Laguna Agate
Macrophotograph of the banding patterns and structural detail in a cut and polished Laguna agate from Mexico Image #4099 3200X4800
Malachite
Macrophotograph of a cross-sectioned and polished malachite stalactite from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Malachite is a copper based mineral. Image #4105 6100 X 4080
Petrified Wood
Macrophotograph of the structural detail in a piece of fossilized wood (Araucarioxylon arizonicum) from Arizona; late Triassic (approx. 225 million years) in age; the state fossil of Arizona; an extinct conifer Image #4080 6144 X 3876
Laguna Lace Agate Banding
Macro photograph of the banding pattern in a laguna lace agate from Mexico Image #4086 4080 X 6144
Pilbara Agate
Macro photograph depicting the depth in a Pilbara agate from Western Australia. Image #3580
Stone Canyon Rock
Macrophotograph of a Stone Canyon rock slab; a combination of brecciated jasper in an agate matrix; from California Image #4092 4800 X 3200
Backlit Brazilian Agate
Backlighting enhances the color and detail in this Brazilian agate Image #3939
Macrophotograph of the structural detail in a cut and polished Laguna agate from Mexico Image #4100 6058 X 3686
Nautilus Shell in black and white
Cut pearlized nautilus shell converted to black and white Image #1506
Chrysocolla and Malachite
Macro photograph of a polished slab containing chrysocolla (blue) and malachite (green) from the Bagdad copper mine in Arizona; #3304
Moss agate
Macrophotograph of the internal structural detail in a cut and polished moss agate from India Image #2706
Plume Agate
Macro photograph of the structural detail in a sliced Graveyard Point plume agate from eastern Oregon Image #2798
Mookaite Jasper
Macro photograph of a slab of polished Mookaite jasper from Western Australia. Formed approx. 125 million yrs ago, in part, from the fossilization of microscopic protozoa called radiolaria.; Image #3761
Ammonite
An extinct marine invertebrate found in Morocco. Existed during the Cretaceous period. During fossilization the shell was replaced by an iron compound Image #2190
Crystallized Petrified Wood
Macro photograph of crystalline patterns in a cut and polished piece of fossilized wood from the Blue Forest formation in Wyoming; Genus: Schinoxylon; Age: 50 million years (Eocene Epoch) Image #2224
