From here to there to everywhere

Right, this test post is being written at livejournal.com, and will theoretically be cross-posted to FaceBook. From FB it should then be mirrored to Google+. I have left Twitter alone for the time being.

Classic pretty rock of the day: Diamond

Classic pretty rock of the day: Diamond, a.k.a Element of the day: Carbon

From the geological perspective I'm not a particular fan of diamonds. It's just carbon people, don't get excited. I could have easily obtained some rough industrial-grade specimens by now, but I haven't bothered. However, I will allow that cut diamonds are shiny, but I certainly can't afford to acquire them in any sensible size. Here are mine.

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Pretty rock of the day: Celestine

Not much to say here. Enjoy two pieces of celestine, including some gorgeous closeups of individual crystals.

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Pretty rock group of the day: Coral habits

It's little and delicate things that look like coral today. I make no apology for the appearance of strands of cotton wadding in these shots; if you've ever handled aragonite or pyromorphite you'd understand. Fragile suckers.

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