I am as hard as metal, yet as flimsy as glass. I shine like a star, yet I am only a rock. What am I?

I am as hard as metal, yet as flimsy as glass. I shine like a star, yet I am only a rock. What am I?

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I can wake you up in the morning but I require no electricity or winding.

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Feb 20, 2026

It flows out of the soil, It burns you if it boils, And holds us in its coils, More valuable than gold, As black as it is old.

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