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themineralogist: Palladium (by fluor_doublet)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:21:56 -0600

Palladium (by fluor_doublet)

thagomizers: Titanoides primaevus (“titan...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:34:34 -0600

Titanoides primaevus (“titan like”)
Chordata/Mammalia/Cimolesta/Pantodonta/Titanoideidae

Paleocene (60 Ma)

9 ft in length and 330 lb

Described in 1917
Location : North America (North Dakota)
Diet : Herbivore

staceythinx: Insects organized neatly by Christopher...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:41:29 -0600

staceythinx:

Insects organized neatly by Christopher Marley.

Marley on his work:

My chief objective in working with obscure organisms is to foster a deep appreciation for the masterful design found everywhere in the natural world.

This passion began for me with insects. Though an avid naturalist from my youth, for most of my life, insects were to be all that was wrong with nature. I could not find beauty or appreciation in them - only abhorrence. However, once I look at them from the perspective of a designer, I was immediately affected by how cleanly and precisely they fit my own artistic standards of purpose and sleek utilization. Delving a bit deeper into the insect world, I was shocked to discover how much latent elegance and lustrous beauty I had been unable to see before. As my intense emotions regarding insects switched polarity. a driving passion was born to share my newfound perspective. In order to bring others to others to this alternate view, I needed to take these enigmatic creatures as far as possible out of their natural context, where I had studiously avoided them for so many years.

I undertake this by prepping the insects in the most cleanly symmetrical forms possible and displaying them in a perfectly antiseptic, inorganic presentation: effectively diminishing the fear of reprisal that large bugs tend to inspire. In some cases, little else is required to form an appreciable tribute to these architectural marvels. For this reason, at times, I consider myself more of a designer than an artist. So much of nature’s story is yet unheard. I hope to help it ring more clearly.

typeverything: Typeverything.com - GEBRAUCHSGRAPHIK 1932-06

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:37:14 -0600

typeverything:

Typeverything.com - GEBRAUCHSGRAPHIK 1932-06

staceythinx: Today’s dose of wonder and awe comes from...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:34:19 -0600

staceythinx:

Today’s dose of wonder and awe comes from photographer John Colbensen

blamoscience: If you approached the rim of a volcano and looked...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:24:29 -0600

blamoscience:

If you approached the rim of a volcano and looked down into it, you might expect to see a lava pool, but if the volcano previously erupted and then the top of it collapsed into a huge bowl-shaped crater, or caldera, then what you might see when you peer over the rim is a beautiful crater lake. Sometimes the water is acidic and the lake has a bright greenish hue. Other times the water is a cloudy turquoise color, yet other times the lake may appear to be a very deep shade of blue. Crater Lake, Oregon, is one of the most well known, but crater lakes can be found all over the globe. If the volcano has been dormant for a long time, the water can be extremely clear because no river or streams flow into with sediment deposits. In some cases, water may have filled up an impact crater to form a lake, but this is less common. A few crater lakes were created by man via an atomic blast, but an artificially-created crater lake is the least common of all. All crater lakes were once a place where the earth experienced great violence, but now are a place of great beauty … even though the volcano can become active and violent again.

See the full gallery here!

blamoscience: The Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:22:43 -0600

blamoscience:

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. It was created in 1812 by the German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs and is one of several definitions of hardness in materials science.^[1] The method of comparing hardness by seeing which minerals can scratch others, however, is of great antiquity, having first been mentioned by Theophrastus in his treatise On Stones, c. 300 BC, followed by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia, c. 77 AD.

bubbybobble: feruchemist: momoneymoboolits: paranoidandroid42:...

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:06:56 -0600

bubbybobble:

feruchemist:

momoneymoboolits:

paranoidandroid42:

katrka:

Bismuth is the prettiest element, guys.

Three cheers for bismuth

I have a piece of this on my desk at home. My entire family made fun of me for buying bismuth instead of some other precious stone, but it’s a gorgeous element and I don’t regret a thing.

GOD GET IN MY POSSESSION

FUCK YEAH, BISMUTH! I need to get myself a good sized chunk of this stuff.

mineralogy-porn: Follower request for CarnelianCalcedony var....

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:48:08 -0600

mineralogy-porn:

Follower request for Carnelian
Calcedony var. Carnelian
For: willowmoon92

Sources: http://www.mindat.org, http://www.ebay.com,

eocene: Fluorite w/ Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:43:23 -0600

eocene:

Fluorite w/ Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite

mineralogy-porn: Follower request for Snowflake...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:41:02 -0600

mineralogy-porn:

Follower request for Snowflake Obsidian
For: stein-um-stien

Sources: http://www.mindat.org, http://www.skullis.com, ww.ebay.com,

mineralogy-porn: Follower request for ApophylliteFor:...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:29:14 -0600

mineralogy-porn:

Follower request for Apophyllite
For: willowmoon92

Sources: http://www.minfind.com, http://www.ebay.com, http://www.exceptionalminerals.com, http://www.secretcrystals.net

staceythinx: Wired’s Strange, Beautiful and Unexpected: Planned...

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:11:55 -0600

staceythinx:

Wired’s Strange, Beautiful and Unexpected: Planned Cities Seen From Space is a fascinating gallery full of images and information about some of the world’s biggest urban planning projects.

crystal-porn: Follower request for petrified wood I got you...

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:01:04 -0600

crystal-porn:

Follower request for petrified wood

I got you four different kinds! :3

For: middlefingerscenery

staceythinx: The Most Incredible Photographs of Volcanic...

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:52:23 -0600

staceythinx:

The Most Incredible Photographs of Volcanic Eruptions courtesy of 123 Inspiration. Check it out for many more.

bijoux-et-mineraux: Virgin Valley Opal by Wood’s Stoneworks and...

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:55:18 -0600

bijoux-et-mineraux:

Virgin Valley Opal by Wood’s Stoneworks and Photo Factory on Flickr.

crystal-porn: Follower request for ZinciteSprays, Cluster, and...

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:55:08 -0600

crystal-porn:

Follower request for Zincite

Sprays, Cluster, and on Matrix

For anon

crystal-porn: Follower request for Skullis skullsFrom right to...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:55:05 -0600

crystal-porn:

Follower request for Skullis skulls

From right to left, top to bottom:
Geode agate skull
Kambaba jasper skull
Moss agate skull
Malachite skull
Red crazy agate skull sculpture

For: 3drainbow

nyethereal: i officially have a rock collection! ive been...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:41:05 -0600

marble

phyllite

i think this is hornblende

pyrite

i dont remember what this is but its magnetic so its cool

citrine

orange calcite

amythest

peridot (olivine)

nyethereal:

i officially have a rock collection!

ive been wanting minerals for a while now and now i finally have a few

i definitely have to get a bigger piece of olivine

earthshaped: Rhodochrosite with Quartz Hedgehog Pocket, Sweet...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:04:22 -0600

earthshaped:

Rhodochrosite with Quartz

Hedgehog Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA