Semi-Precious Stones: Red Jasper
In Beaumaris, Wales I met a man selling Red Jasper, green Chert (a type of flint) and Slate which he had been cutting and polishing to make uniquely local pieces […]
Category Archives: Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
Quartz, a Semi-Precious Stone
‘Ice Storm’ necklace and earrings containing crystals of clear Quartz, often known as Crystal Quartz or Rock Crystal. The crystalline structure is one of the things that characterize Quartz. A […]
Jewel Colours: Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires and Amethysts
A close-up of amethyst crystals at the Cardiff Museum in Wales. Natural emeralds in a rock in a shop near Halong Bay in Vietnam.Chanthaburi, a small city to the east […]
Ammonite & Ammolite: a Fossil & a Gemstone
Ammonites and Ammolites: fossil variations on the spiral. Wikipedia: A variety of ammonite forms, from Ernst Haeckel’s 1904 Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms of Nature) Fossils of Ammonite shells found in museums and […]
Rock Textures Around Doolin in Ireland
I was in bliss when we were in Doolin as it had a ton of fantastical rock textures, one of my favourite things to photograph. From Google: Doolin is a village […]
Texture Study of Lichen & Algae
A collection of lichen and algae abstracts from around the world. Abstract lichen texture on a wall in Bruges, Belgium. Abstract lichen texture at a cemetery in France. Tiny orange, […]
Unusual Rocks
I’m a pebble picker upper from way back and love even the most basic rocks. But here are some of the more unusual ones I have found on my travels. […]
