Mineral Collection (#90)

Mineral Water Factory
The Mineral Water Factory of Herbert Dawe Ltd. of Paignton, Devon, England

Thieves from Isot, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE THIEVES FROM ISOT - Invaders from Pluto come to mine Earths mineral resources

Involution / Evolution
The Theosophical doctrine of INVOLUTION and EVOLUTION, whereby man rises from the mineral to the spiritual

Boiling mudpools in geothermal area on Reykjanes Peninsula, near Keflavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Dramatic volcanic landscape with boiling mudpools in geothermal area on Reykjanes Peninsula, near Keflavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Dramatic volcanic landscape with mudpools in geothermal area on Reykjanes Peninsula, near Keflavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Opalized Belemnite Fossil (Neohilobites sp) - Coober Pedy-South Australia - Cretaceous
CAN-2485 Opalized Belemnite Fossil (Neohilobites sp) Coober Pedy - South Australia - Cretaceous John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Rainbow and Cascade Terrace colourful silica terrace formed by hot water algae growing in the geothermal area of Orakei
SAS-835 Rainbow and Cascade Terrace - colourful silica terrace formed by hot water algae growing in the geothermal area of Orakei Korako also called The Hidden Valley Orakei Korako, Waikato

Male Black-veined White butterflies - gathering en masse to acquire mineral salts from damp soil; Ecrins, french alps
ROG-13692 Male Black-veined White butterflies - gathering en masse to acquire mineral salts from damp soil Ecrins National Park, French Alps

Geothermal activity - sulphur rocks and lake. Hells Gate geothermal reserve -Tikitere - Rotorua - North Island - New
MAB-747 Geothermal activity - sulphur rocks and lake Hells Gate geothermal reserve -Tikitere - Rotorua - North Island - New Zealand Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display

Prince of Wales Feather Geyser. Te Puia Thermal Reserve - Whakarewarewatanga Thermal Valley - Rotorua - New Zealand
MAB-774 Prince of Wales Feather Geyser. Te Puia Thermal Reserve - Whakarewarewatanga Thermal Valley - Rotorua - New Zealand

Cooking Pool - in Maori Ngararatuatara was used for cooking sweet corn and other delicacies
MAB-789 Cooking Pool - in Maori Ngararatuatara was used for cooking sweet corn and other delicacies Te Puia Thermal Reserve Whakarewarewatanga Thermal Valley - Rotorua - New Mark Boulton Please note

Ngamokaiakoko mud pools. Te Puia Whakarewarewatanga Thermal Valley - Rotorua - New Zealand
MAB-787 Ngamokaiakoko mud pools. Te Puia Whakarewarewatanga Thermal Valley - Rotorua - New Zealand. Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Sulphur covered rocks and geothermal steam. Te Puia Whakarewarewatanga Thermal Valley - Rotorua - New Zealand
MAB-788 Sulphur covered rocks and geothermal steam. Te Puia Whakarewarewatanga Thermal Valley - Rotorua - New Zealand. Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hell's Gate / Tikitere geothermal reserve - mud volcano and sulphur lake. Rotorua - North Island - New Zealand
MAB-314 Hell's Gate / Tikitere geothermal reserve - mud volcano and sulphur lake. Rotorua - North Island - New Zealand Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hell's Gate / Tikitere Maori owned geothermal reserve - Rotorua - North Island - New Zealand
MAB-319 Hell's Gate / Tikitere Maori owned geothermal reserve Rotorua - North Island - New Zealand Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Lake MacLeod salt lake mineral-laden artesian water surfacing on lake's edge. Aerial. Western Australia JPF44357
JPF-13627 Lake MacLeod salt lake mineral-laden artesian water surfacing on lakes edge Aerial. Western Australia Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Australia The Breakaways - desert landscape. Located on the Aboriginal Antakirinja Land in the far north of South
DH-3069 Australia -The Breakaways. Located on the Aboriginal Antakirinja Land in the far north of South Australia, 25 km NNWest of the Opal Mining Township of Coober Pedy

Sulphur Springs - Continuously escaping sulphurous fumaroles and hot springs
DAD-1771 Sulphur Springs - continuously escaping sulphurous fumaroles and hot springs. St.Lucia, Windward Islands. February

"Ocean Jasper" - Madagascar
CAN-3842 "Ocean Jasper" Madagascar Orbicular jasper (cryptocrystalline quartz) John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Rhodochrosite - Argentina
CAN-2517 Rhodochrosite - Argentina John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Fluorescent Minerals Willemite and Calcite - Sterling Hill Mine - Ogdensburg-New Jersey - Photographed under UV light
CAN-2511 Fluorescent Minerals Willemite and Calcite Sterling Hill Mine - Ogdensburg - New Jersey Photographed under UV light John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Fluorescent Mineral Manganocalcite - Casapalca - Peru - Photographed under UV lights Courtesy of Polman Minerals
CAN-2505 Fluorescent Mineral Manganocalcite Casapalca - Peru - Photographed under UV lights Courtesy of Polman Minerals John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Guyana, South America, Kamarang Station, Upper Mazaruni District: eroded sandstone
AW-6665 Guyana, South America, Kamarang Station Upper Mazaruni District: eroded sandstone Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Puffins on the Farne Islands Northumberland UK. These comical seabirds are reducing in numbers as global warming is
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Tension cracks in rock filled with quartz (rr)
Andrew Davies / SpecialistStock

