Crazy Lace Agate, close up

Macro photograph of a sliced and polished Crazy Lace agate from Mexico Image #4704

Fluorite Mineral

Macro photograph of a slab of Rainbow fluorite (calcium fluoride) from China Image #2647 4775 X 3200 pixels

Shoreline Sandstone, close up

Honeycomb pattern in the Chuckanut sandstone formation along the shoreline of Samish Bay, Washington State Image #4690

Crazy Lace Agate in Monchrome

Macro photograph of a sliced and polished Crazy Lace agate from Mexico; converted to black and white Image #4702BW

Petrified Wood, close up

Exterior surface of a petrified log; Gingko Petrified Forest State Park; Vantage, Washington Image #4686

Sandstone Pattern in Monochrome

Sandstone close up along the shoreline of Samish Bay; Puget Sound, Washington State; converted to black and white Image #4688BW

River Jasper, close up

Closeup of a cut and polished piece of orbicular Indo River jasper from Indonesia Image #4698

'The Malachite' Butterfly Wing, close up

Underside of the wing of a butterfly known as 'the malachite', named after the mineral malachite for its green coloration. Siproeta stelenes is commonly found throughout Central America and northern South America. Image #4665

Coastal Basalt Pattern, close up

Pattern and texture in a section of basalt rock on an Oregon coast beach Image #4669P

Poinsettia Petals in Monochrome

Close up of poinsettia petals converted to black and white Image #4696BW

Textures in Weathered Wood, close up

Pattern and textures in a wooden rail post, close up Image #4694

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 #4079 4912 X 6144

Ammolite Iridescence, macro

Macrophotograph showing the iridescent colors of ammolite (Placenticeras sp.). Ammolite is composed of the fossilized shells of ammonites and gained gemstone status in 1981. This specimen is late Cretaceous in age (70 million years) and is from the Bearpaw Formation in Alberta, Canada. Image #4325

Laguna Agate Patterns, close up

Banding patterns and structure in a sliced and polished laguna agate from Mexico Image #4465

Sandstone Formation, close up

Sedimentary sandstone rock details, close up; along the shoreline of Samish Bay, Washington State; black and white conversion Image #4689BW

Laguna Lace Agate

Macro photograph of a cut Laguna Lace agate showing the characteristic banding pattern Image #2311 5439 X 4303 pixels

Fossilized Palm Root

Macrophotograph of a palm root fossil cross-section Image #3730 5666 X 3818 pixels (6.50 MB)