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#mineralmonday
Sillimanite. Those tiny little needles...
From upper left clockwise: Calabria (Italy); somewhere in Brazil; Vedrette di Ries (Italy); Carboneras (Spain)
#science #art #scicomm #sciart #colors #rocks #geology #minerals #crystals #wallart #microscopy #photography
Some SUGAR from crystallized Italian Drinks.
From top left clockwise: Campari; Martini, Limoncello; Aperol.
Watch responsibly!
@AperolUSA @campari #Limoncello @martinirossi
#crystals #microscope #sugar #photography #colors
For those who asked for FLOWERS(?),
here two orbs of chalcedony in a thin section of Ocean Jasper from Madagascar.
#microscopy #photography #polarized_light #science #art #quartz #flowers #garden #geology #rocks #minerals #lines #colors
Here's something for those who asked for DEFORMED QUARTZ/FELDSPARS.
#microscopy #photography #polarized_light #science #art #black #quartz #feldspars #geology #rocks #minerals
@MarsRoverMapper One More that would definitely work well for a countertop: MATRIX
It has huge andalusite and cordierite porphyroblasts. Never seen a metamorphic beauty like this.
(scientific) #thinsectionthursday
Pseudomorphs after melt films: When there's little doubt this rock from the Kerala Khondalite Belt was once partially melted.
#geology #anatexis #microstructures #migmatites #hot_rocks