as copper oxidizes latex at an accelerated rate. Polyurethane or polyisoprene condoms may react differently. (Polyurethane can used to polish copper, but I honestly don’t dare say that that makes it a better choice for this.)
At any rate, your best bet would be to cast the malachite in a material it doesn’t react negatively with, and create molds in which you could cast pyrex (for the most accurate sensation, plus pyrex can be colored) or medical grade firm density silicone (for a slightly more forgiving experience.) Plus you could open up an etsy store and sell copies since this post shows there is no lack of interest for this product.
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