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  • This is a scorpion replaced by copper, found in a copper mine. A scorpion likely got buried in some mud or sediment, and over the years became fossilized in copper as copper-rich mineral deposits replaced the original organic material. So, this is copper coalesced in the shape of the scorpion in that pose, and it stays posed that way forever.

    It’s like when you see dinosaur fossils; you aren’t seeing the original bones, you’re seeing everlasting minerals which deposited in the exact shapes of the buried bones over time, replacing the buried organic bone matter as it decayed away. As this buried scorpion decayed away, copper filled in the gaps where it used to be.

    EDIT: maybe it’s questionable? @Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip adds perspective in a reply below.