When the Bugs are gone
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When the Bugs are gone
When the bees and bugs etc. are away its time to get back to the old mineral collection.All photos are with Nikon D300 with Sigma 150mm Micro plus 1.4tc. Minerals also have never ending possibilites for photography.
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Flourite
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Flourite
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I have seen the purple Flourite before in clumps & clusters, but your specimen with one large crystal (plus a small one) in a great looking matrix (what is that?) is stunningly beautiful and gold always makes my jaw drop. Beautiful photos Bill.
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I'm not sure about the matrix on the flourite,I thought it was interesting with the "sunken" look with this sample.beetleman wrote:I have seen the purple Flourite before in clumps & clusters, but your specimen with one large crystal (plus a small one) in a great looking matrix (what is that?) is stunningly beautiful and gold always makes my jaw drop. Beautiful photos Bill.
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Bill,
Beautiful specimens and photos. I always appreciate mineral photos.
The matrix on the fluorite specimen appears to be sphalerite.
I will be leaving next Saturday for the Tucson Mineral Show. It will be my first trip there. In Friday, 15 February I will be giving a presentation at the micromount symposium.
Doug
Beautiful specimens and photos. I always appreciate mineral photos.
The matrix on the fluorite specimen appears to be sphalerite.
I will be leaving next Saturday for the Tucson Mineral Show. It will be my first trip there. In Friday, 15 February I will be giving a presentation at the micromount symposium.
Doug
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Canon T5i with Canon 70 - 200 mm f4L zoom as tube lens set at 200mm, StacK Shot rail, and Mitutoyo 5X or 10X M plan apo objectives.
My Mindat Mineral Photos
http://www.mindat.org/user-362.html#2