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Beauty in Rocks and Minerals

I am a geologist and have worked with rocks all of my adult life. I was always attracted to rocks and minerals, even as a child, and over the years have discovered some outstanding examples of the exceptional beauty nature provides in the form of rocks and minerals. This gallery is dedicated to some of those examples on both the macroscopic and microscopic scale.
Fluorite on Galena, Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, IL
Fluorite on Galena, Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, IL		 Beach pebbles, Lake McDonald Glacier National Park, MT
Beach pebbles, Lake McDonald Glacier National Park, MT		 Photomicrograph of peridotite in thin section X10
Photomicrograph of peridotite in thin section X10		 Iron oxide stain in Navajo Sandstone, Coyote Buttes, AZ
Iron oxide stain in Navajo Sandstone, Coyote Buttes, AZ
Photomicrograph of biotite schist in thin section X10
Photomicrograph of biotite schist in thin section X10		 Iron stained Navajo Sandstone near Kanab, UT
Iron stained Navajo Sandstone near Kanab, UT		 Banded iron formation with tiger-eye, Mount Brockman, Australia
Banded iron formation with tiger-eye, Mount Brockman, Australia		 Banded iron formation, Ispheming MI
Banded iron formation, Ispheming MI
Blue quartz rhyolite porphyry, Llano TX
Blue quartz rhyolite porphyry, Llano TX		 Agate, Brazil
Agate, Brazil		 Iron stained Navajo Sandstone near Kanab UT
Iron stained Navajo Sandstone near Kanab UT		 Rhodochrosite stalactites cross-section, Catamarca, Argentina
Rhodochrosite stalactites cross-section, Catamarca, Argentina
Polished slab of petrified wood, Holbrook, AZ
Polished slab of petrified wood, Holbrook, AZ		 Agate, Brazil
Agate, Brazil		 Amethyst-agate geode, Brazil
Amethyst-agate geode, Brazil		 Pyrite suns, Sparta, IL
Pyrite suns, Sparta, IL
Irridescent specular hematite, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Irridescent specular hematite, Minas Gerais, Brazil		 Bornite (peacock ore), Butte MT
Bornite (peacock ore), Butte MT		 Thunderegg from the Priday layer, Richardson Ranch, OR
Thunderegg from the Priday layer, Richardson Ranch, OR		 Petrified wood, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Petrified wood, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Chrysocolla and Limonite (iron oxide), AZ
Chrysocolla and Limonite (iron oxide), AZ		 Petrified Wood, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Petrified Wood, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ		 Garnet and Smokey Quartz, on Potassium Feldspar matrix
Garnet and Smokey Quartz, on Potassium Feldspar matrix		 Smokey Quartz and Amazonite, CO
Smokey Quartz and Amazonite, CO
Galena and chalcopyrite on Dolomite, Tri-state District, Joplin, MO
Galena and chalcopyrite on Dolomite, Tri-state District, Joplin, MO		 Amethyst Crystals, Brazil
Amethyst Crystals, Brazil		 Quartz and Pyrite Crystals, CO
Quartz and Pyrite Crystals, CO		 Wulfenite, Red Cloud Mine, AZ
Wulfenite, Red Cloud Mine, AZ
Gray, red, white, and blue Agate
Gray, red, white, and blue Agate		 Selenite Crystals
Selenite Crystals		 Amazonite, Pikes Peak, CO
Amazonite, Pikes Peak, CO		 Large yellow calcite crystal on matrix of smaller clear calcite crystals, Denton Mine, Cave-In-Rock, IL
Large yellow calcite crystal on matrix of smaller clear calcite crystals, Denton Mine, Cave-In-Rock, IL
Banded Iron Formation containing Hematite, Tiger-eye, and Jasper from Mt. Brockman, Australia
Banded Iron Formation containing Hematite, Tiger-eye, and Jasper from Mt. Brockman, Australia		 Calcite, Dogtooth Spar Crystals, MO
Calcite, Dogtooth Spar Crystals, MO		 Scalenohedral Calcite Crystal on Pink Dolomite Crystals in a Vug within Dolostone, Tri-state District, Joplin, MO
Scalenohedral Calcite Crystal on Pink Dolomite Crystals in a Vug within Dolostone, Tri-state District, Joplin, MO		 Agate
Agate
