Cassiterite, Hematite, Quartz
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Cassiterite, Hematite, Quartz
From Paramount Canyon, in Sierra Co. New Mexico - I collected it this past summer. ETA: the font is weird, the FOV is 1.5 mm.
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Re: Cassiterite, Hematite, Quartz
That's a beautiful shot! I wouldn't have guessed the small orange crystals were hematite or cassiterite--another example I suppose of how different the macro and micro worlds are. At thumbnail size I'd have guessed vanadinite.
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Re: Cassiterite, Hematite, Quartz
Great control of lightning!
Re: Cassiterite, Hematite, Quartz
Thanks! There's a bunch that, at macro sizes, are completely opaque - then I'm surprised to see micro crystals are translucent, colorful, etc. Anatase is a good example!Scarodactyl wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:42 pmThat's a beautiful shot! I wouldn't have guessed the small orange crystals were hematite or cassiterite--another example I suppose of how different the macro and micro worlds are. At thumbnail size I'd have guessed vanadinite.
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Re: Cassiterite, Hematite, Quartz
are analyzed, the cassiterite? I have sphalerite micros with the same color and shape.
Re: Cassiterite, Hematite, Quartz
Very nice.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.