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Orbicular Jasper
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0909 0617 (2009-09-07)Copyright © 2009 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Jul 30, 2009
location
Morgan Hill (Santa Clara County, California, US)notes This form of Jasper, a variety of Quartz, is characterized by radial aggregates of needle-like crystals that give rise to spherical nodules. This specimen has been cut and polished to illustrate the structure.keywords: mineral, mineralogy, mineralization, crystal, earth science
camera Canon 40D, 180mm macro, f/20, 1/4 sec.
From the collection of Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum photo category: Misc. - geology
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