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06-FEB-2005

6th February 2005, Cairngorm lump

One of the most common minerals on the earth,
yet there is such a variety.
Quartz, this lump is from the Cairngorms I think.
It's been a beautiful, sunny day.
I've been feeling a bit lethargic though.
I stuck this on top of the telly,
as the sun was getting low in the sky,
shining through the window.

Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3
1/160s f/5.6 at 10.3mm iso50 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Feb-2005 16:05:12
MakeKonica-Minolta
ModelDiMAGE Z3
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Focal Length10.3 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent50
Exposure Bias-0.30
White Balance (-1)
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Guest 07-Feb-2005 18:43
Unfortunately my wife loves gemstones, costs a fortune.
Dominic Kite07-Feb-2005 13:57
There is a Cairngorm Gemstone too - similar to a diamond, but it's a smokey gray colour. Really nice tones in this though Northy!
Guest 07-Feb-2005 12:57
Nice warm light, what are you going to do with it??
Guest 07-Feb-2005 00:31
nice shot of the lump! is this the stuff that makes watches tick?
Stu06-Feb-2005 23:00
Lovely colour, Northy
Guest 06-Feb-2005 21:56
Warm texture!
Guest 06-Feb-2005 20:12
I thought it was a piece of slate until I read your comments, and how is Quartz different to quartz??? My spelling has never been very good.... hehehe.
northstar3706-Feb-2005 19:54
I stand corrected :-p
Bill Miller06-Feb-2005 19:24
Great picture, nice warm colours. Err, my pedantic side notes the correct spelling is quartz....
Zak06-Feb-2005 18:35
lump-tastic!
its been nice here too!
Susanne06-Feb-2005 18:22
I like that gold tone that is in this image, great image.
Herb 06-Feb-2005 17:29
Nice shot
Coleen Perilloux Landry06-Feb-2005 17:18
Very beautiful, such rich color.
Antonis Sarantos06-Feb-2005 16:58
Very beautyful, nicely captured!
northstar3706-Feb-2005 16:36
They used to be about 30 000 feet high ;-)
Ian Clowes06-Feb-2005 16:35
Nice one. But you do realise if you keep taking bits away there'll be nothing left to walk on!