Iridescense due to twinning in Labradorite, Madagascar
Iridescense due to twinning in Labradorite, Madagascar		 Petrified Wood, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Petrified Wood, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ		 Tourmaline and Lepidolite, Pala, CA
Tourmaline and Lepidolite, Pala, CA		 Petrified wood, Chinle Wash, AZ
Petrified wood, Chinle Wash, AZ
Cubic Galena crystals coated with tiny pyrite crystals from Lead and Zinc Mines, Galena, IL
Cubic Galena crystals coated with tiny pyrite crystals from Lead and Zinc Mines, Galena, IL		 Pyrite, Sphalerite, and Quartz, Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Disrict, Peru
Pyrite, Sphalerite, and Quartz, Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Disrict, Peru		 Amethyst Crystals, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Amethyst Crystals, Minas Gerais, Brazil		 Septarian Concreation, UT
Septarian Concreation, UT
Thundereggs from Richardson Ranch near Madras, OR
Thundereggs from Richardson Ranch near Madras, OR		 Copper Ore: Azurite (blue), Malachite (green), and Limonite (brown), Morenci Mine, AZ.
Copper Ore: Azurite (blue), Malachite (green), and Limonite (brown), Morenci Mine, AZ.		 Fluorite, Drusy Quartz, and Calcite, Cave-in-Rock, IL
Fluorite, Drusy Quartz, and Calcite, Cave-in-Rock, IL		 Quartz with pink tourmaline (Rubellite) from the Stewart Mine, Pala, CA
Quartz with pink tourmaline (Rubellite) from the Stewart Mine, Pala, CA
Vanadinite from the Mibladen District, Morocco
Vanadinite from the Mibladen District, Morocco		 Black petrified wood, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Black petrified wood, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ		 Brazilian Agte
Brazilian Agte		 Fluorite Bear
Fluorite Bear
Quartz Crystal's on Sphalerite, Peru
Quartz Crystal's on Sphalerite, Peru		 Muscovite Crystals
Muscovite Crystals		 Spessartite garnets
Spessartite garnets		 Peridot Rich Beach Sand, Hawaii
Peridot Rich Beach Sand, Hawaii
Beryl Var. (Aquamarine) and Muscovite, University of Utah Collection.
Beryl Var. (Aquamarine) and Muscovite, University of Utah Collection.		 Tourmaline var.(Elbaite), University of Utah Collection.
Tourmaline var.(Elbaite), University of Utah Collection.		 Spodumene Var. (Morganite), University of Utah Collection
Spodumene Var. (Morganite), University of Utah Collection		 Chalcopyrite on Dolomite, Tri-state District, MO
Chalcopyrite on Dolomite, Tri-state District, MO
Auricalcite and Limonite, Mexico
Auricalcite and Limonite, Mexico		 Apatite and Calcite, Durango, Mexico
Apatite and Calcite, Durango, Mexico		 Celestite Geode, Findlay, Ohio
Celestite Geode, Findlay, Ohio		 Malachite, Arizona
Malachite, Arizona
Dogtooth Spar Calcite and Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois
Dogtooth Spar Calcite and Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois		 Amethyst Geode, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Amethyst Geode, Minas Gerais, Brazil		 Epidote Crystal, Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Epidote Crystal, Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska		 Kyanite, Madagascar
Kyanite, Madagascar
Citrine
Citrine		 Witherite on Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, IL
Witherite on Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, IL		 Native Copper, Keweenaw Peninsula, MI
Native Copper, Keweenaw Peninsula, MI		 Ram's Horn Gypsum (Selenite) Crystal on Aragonite, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Ram's Horn Gypsum (Selenite) Crystal on Aragonite, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Adamite, calcite, and limonite, Durango, Mexico
Adamite, calcite, and limonite, Durango, Mexico		 Rose Quartz, Black Hills, South Dakota
Rose Quartz, Black Hills, South Dakota		 Pyrite
Pyrite		 Stilbite on Apophyllite Crystals, Poonah, India
Stilbite on Apophyllite Crystals, Poonah, India
Large Garnet (2) in Mafic Metamophic rock (amphibolite) from Gore Mountain, NY.
