#rockhounds

F100F100
2024-04-27

Found in the desert in the Middle East. Would appreciate if you could tell me what it is. Feels like iron.

2023-12-14

The Hair Dryer.

This is a slice of rock illuminated by polarized light, viewed through a microscope. There were other color patters, I think made by varying the light.

I used to follow a "Microckscopia" accont on the bird site that published these images.

My hope is the person who posted these pics/running that account and I are able to connect here on the fedi because they had the background to know the type and region of the rocks, and to explain what the images contain

#Geologist #Geology #Rocks #Rockhounds #Microscope #photography #minerals #RocksAndMinerals #GeologyWonders #GeologyPage #stones

2023-12-14

This is a slice of rock illuminated by polarized light, viewed through a microscope. There were other color patters, I think made by varying the light.

I used to follow a "Microckscopia" accont on the bird site that published these images.

My hope is the person who posted these pics/running that account and I are able to connect here on the fedi because they had the background to know the type and region of the rocks, and to explain what the images contain

#Geologist #Geology #Rocks #Rockhounds #Microscope #photography #minerals #RocksAndMinerals #GeologyWonders #GeologyPage #stones

What are some other good hashtags to use for these kinds of picture? I have about 150 of them.

Photo Credit to MicRockscopia.

2023-12-07

Look for the face in the rock

I used to follow a "Microckscopia" accont on the bird site that published/gets credit for these images. Any chance you heard of that account, or know anyone doing that?

They had the background to know the type and region of the rocks, and to explain what the images contain

Hey #Geologist #Geology #Rocks #Rockhounds #Microscope #photography
What are some other good hashtags to use for these kinds of picture?

Photo Credit to MicRockscopia.

2023-12-05

Today's rock slices illuminated by polarized light, and picture taken on a microscope, as I remember it, are called "Ooids"

I used to follow a "Microckscopia" accont on the bird site that published/gets credit for these images. Any chance you heard of that account, or know anyone doing that?

#Geologist #Geology #Rocks #Rockhounds #Microscope #photography

Photo Credit to MicRockscopia.

2023-12-05

Starting my own thread on this.

I used to follow a "Microckscopia" accont on the bird site that publish these images of polarized light shone through thin slices of many different kinds of rocks. Any chance you heard of that account, or know anyone doing that?

Here are a couple examples

Edit: Hey #Geologist #Geology #Rocks #Rockhounds #Microscope #photography
What are some other good hashtags to use for these kinds of picture? I have about 150 of them.

Photo Credit to MicRockscopia.

2023-12-03

@globalmuseum I used to follow a "Microckscopia" accont on the bird site that would publish images of polarized light shone through thin slices of many different kinds of rocks. Any chance you heard of that account, or know anyone doing that?

Here are a couple examples

Edit: Hey #Geologist #Geology #Rocks #Rockhounds #Microscope #photography
What are some other good hashtags to use for these kinds of picture? I have about 150 of them.

2023-08-11

Gorgeous lepidolite specimen that friends bought from the recent Rocks & Minerals show here.

#Lepidolite is a lilac-gray/rose-colored member of the #mica group of #minerals . It's the most abundant #lithium bearing mineral & al secondary source of this metal. It's a major source of the alkali metal #rubidium too.

#RocksAndMinerals #geological #PreciousMinerals #PreciousMetals #specimen #RockLovers #RockHounds

Gorgeous lepidolite specimen. You can see mica metals, pink/purple/blue/gray quartz like colours in it.Gorgeous lepidolite specimen in my left hand. You can see mica metals.Gorgeous lepidolite specimen. You can see mica metals, pink/purple/blue/gray quartz like colours in it. This is looking into jagged hollow end.
2023-02-19

A really interesting hike through a wash canyon in #NewMexico.

#Nature #Desert #Rocks #Rockhounds #naturephotography #Abiqiui

Canyon wallsWash canyon and mountains in background.
2022-12-29

Oregon has an official #gemstone -- the #sunstone 🌅

#sunstones #oregon #gemstones #rockhounds #rocks

📹 Janet Eastman/The Oregonian

Editing by Teresa Mahoney/The Oregonian

Additional photos courtesy of Tanya Barker, The Sunstone Store and All Professionals Real Estate

St Brigid Pressstbrigidpress@zirk.us
2022-12-01

Rock hounds, check out Dr. Katie Strang’s posts of fabulous geologic features of Scotland—
#Geology #RockHounds #Agate #Earth #Scotland
mastodon.scot/@palaeokatie/109

2022-11-27

Here’s just some little pebbles, seaglass, and shell bits I found on my latest trip to #Aotearoa #NewZealand. I loved this pebble beach we stopped to explore near Hokianga Harbour. #RockHounds #Geology

Five pieces of treasure from the sea rest on my hand. One is a pearlescent piece of shell and one is a green piece of wave-tumbled seaglass. Two more are white hagstones with holes carved out by some sea creature and the last is a pale brownish, round mystery with a hole in the top.Here I am holding a handful of five white hagstones and one smooth brown stone with a mysterious hole in it. There is a pebble beach in the background.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿LadyMuck@StoorieCastleLadyMuckFaeStoorieCastle@mastodon.scot
2022-11-11

I have a rock habit 😬 This is one of my favourite finds so far, not exactly sure what it is, septarian nodule perhaps? I have a few similar i found local to me in Fife. Maybe any fellow rockhounds would know.
#rocks
#rockhounds
#fossilfriday
#geology

2022-11-08

Any folks have any guess what sort of minerals are in the rock. Its from our mom-n-pop gold mine in Interior Alaska.

#InteriorAlaska #Geology #RockHounds #GeologyRocks #Mining

Crazy looking rock #Alaska

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