Monday, July 29, 2013

Four Minerals and a Crystal

 at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa -- Vale Earth Gallery, 3rd floor -- a great place to test your manual-focus camera skills.
Lizardite ("At the Mountains of Madness")
Cyanotrichite
Azurite
Wulfenite
Calcite
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4 comments:

  1. Shelley SavorJuly 29, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    Fascinating! and beautiful!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 29, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    Absolutely lovely! Great focussing, btw!!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 29, 2013 at 10:14 PM

    That lizardite would make great jewelry or does it have a scientific use?

    There is such a calming influence in a mineral gallery, the sheer age of the pieces demands it.

    Cheri

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  4. Tomatoes From CanadaJuly 30, 2013 at 9:53 AM

    They have an inspiring collection, as you can see. Thanks for your comments! More to come from the Canadian Museum of Nature soon.

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