Large Garnet (2") in Mafic Metamophic rock (amphibolite) from Gore Mountain, NY.		 Botryoidal Hematite, Keweenaw Peninsula, MI
Botryoidal Hematite, Keweenaw Peninsula, MI		 Rose Quartz from a pegmatite, Black Hills, South Dakota
Rose Quartz from a pegmatite, Black Hills, South Dakota 		Yellow Fluorite and Sphalerite (zinc ore), Denton Mine, Cave-in-Rock, IL
Yellow Fluorite and Sphalerite (zinc ore), Denton Mine, Cave-in-Rock, IL
Marcasite and Calcite, Galena, IL
Marcasite and Calcite, Galena, IL		 Sphalerite on Blue Fluorite, and Yellow Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, IL
Sphalerite on Blue Fluorite, and Yellow Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, IL		 Ruby Sphalerite on Drusy Quartz and Chert, Rosiclare, IL
Ruby Sphalerite on Drusy Quartz and Chert, Rosiclare, IL		 Smithsonite, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, NM
Smithsonite, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, NM
Amazonite and Smokey Quartz, Teller County, CO
Amazonite and Smokey Quartz, Teller County, CO		 Jasper
Jasper		 Zoning in Fluorite Crystals, Cave-in-Rock, IL
Zoning in Fluorite Crystals, Cave-in-Rock, IL		 Goethite
Goethite
Cluster of Quartz Crystals, Hot Springs, AR
Cluster of Quartz Crystals, Hot Springs, AR		 Calcite crystals on Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, IL
Calcite crystals on Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, IL		 Octahedral Crystals of Pyrite with small crystals of Chalcopyrite
Octahedral Crystals of Pyrite with small crystals of Chalcopyrite		 Blue Fluorite on Sphalerite, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois
Blue Fluorite on Sphalerite, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois
Blue Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois
Blue Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois		 Limonite, Calcite, and Rosasite, Durango, Mexico
Limonite, Calcite, and Rosasite, Durango, Mexico		 Zoned Fluorite (Yellow to Purple) with specks of Chalcopyrite, Cave-In-Rock, IL
Zoned Fluorite (Yellow to Purple) with specks of Chalcopyrite, Cave-In-Rock, IL		 Polished Malachite, AZ
Polished Malachite, AZ
Blue Calcite with Iron Oxide, Chihuahua, Mexico
Blue Calcite with Iron Oxide, Chihuahua, Mexico		 Fluorite covered with Calcite Crystals, Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, IL
Fluorite covered with Calcite Crystals, Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, IL

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victorswan06-Jan-2024 07:43
A Great gallery v
Lewis Hall12-Dec-2023 01:57
Awesome collection of Minerals and Photos. V.
Jola Dziubinska10-May-2022 20:12
Fantastic collection, Doug. V.
joseantonio04-Mar-2022 16:35
wonderful gallery.V.
henkverbiesen29-Mar-2015 14:41
Great gallery
Jim Cassatt23-Feb-2011 23:01
Wonderful gallery. Thanks for sharing.
Gervan21-Feb-2011 08:21
Fantastic beauty.V.
TuTmin25-Mar-2009 08:48
amazing gallery.well done.V~
Joe Fischer25-Mar-2009 00:07
Just Beautiful! V!
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