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Mineral Collection

Background imageMineral 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 imageMineral 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 imageMineral Collection: Sheet ice crystals viewed by polarised light

Sheet ice crystals viewed by polarised light

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

Azurite / Chessylite, soft, deep blue copper mineral

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

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

Background imageMineral Collection: Ice crystals viewed by polarised light

Ice crystals viewed by polarised light

Background imageMineral Collection: Sugar crystals viewed by polarised light

Sugar crystals viewed by polarised light

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

Salar de Uyuni salt flat at sunset, Altiplano, Bolivia

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

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

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

Stone canyon jasper formed with cryptocrystalline quartz, California, USA

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

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

Background imageMineral 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 imageMineral 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 imageMineral 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 imageMineral 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 imageMineral 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 imageMineral 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 imageMineral Collection: Dead Libellula dragonfly in the Ro Tinto, or Red River, very acidic and coloured

Dead Libellula dragonfly in the Ro Tinto, or Red River, very acidic and coloured deep red by iron dissolved in the water that drains from the local Riotinto mines causing severe environmental

Background imageMineral 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 imageMineral 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 imageMineral Collection: Fig leaf in water from the Ro Tinto, or Red River, very acidic and coloured deep

Fig leaf in water from the Ro Tinto, or Red River, very acidic and coloured deep red by iron dissolved in the water that drains from the local Riotinto mines causing severe environmental problems

Background imageMineral Collection: Ro Tinto, or Red River, very acidic and coloured deep red by iron dissolved in the

Ro Tinto, or Red River, very acidic and coloured deep red by iron dissolved in the water that drains from the local Riotinto mines causing severe environmental problems. Huelva, Spain


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