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Minerals Collection

Background imageMinerals Collection: Bauxite mine, blue water caused by industrial runoff, minerals into local water, Linden town

Bauxite mine, blue water caused by industrial runoff, minerals into local water, Linden town, Guyana, South America

Background imageMinerals Collection: Cave Pearls, formed as dripping water rich in calcium salts deposits calcite around

Cave Pearls, formed as dripping water rich in calcium salts deposits calcite around a small nucleus (often a sand grain). The constant movement of each cave pearl by the dripping water keeps them

Background imageMinerals Collection: Sheet ice crystals viewed by polarised light

Sheet ice crystals viewed by polarised light

Background imageMinerals Collection: Irregular ripples on gypsum sand dunes created by high winds, White Sands National Monument

Irregular ripples on gypsum sand dunes created by high winds, White Sands National Monument, Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico, USA, December 2012

Background imageMinerals Collection: Red waters of the Rio Tinto, coloured by dissolved minerals, primarily iron. Andalusia

Red waters of the Rio Tinto, coloured by dissolved minerals, primarily iron. Andalusia, Spain, December 2011

Background imageMinerals Collection: Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) flock feeding on wall of clay lick. Manu Biosphere Reserve

Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) flock feeding on wall of clay lick. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Background imageMinerals Collection: RF- Landscape of salt pan with sun high above, Salar de Uyuni, Altiplano, Bolivia

RF- Landscape of salt pan with sun high above, Salar de Uyuni, Altiplano, Bolivia, April 2017

Background imageMinerals Collection: Yellow crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) at clay lick, Tambopata Research Centre, Peru

Yellow crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) at clay lick, Tambopata Research Centre, Peru

Background imageMinerals Collection: Crystallised patterns in an abandoned pond used for the disposal

Crystallised patterns in an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain

Background imageMinerals Collection: Service road crossing an abandoned pond used for the disposal

Service road crossing an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with crystallised patterns and shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain

Background imageMinerals Collection: Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) flock feeding at wall of clay lick, flying

Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) flock feeding at wall of clay lick, flying and perched in trees. Heath River, Tambopata / Bahuaja-Sonene Reserves, Amazonia, Peru / Bolivia border

Background imageMinerals Collection: Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) drinking water inside an Amazonian claylick. Yasuni National Park

Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) drinking water inside an Amazonian claylick. Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Background imageMinerals Collection: Azurite / Chessylite, soft, deep blue copper mineral

Azurite / Chessylite, soft, deep blue copper mineral

Background imageMinerals Collection: Septarian concretion or (septarian nodules) from Morocco

Septarian concretion or (septarian nodules) from Morocco. Dense mass formed by precipitation of mineral cement in sedimentary rock or soil which is later cracked and filled with other material

Background imageMinerals Collection: Orbicular jasper, ocean jasper from Madagascar, a variety of jasper which

Orbicular jasper, ocean jasper from Madagascar, a variety of jasper which contains spherical inclusions

Background imageMinerals Collection: Spherulitic or orbicular chalcedony, ocean jasper, a cryptocrystaline

Spherulitic or orbicular chalcedony, ocean jasper, a cryptocrystaline quartz from Madagascar

Background imageMinerals Collection: Ice crystals viewed by polarised light

Ice crystals viewed by polarised light

Background imageMinerals Collection: Sugar crystals viewed by polarised light

Sugar crystals viewed by polarised light

Background imageMinerals Collection: RF - Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) flock feeding and flying. Wall of clay lick

RF - Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) flock feeding and flying. Wall of clay lick, Heath River, Tambopata / Bahuaja-Sonene Reserves, Amazonia, Peru / Bolivia border

Background imageMinerals Collection: Salar de Uyuni salt flat at sunset, Altiplano, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni salt flat at sunset, Altiplano, Bolivia

Background imageMinerals Collection: Salar de Uyuni salt flat just after sunset, Altiplano, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni salt flat just after sunset, Altiplano, Bolivia