Lake at Blue Grotto, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (rr)
Andre Seale / SpecialistStock

Puffins on the Farne Islands Northumberland UK. These comical seabirds are reducing in numbers as global warming is
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Gannets on Bass Rock in Scotland
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Artist's Palette the wide range of colours of this area stem from overflowing water of the adjoining Champagne
SAS-789 Artist's Palette - the wide range of colours of this area stem from overflowing water of the adjoining Champagne Pool

Table salt in a salt cellar. Commonly used to flavour, preserve and cure food, table salt is produced by the deposits from evaporated sea water and is typically referred to as just " salt"

The Champagne Pool a colourful hot spring in Waiotapu geothermal area. The surface temperature of this big spring is 74
SAS-892 The Champagne Pool - a colourful hot spring in Waiotapu geothermal area. The surface temperature of this big spring is 74 C and it bubbles due to uprising carbon dioxide

The Champagne Pool - a colourful hot spring in Waiotapu geothermal area. The surface temperature of this big spring is
SAS-658 The Champagne Pool - a colourful hot spring in Waiotapu geothermal area. Waiotapu Geothermal area, Rotorua, North Island

Colorado Provencal - Rustrel - France
SM-2040 Colorado Provencal Rustrel - France In Rustrel, ochre mining began in the late 19th century. Ochre was extracted from the earth, carving a colourful landscape

Rainbow and Cascade Terrace hot spring and colourful silica terrace formed by hot water algae growing in the geothermal
SAS-900 Rainbow and Cascade Terrace - hot spring and colourful silica terrace formed by hot water algae growing in the geothermal area of Orakei Korako also called The Hidden Valley Orakei Korako

Lady Knox Geyser erupting Geyser spewing water and steam in the blue sky Waiotapu Thermal Area, Rotorua, North Island
SAS-860 Lady Knox Geyser - erupting Geyser spewing water and steam in the blue sky Waiotapu Thermal Area, Rotorua, North Island

The Champagne Pool a colourful hot spring in Waiotapu geothermal area. The surface temperature of this big spring is 74
SAS-838 The Champagne Pool - a colourful hot spring in Waiotapu geothermal area. The surface temperature of this big spring is 74 C and it bubbles due to uprising carbon dioxide

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Wooden boardwalk over the mineral sinter formations on Geyser Hill, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Strangely-shaped Sand Tufa Formations - above current water level Lake Mono
ROG-11937 Strangely shaped Sand Tufa Formations - above current water level Lake Mono, California, USA Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mono Lake - at 6400 feet. Famous for its tufa pinnacles, threat from Los Angeles water supply, and its birds. Sunset
ROG-11908 Mono Lake - at 6400 feet. Tufa pinnacles at sunset. East side of Sierra Nevada, near Lee Vining, California, USA Mono Lake is a closed hydrological basin - water flows into it

Moose - female Maine, New England, USA
JZ-2282 Moose - female kneeling, licking salt / mineral deposits from road Maine, New England, USA. Alces alces Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bull Elk / Wapiti - Feeding in hot spring area Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, USA MA00560
COS-151 Bull Elk / Wapiti - Feeding in hot spring area Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bison - In River open due to thermal spring Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, USA MA000559
COS-123 Bison / Buffalo - in River open due to thermal spring Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

USA - Morning glory pool, Upper Geyser basin. Yellowstone national park, Wyoming, USA
FG-12022 USA - Morning glory pool, Upper Geyser basin. Yellowstone national park, Wyoming, USA Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Erupting geysers and mineral terraces, Whakarewarewa thermal area, Rotorua, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Mineral terraces around geysers, Whakarewarewa thermal area, Rotorua, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Sea and salt formations with hotels and desert cliffs beyond, Ein Bokek Hotel Resort, Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East

Sarakiniko volcanic rock formations at sunset, island of Milos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

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"Unearthing the Beauty: Exploring the World of Minerals" Step into a world where nature's treasures shine bright. From the depths of Cornwall, England, to the coal mines of the 1850s and beyond, minerals have captivated humanity for centuries. In Carnon Stream Works, Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England, gold gleams in its purest form. Its allure has sparked dreams and ambitions throughout history – just like during the Australian Gold Rush in the 1850s when prospectors flocked to unearth their fortunes. Harold Harvey's masterpiece "The Clay Pit" transports us back to a time when coal mining shaped communities in England during the 19th century. The grit and determination of those miners echo through time as they delved deep into darkness to fuel industrial progress. Polkanuggo Quarry in Stithians witnessed an era of extraction that left lasting imprints on both land and culture. Harold Harvey captures this momentous period with his skilled brush strokes – from copper and magnesium sulphate discoveries to calcareous phytoplankton fossils preserved for eternity. Leswidden's China Clay Pit reveals another facet exploration; here lies a delicate balance between human intervention and natural beauty. Harold Harvey once again immortalizes this scene with his artistic prowess. As we delve deeper into our planet's geological cross-section through Earth's crust, we uncover secrets hidden beneath our feet. Picture No. 10984558 serves as a window into these mysteries waiting to be unraveled by curious minds. Aquamarine crystals glisten like drops from Poseidon himself – enchanting all who lay eyes upon them with their ethereal hues reminiscent of tranquil waters, and are not mere commodities; they represent stories etched within Earth itself – tales told through layers upon layers over millions of years. They remind us that even amidst chaos and change, there is enduring beauty waiting patiently to be discovered.