Serandite

Serandite

This mineral was discovered in Guinea in 1931 and named for J. M. Sèrand on Los Islands.  The sample above is from  De-mix Varennes Qy Vaennes Saint Amables Sill Quebec, Canada.  It's FOV is 7mm and 3.36x on the sensor.

Serandite

Water Lily

Water Lilies, Thin Ice

This from Gorman Nature Center in December 2011.

Who am I to neglect ideas from painters like Claude Monet.  This was a new way show the Lily Pads for me.

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Mottramite

Mottramite

This mineral usually contains copper and zinc.

FOV of this image is 9.5mm and it is 2.43x on the sensor.

Mottramite

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Rattlesnake Master

Rattlesnake Master

This plant is commonly found among the prairie grasses in USA.  The seed pods have spines.  The seeds fall from the spheres when ripe.

Emerging Rattlesnake Master 

The flowers attract many insects when in bloom.

Bumble Bee on Rattlesnake Master

Rattlesnake Master

It makes a unique addition to a dried flowers display.




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Phillipsite

Phillipsite

Phillipsite is no longer regarded as a singular mineral.  It has been placed in the Zeolite group.  It is a hydrated, calcium, potassium, aluminium silicate.  The large crystal in the lower right of this image is the crystallographic form.

This sample comes from Sugar grove, West Virginia.  "The original phillipsite material was from Acireale, Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy." (mindat.org)  The ancient Romans used it to make a concrete building material which, in time, became more solid than our concrete.

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Happy Valentines Day!

Rose Petal

 My youngest son, Chad, helped me make this.  Thanks, Chad, I think you did a good job.  It was captured in December of 2004 at home.  It must have come from a florist.

Red Rose

This from home in August of 2005.

If I remember correctly, red represents passion.  Can we equate passion and love?  In any case, happy Valentines Day, everyone.

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Serandite

Serandite

Wikipedia says it can be: "normally salmon-pink, light pink, rose-red, orange, brown, black, or colorless."  From my reading in Wikipedia, I would speculate that most everything we see is Serandite.  It is sometimes used as a gem.