Gallery: Take a Trip Through the Strange Worlds Within Gemstones
Photos by Danny Sanchez01mountains-in-quartz
"Mountains" in quartz. Field of view = 9.9mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez02rutile-in-quartz
Red rutile in quartz. Field of view = 3.5mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez03rusted-rutile-in-quartz
"Rusted" rutile in quartz. Field of view = 5.1mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez04pyrite-in-quartz
Pyrite in quartz. Field of view = 4.7mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez05rutile-in-cc-sapphire
Rutile crystals in color-change sapphire. Field of view = 2.1mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez06petroleum-in-quartz-02
Petroleum with methane bubble in quartz (2). Field of view = 5.1mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez07negative-spears-in-quartz-02
Negative crystals in quartz with unknown black inclusions (2). Field of view = 5.2mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez08negative-spears-in-quartz-01
Negative crystals in quartz with unknown black inclusions (1). Field of view = 8mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez09negative-pyramid-in-spinel
Negative crystal in spinel. Field of view = 2.9mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez10petroleum-in-quartz-01
Petroleum with methane bubble in quartz (1). Field of view = 3.5mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez11muscovite-in-quartz
Muscovite in quartz. Field of view = 8.1mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez12fluorite-in-quartz
Fluorite in quartz. Field of view = 5.9mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez13dolomite-in-quartz-02
Dolomite in quartz (2). Field of view = 4.2mm
Photos by Danny Sanchez14biotite-in-Topaz
Biotite in topaz. Field of view = 3.8mm
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