My Image Minerals Gallery... There are no gems, but almost

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My Image Minerals Gallery... There are no gems, but almost

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Hi to all,

I start my micro minerals image gallery with three images. I hope you like.

All images are reduced from original (5184 pixels of width to 900 pixels for the forum).

Regards, Oscar.

Wulfenite. Cortijo Del Humo. Albuñuelas. Granada. Spain. Crystal 2mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Pirite. Las suertes. Vegas de Matute. Segovia. Spain. 5mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Cornwallite. Mazarrón. Murcia. Spain. Each ball 0,3mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Hi to all,

I put three more photos...

Regards, Oscar.

Conicalcite. Pastrana. Mazarrón. Murcia. Spain. Length 9 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Conicalcite. Pastrana. Mazarrón. Murcia. Spain. Length 12 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Escolecite. White Montain. Agaete. Gran Canaria. Spain. Length 6 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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I put three more minerals... Press in images to see more bigger.

Regards, Oscar.

Azurite. Pastrana. Mazarrón. Murcia. Spain. Length 9 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Detail. Length 2,4mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Spinel. Mianmar. Burma. Crystal 5,9 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Celestine. Azaila, Teruel. Spain. Crystal 6mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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I LOVE these pictures!!!
Add all you can.
Thanks.
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Barbra, thanks for you comment. I put three more... Complicated to take a photo with gold glitter.

Regards, Oscar.

Gold. Nevada. USA. Crystal 6 mm. Nikon E Plan 10x. DIY Led lamp.
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Gold. Buenasbodas. Toledo. Spain. Crystal 1,6 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Wulfenite. Cortijo Del Humo. Albuñuelas. Granada. Spain. Crystal 2,1 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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And another three more...

Regards, Oscar.

Possible siderite. Tunel Maestre. Portman. La Unión. Murcia. Spain. Length 12 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Ilmenite. Ojén. Málaga. Spain. Crystal 2 mm. Bridge Canon PowerShot SX 110IS with Canon 50mm inverted. Poor equipament, poor quality
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Vanadinite. Mibladen. Morocco. Length 2,4 cm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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Hi Oscar !

Thank you very much for these pictures ! The nature is full of real works of art ! We just have to look at them and never forget that here are the greatest treasures of the Universe ... :smt060

Don't stop share them with us , please :)
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Hi to all,

The last Vanadinite picture is from 2012 Feb, the next picture is from 2012 September:

Vanadinite. Mibladen. Morocco. Length 7,7 mm. Canon 18-55mm IS inverted with extension tubes.
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More minerals:

Pyromorphite. Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Siderite. Regia Mine. Bellmunt del Priorat. Tarragona. Spain. 12mm.
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Pyromorphite. La Montañesa. La Navalagamella. Madrid.
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This mineral not is micro, but is expectacular:

Blue aragonite. Regia Mine. Bellmunt del Priorat. Tarragona. Spain.
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Great pictures! Love that last one of the aragonite--completely unexpected after all the geometric crystals!
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Hi Eric, I'm glad you liked the blue aragonite.

I put six pictures more... I hope like you.

Regards, Oscar.


Cacoxenite. Mina La Paloma. Zarza la Mayor. Cáceres. Spain. Ball of 1 mm.
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Cacoxenite. Mina La Paloma. Zarza la Mayor. Cáceres. Spain. Ball of 1 mm.
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Cacoxenite. Mina La Paloma. Zarza la Mayor. Cáceres. Spain. Ball of 1 mm.
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Celestine. Azagaderos. Azaila. Teruel. Spain. Crystal of 5 mm.
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Celestine. Azagaderos. Azaila. Teruel. Spain. Crystal of 5 mm.
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Celestine. Torà. Lérida. Spain. Crystal of 2,6 cm.
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Put four minerals more.

Best regards, Oscar.

Mimetite. Grube Haus Baden. Badenweiler. Germany.
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Pyromorphite. La Montañesa. La Navalagamella. Madrid. Spain.
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Very small Gold Pepite with quartz and magnetite grains. Spain. <0,2 mm.
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Cacoxenite. Mina La Paloma. Zarza la Mayor. Cáceres. Spain.
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And three minerals more. Not in all have the size when take the pictures, sorry. But practically all have from <1mm to 5mm or less.

Regards, Oscar.

Wendwilsonite. Aghbar. Bou azzer. Sur de Quarzazate. Alto Altlas. Marroco.
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Celestine. Azagaderos. Azaila. Teruel. Spain. Crystal <4 mm.
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Fluorite. Bora el riu Montsant. Ulldemolins. Tarragona. Spain. Crystal <2 mm.
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Four minerals more...

Regards, Oscar.

Hydrocarbons in Quarz Herkimer. Berbes. Asturias. Spain.
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Cacoxenite. Mina La Paloma. Zarza la Mayor. Cáceres. Spain. <2 mm.
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Rosasite with Hemimorphite & quarz. Mina Nieves. Viernoles. Cantabria. Spain.
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Malachite. Mina Luisa. Bielsa. Huesca. Spain. <5 mm.
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Nice pictures! =D> =D>
Especially Cacoxenites!
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