Background imageMinerals Collection: Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) on salt lick, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru

Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) on salt lick, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMinerals Collection: Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) and Blue and yellow macaws eating clay close to the Tambopata river

Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) and Blue and yellow macaws eating clay close to the Tambopata river. Tambopata Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMinerals Collection: Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) and Red and green macaw (Ara chloroptera) eating clay close

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) and Red and green macaw (Ara chloroptera) eating clay close to the Tambopata river, Tambopata Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMinerals Collection: Assorted stalagmites and stalagtites and other speleothems (mineral deposits formed

Assorted stalagmites and stalagtites and other speleothems (mineral deposits formed from groundwater) at Postojna Cave, Slovenia. April 2016

Background imageMinerals Collection: Stone canyon jasper formed with cryptocrystalline quartz, California, USA

Stone canyon jasper formed with cryptocrystalline quartz, California, USA

Background imageMinerals Collection: Mineral rich landscape and copper lake from the Bogo La pass at17000 ft, Tibet

Mineral rich landscape and copper lake from the Bogo La pass at17000 ft, Tibet, June 2010

Background imageMinerals Collection: Ochre quarry of Roussillon, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, Southern France, April 2006

Ochre quarry of Roussillon, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, Southern France, April 2006

Background imageMinerals Collection: Flock of Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on clay at a clay lick

Flock of Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on clay at a clay lick, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador

Background imageMinerals Collection: Drone aerial view of group of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis)

Drone aerial view of group of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) searching for mineral salts in Dzanga-Sangha National Park, Central African Republic

Background imageMinerals Collection: Saltpetre deposit in coastal lagoon, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula

Saltpetre deposit in coastal lagoon, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, May, Digitally enhanced, removed dirt in lens. Bookplate

Background imageMinerals Collection: Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) eating clay

Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) eating clay. Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Background imageMinerals Collection: Salt cones on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. The Salar is the world

Salt cones on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. The Salar is the worlds largest salt flat, at over 10500 square kilometers. Salt is shoveled into these cones, to be collected later

Background imageMinerals Collection: Salt cones on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. March. The Salar is the world

Salt cones on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. March. The Salar is the worlds largest salt flat, at over 10500 square kilometers. Salt is shoveled into these cones, to be collected later

Background imageMinerals Collection: Salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni Salt Pan. Bolivia, December

Salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni Salt Pan. Bolivia, December

Background imageMinerals Collection: Close-up of mineral deposits near the Rio Tinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, September 2016

Close-up of mineral deposits near the Rio Tinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, September 2016

Background imageMinerals Collection: Calcified trees at Tangled Creek in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Calcified trees at Tangled Creek in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, February 2013

Background imageMinerals Collection: Blue and yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) at claylick close to the Tambopata river, Tambopata Reserve

Blue and yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) at claylick close to the Tambopata river, Tambopata Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMinerals Collection: Dallol hot spring with salt concretions coloured by sulphur, potassium and iron, Dallol Volcano

Dallol hot spring with salt concretions coloured by sulphur, potassium and iron, Dallol Volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, March 2015

Background imageMinerals Collection: Sectioned fossil ammonite where the shell material has been replaced by pyrites

Sectioned fossil ammonite where the shell material has been replaced by pyrites, and the empty cavities of the shell have filled during fossilisation with crystalised yellow/green calcite preserving

Background imageMinerals Collection: Red waters of the Rio Tinto, coloured by dissolved minerals, primarily iron. Andalusia

Red waters of the Rio Tinto, coloured by dissolved minerals, primarily iron. Andalusia, Spain, December 2011

Background imageMinerals Collection: Red waters of the Rio Tinto, coloured by dissolved minerals, primarily iron. Andalusia

Red waters of the Rio Tinto, coloured by dissolved minerals, primarily iron. Andalusia, Spain, December 2011



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