Golden Topaz
by Cory

Comment by jomari:
That's a beautiful specimen. I love the rich golden colour. Funny you said that about Topaz coz when I first heard of that I thought it must have been expressly for imparting golden overtones.

Wire Silver
by Cory

Comment by jomari:
The wire looks like bird nest material.

Wire Silver Macro
by Cory

Comment by GinaRothfels:
That's a really interesting specimen you've got there. Great macro.

Wire Silver Macro
by Cory

Comment by JustCaree:
How neat is that!!!

Golden Topaz
by Cory

Comment by scalvert:
Beautiful- you must have quite a collection! Gems and minerals were my main hobby for over 20 years growing up. I had opals and ruby crystals at age 7, learned to facet by 13, and won a gem ID contest against gemologists at 15. At one point I even had some specimens that trumped the Smithsonian (notably a breathtaking twinned rhodochrosite crystal), but time and mischievous brothers conspired to disperse the collection by college. Not much left now. :-(

Golden Topaz
by Cory

Comment by menele:
Great macro shot! When it came up the bottom 1/4 of the image was off screen and on reflection I think that would be a better crop as the bulk of white mineral in the bottom right takes too much focus away from the fantastic yellows.

I used to be wired up and full of energy, now the spark is gone.
by Cory

Comment by essay:
Can you shoot this again for the weathered challenge? It's a nice subject. One of my highest rated photos in this challenge.

Blue Halite
by Cory

Comment by tanguera:
VERY cool!

Blue Halite
by Cory

Comment by rooum:
Lovely!

Watermelon Tourmaline
by Cory

Comment by menele:
Love the colours here. Has an almost alien feel to it.