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Sand Magnified Jan 3, 2016 16:29:38 GMT -5 gingerkid, Pat, and 1 more like this

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Post by mohs on Jan 3, 2016 16:29:38 GMT -5

I copped these photo’s from the book
“The Secrets of Sand”
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24819742-the-secrets-of-sand?from_search=true&search_version=service
I got it from the library
hope I don’t get into copyright situation ha ha

The authors used special microscopic lightening to capture the magnification
sort of reflection technique
you can read about it in the book

enjoy
Ed

dazagneiss

Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,834	Sand Magnified Jan 3, 2016 17:17:03 GMT -5 mohs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Jan 3, 2016 17:17:03 GMT -5 Thanks, Ed. Did' t realize sand was so pretty! Do you know what the magnification was?
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Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,723	Sand Magnified Jan 3, 2016 17:24:19 GMT -5 mohs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Jan 3, 2016 17:24:19 GMT -5 Seen this before,with different photos-sand is amazing..............Thanks for sharing.........
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Sand Magnified Jan 3, 2016 17:47:46 GMT -5 gingerkid likes this

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Post by mohs on Jan 3, 2016 17:47:46 GMT -5

Hi Pat
most those picture are magnified to at least 50 power
up to at 150. If not more
its the method of light refraction the author used
that makes the difference

I don't think it just light from below
as it is with most microscopes

dazagneiss

washingtonrocks has rocks in the head Member since January 2014 Posts: 521	Sand Magnified Jan 4, 2016 11:29:54 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by washingtonrocks on Jan 4, 2016 11:29:54 GMT -5 Amazing photos! Who would have thought that what we take for granted as "just sand" can be composed of tiny gems like tourmaline and ruby in zoisite.

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Sand Magnified Jan 4, 2016 16:22:47 GMT -5 mohs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Jan 4, 2016 16:22:47 GMT -5 very cool photography. KD
	Come on you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!

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Jan 4, 2016 11:29:54 GMT -5 washingtonrocks said:

Amazing photos! Who would have thought that what we take for granted as "just sand" can be composed of tiny gems like tourmaline and ruby in zoisite.

The rubyzo may have been sand imposter

dazagneiss

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Sand Magnified Jan 4, 2016 20:15:21 GMT -5 gingerkid likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Jan 4, 2016 20:15:21 GMT -5 a long time ago, our RTH friend, DeepSouth, sent me some garnet sand from New Zealand, wonder what that would look like? It is the most amazing stuff. KD
	Come on you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!

mohs In Memoriam RIP mohstly Member since January 2009 Posts: 19,412	Sand Magnified Jan 5, 2016 17:12:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mohs on Jan 5, 2016 17:12:28 GMT -5 the book only as samples from the Continental U.S. it seems but lots on garnets especially pink garnets from Big Sur beach
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