User submission 63 491 OtherDec 23, 2014 Around The World In 15 Rocks! micROCKScopica Community member Open list comments 1 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 2 Open list comments 1 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Modal closeADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This is a selection of the most beautiful rock micrographs that I’ve taken in the last years, arranged geographically in an ideal travel around the globe. I have many more from other countries, and of course from the areas like the Alps or southern Spain where I undertake my studies, but probably not as aesthetically appealing as those presented here. Some of them (like agat and charoite) are quite rare semiprecious stones, whereas many more are just ordinary-looking rocks and pebbles collected for research or for fun. However, the way they look outside isn’t important: here I am bringing you INSIDE stones, where beauty is everywhere, even in specimens just a few millimeters wide.Images are taken with a reflex camera attached to an optical microscope and using transmitted polarized light. There’s no post-processing and “interference” colors are naturally produced by polarized light passing through minerals.More info: www.microckscopica.org RELATED: Italy – BlueschistShare iconItaly – MyrmekiteShare iconSwitzerland – Serpentine veinShare iconADVERTISEMENTHungary – PeridotiteShare iconRussia – CharoiteShare iconIndia – Graphitic GranuliteShare iconADVERTISEMENTMadagascar – Ocean JasperShare iconADVERTISEMENTSouth Africa – Tiger’s EyeShare iconAntarctica – SymplectiteShare iconBrazil – Agat 1Share iconBrazil – Agat 2Share iconColombia – KomatiiteShare iconADVERTISEMENTCanada – Granulite 1Share iconCanada – Granulite 2Share iconADVERTISEMENT Ic_puzzle Games View all games Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! 491views Share on Facebook micROCKScopica Author, Community member View profile Follow Read more » "There was a penetration of the light into solid substance so that I seemed to see into things, deep in..." (J. Steinbeck) Come and see the incredible world of rocks under the microscope" Read less » micROCKScopica Author, Community member Read more » "There was a penetration of the light into solid substance so that I seemed to see into things, deep in..." (J. Steinbeck) Come and see the incredible world of rocks under the microscope" Read less » View profile Follow Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! What do you think ? Add photo comments POST POST Related on Bored Panda
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