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Fluorite on quartz from India, on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sunday Post: Collectibles

July 24, 2012 by ruthincolorado

Every week Jake provides a theme for creative inspiration. Bloggers post their interpretations before the following Sunday, when Jake announces the next photo theme. Jake’s Sunday Post this week is Collectibles (check out everyone’s interpretations of the challenge here). As a kid I collected rocks and minerals, and I still enjoy an occasional rockhounding expedition. Last week I visited the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, and they certainly have an impressive collection of rocks and minerals. Here are […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: museum stuff, nature, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, rocks & minerals, USA

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a stunning Rhodochrosite specimen

Sunday Post: Valuable

July 2, 2012 by ruthincolorado

Every week Jake provides a theme for creative inspiration. Bloggers post their interpretations before the following Sunday, when Jake announces the next photo theme. Jake’s Sunday Post this week is Valuable (check out everyone’s interpretations of the challenge here).

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: museum stuff, rocks & minerals, Sunday Post, Texas, USA

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