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rockhardminerals (43)in #geology • 6 years ago
An agate in an agate? Lake Superior Agate
This one excites many theories on agate formation. I always envisioned the eyes like precipitation which forms on a cold glass. The surrounding rock likely had many hot magma…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #geology • 6 years ago
Michigan Upper Penninsula native copper crystal
Michigan’s Upper Penninsula has the purest copper deposit in the world. In many cases it’s 100% pure native. The mid continental rift event which occured over 1 billion years…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #photography • 6 years ago
Lake Superior waves
Lake superior waves are fairly impressive for an inland lake. People even surf them. Rollers!
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rockhardminerals (43)in #geology • 6 years ago
Paint Lake Superior Agate
“Paint agates” is anterm used to describe opaque vs. translucent agates. Most agates from as translucent Chalcedony. For an unknown geological reason others form as opaque.…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #geology • 6 years ago
Beautiful Pink Chalcedony Lake Superior Agate
Amazing natural art in this Lake Superior Agate. Self collected out of natural host basalt, cut and polished for your enjoyment. Over a billions years old.
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rockhardminerals (43)in #geology • 6 years ago
Christmas Candy Cane Lake Superior Agate
Here is one we collected that looks like a candy cane milkshake! Happy Holidays.
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rockhardminerals (43)in #geology • 6 years ago
They EYE has it! Lake Superior Agate.
This is an impressive eye on this agate. How it became so big is a geological enigma. It certainly begs the question of how precisely agates form and why they have so many varieties.
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rockhardminerals (43)in #photography • 6 years ago
Michigan Pink Chalcedony Agate (Pink Candy)
From private land very few of these pink agates are collected. We are very fortunate to have access to such a great dig site.
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rockhardminerals (43)in #photography • 7 years ago
Small wonder Michigan agate
Just because it's smaller than a finger tip doesn't make it any less special! This agate was found in host basalt, chiseled out, cut on a lapidary saw and polished on a flat…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #bwphotocontest • 7 years ago
BWPhotocontest - Competing Perspective
Photo was taken with an iphone7 and CP Pro BW filter. I like that the younger flower pushed the petal of the older flower up as if to say it wouldn't be bullied by its older…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #colorchallenge • 7 years ago
Color Challenge - Tuesday Orange Lake Superior Agate
Here is an amazing macro photo of a Lake Superior Agate from Michigan. This photo shows the phenomenon known as parallax. The sharp angles appear to have depth or height…
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jassennessaj (71)in #steemit • 7 years ago
Power Plant Analogy : The best way to Explain Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power.
This is one of the first articles I've read in Steemit. This idea came from @donkeypong (thank you Tom), which made me understood the most important terms in Steemit - STEEM…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #colorchallenge • 7 years ago
Color challenge Monochrome Monday
Going outside my comfort zone on this one but let's give it a try. Macro is my thing so I at least stayed on form with that. Let me know what you think!!
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rockhardminerals (43)in #photography • 7 years ago
Sweet Autumn Clematis
Fall is here and the fragrant Sweet Autumn Clematis is in full bloom. Peace and happiness on this fine day!
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rockhardminerals (43)in #photography • 7 years ago
Pumpellyite on quartz geode from Kearsarge lode
Near Calumet Michigan the Kearsarge Copper lode resides. This lode was among the most active copper lodes in North American history. One of the most overlooked specimens to by…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #photography • 7 years ago
Pink Agate Chalcedony is a geological wonder
Between 1.5 and 1 billion years ago one of the most dramatic geological events in earths history was taking place. The mid continental rift. Lake Superior was the heart of this…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #colorchallenge • 7 years ago
Color Challenge - Thursday Green - Hollow Cedar Stump
Deep in the woods of Michigans Upper Penninsula the remains of an ancient cedar forest logged long ago still reside. Nature has worked for around 175 years to reclaim this stump…
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rockhardminerals (43)in #minerals • 7 years ago
Rocks and mineral loving steemit newbie!
Hi all. Thought I would join in the community and share my love for rocks, minerals, and photography. Photographed is hematite stained quartz with microcline secondary…
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