Mineral Porn Passion for geology __________________________________ Minerals from my Personal Collectionsize> Books to read: Gems and Minerals: Earth Treasures … Mineral Guide to the U.s.a. Geodes: Nature’s Treasures Collecting Rocks, Gems & Minerals Fabulous Keokuk Geodes Websites of note: Roland’s Kentucky AgatesWoodie’s Geodes & Rock Shop The-Vug.com Places I’ve been this year: Hamilton, IL (Warsaw formation geodes) Mount Ida, AR (Quartz crystals) Columbia, MO (Misc. fossils) Stanton, KY (Agates and fossilized coral) It is important to me to provide the source of every mineral I post. If I slip up and post something without the source please let me know so I can fix it!Tumblr (3.0; @earthshaped)http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de7a3a9937fe5718d9ee6061abd7607d/tumblr_miran973Cf1r1ykbgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://eocene.tumblr.com/post/43954289793/fluorite-quartz-and-wolframite" target="_blank">eocene</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/8486140628/in/set-72157632768715374" target="_blank">Fluorite, Quartz, and Wolframite</a></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/44096037789http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/44096037789Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:41:56 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/564d26e66ca3c6a630d57d2a660eb07d/tumblr_mgt06z9o561rlaporo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mineralists.tumblr.com/post/40854692485/very-interesting-basalt-geode-with-blue" target="_blank">mineralists</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Very interesting Basalt geode with blue Chalcedony, Calcite and Mordenite bubbles from India</p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/40905147778http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/40905147778Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:11:34 -0600geodeBasalt GeodeChalcedonyCalciteMordeniteBlueBlackWhiteCrystalsMineralsRocksSpecimenGeologyMineralogy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1084d0405b073510a208aabcf7bc3d1a/tumblr_mfio71Y5KH1rmz2h6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmineralogy.tumblr.com/post/40513653952/via-exceptionalroom11-legrandite-crystals-with" target="_blank">fuckyeahmineralogy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.exceptionalminerals.com/exceptionalroom11.htm" target="_blank">exceptionalroom11</a>)</p> <p>Legrandite crystals with limonite matrix, Ojuela Mine, Mexico.</p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/40811860307http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/40811860307Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:46:52 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mddnf52zUE1rjxhlko1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bijoux-et-mineraux.tumblr.com/post/40362356564/gyongyostarjan-agate" target="_blank">bijoux-et-mineraux</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Gyöngyöstarján</span></span> Agate</p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/40381109076http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/40381109076Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:37:32 -0600mineralsagatecrystalshungaryGyöngyöstarján<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/18ed60daef0d7f8482ce6b081b7c879f/tumblr_mfvn1rdfYP1re3wtuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themineralogist.tumblr.com/post/39842472404/chabazite-by-yaiba0390" target="_blank">themineralogist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Chabazite (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yaiba0390/7739556392/" target="_blank">yaiba0390</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/39861556887http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/39861556887Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:24:09 -0600mineralsgeologycrystalschabazite<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9e8ae1c690641f420f4a0f290005fb57/tumblr_mfvoadELbg1re3wtuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themineralogist.tumblr.com/post/39381127572/demantoid-andradite-variety-by-yaiba0390" target="_blank">themineralogist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Demantoid (Andradite variety) (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yaiba0390/8095619515/in/photostream" target="_blank">yaiba0390</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/39395255000http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/39395255000Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:37:04 -0600mineralsgeologycrystalsdemantoidandradite<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/690335de6a3dd1a65d7af3790b715abc/tumblr_mf7lzw2pWb1re3wtuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themineralogist.tumblr.com/post/39223828170/black-tourmaline-by-obliterated" target="_blank">themineralogist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Black Tourmaline (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obliterated/3683440871/in/pool-97068393@N00/" target="_blank">obLiterated</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/39260560373http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/39260560373Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:53:01 -0600mineralsgeologycrystalstourmaline<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/358e2f5da5d5f2e493a852a77dd879f3/tumblr_mfqc48q9NJ1qgzn5jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mineralia.tumblr.com/post/39054037451/agate-fortress-around-amethyst-by-woods" target="_blank">mineralia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Agate fortress around Amethyst </p> <p>by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodsstoneworksandphotofactory/" target="_blank">Wood’s Stoneworks and Photo Factory</a></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/39077120844http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/39077120844Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:29:11 -0600agateamethystmineralsgeologysciencecrystalsearthcrystalmineralrockrockspurplewhite<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c65ca7391757ef60ad7ef410da02d436/tumblr_mfbcspc5nY1ruguhdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Copper Replacement Agate</strong></p>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38654901676http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38654901676Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:30:48 -0600copperoreagateminerals<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5609be86f67fc8aafe873feac21cd529/tumblr_mfb0ywGDUl1ruguhdo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/31fca2b2247fa5bb3ddbbedbc8a8250e/tumblr_mfb0ywGDUl1ruguhdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Quartz on Lolllingite with Manganocalcite & Dolomite  </strong></p> <blockquote> <p><em>Chifeng, Inner Mongolia</em></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38571049445http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38571049445Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:30:57 -0600quartzLollingitemanagnocalcitedolomitemineralscrystals<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e354d5ccd570fc7e9426096f2f744831/tumblr_mfbd9dszSa1ruguhdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Stibnite, calcite</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><em>106 mm, Banpo mine, Dushan, Qiannan, Guizhou, China</em></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38492548046http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38492548046Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:03:35 -0600stibnitecalcitemineralscrystals<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a9558f567a76e3b3af9c631decdc5cd/tumblr_mfbd22lmmy1ruguhdo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4883af9982712a1b1ba35a0efdba92ce/tumblr_mfbd22lmmy1ruguhdo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c6aeed02d4cbb275ac96e0faf69b7156/tumblr_mfbd22lmmy1ruguhdo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Quartz var. Amethyst </strong></p> <blockquote> <p><em>Goboboseb Mtns., Brandberg, Namibia</em></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38408356015http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38408356015Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:31:08 -0600quartzamethystmineralscrystals<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76f4327aa0eca0c4901480e63c7b81cc/tumblr_mfb0rk42io1ruguhdo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b40562a6ed5ab3df2b9561d43b7240d/tumblr_mfb0rk42io1ruguhdo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Apophyllite with Stilbite</strong></p> <blockquote> <div> <p><em>#2 Quarry, Pashan, Pune District, Maharashtra, India</em></p> </div> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38343875821http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/38343875821Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:45:00 -0600apophyllitestilbitemineralscrystals<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2a4fd405c1823d5828c7a90b715b6a1/tumblr_mevwdmjLWd1re3wtuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themineralogist.tumblr.com/post/37742806103/tincalconite-a-mineral-related-to-borax-but-not" target="_blank">themineralogist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Tincalconite - a mineral related to borax (but not <a href="http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Snorlax_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29" target="_blank">snorlax</a>)</p> <p>by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usageology/8028723835/" target="_blank">usageology</a></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37751799341http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37751799341Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:00:21 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c6e0b055f0481e83a42731897ddfe70/tumblr_meov3ihXI11re3wtuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themineralogist.tumblr.com/post/37476391668/native-gold-on-quartz-by-hypocentre" target="_blank">themineralogist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Native Gold on Quartz (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypocentre/7804327978/" target="_blank">Hypocentre</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37532857925http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37532857925Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:07:33 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/42029e749243df0e535c2844f92f630c/tumblr_men4jpiH8C1ruguhdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Galena  </strong></p> <blockquote> <p><em>9th September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria</em></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37378681322http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37378681322Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:04:37 -0600galenacrystalsminerals<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mekibd888m1rlaporo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://crystal-porn.tumblr.com/post/37267143155/wulfenite-and-atacamite" target="_blank">crystal-porn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2>Wulfenite and Atacamite</h2> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37300043415http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37300043415Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:26:07 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef33xh6By1qi4dvto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37087940217http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/37087940217Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:30:43 -0600mineralscrystalstourmalinelepidolitequartz<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me071dTSrk1r1ykbgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://eocene.tumblr.com/post/36440063590/fluorite-w-quartz" target="_blank">eocene</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.crystalclassics.co.uk/product-detail.php?id=4405" target="_blank">Fluorite w/ Quartz</a></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/36964820145http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/36964820145Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:18:48 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx6stBGOG1ruguhdo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx6stBGOG1ruguhdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx6stBGOG1ruguhdo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Rhodochrosite with Quartz </strong></p> <blockquote> <p><em>Hedgehog Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA</em></p> </blockquote>http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/36901079179http://earthshaped.tumblr.com/post/36901079179Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:41:58 -0600rhodocrositequartzmineralscrystals