Close up of world of agate, quartz

People often think of stone and gravel as dry. However, Professor Richard Weston's works show another view of the world of these minerals.

A multi-enlarged photo is located in the world's largest personal photo collection of rocks and minerals by Professor Richard Weston, from Cardiff University of Architecture, Wales. In the picture is an agate stone with a combination of concentric lines and subclasses that make it beautiful.

A carbonate mineral is usually formed from the erosion of copper ore around limestone. Famed for its brilliant green color, it has been used by painters to paint this mineral until the early 19th century. Historically, this mineral has been exploited from more than 3,000 years ago since the time. King Solomon, Israel.

Quartz is the most abundant mineral on the surface of Earth's continents, it is made up of silicate tetrahedral lattice. In ideal conditions, it creates a perfect 6-sided prism and is often found in the rock formations formed by hot water and in rough erupting pegmatites.

Discovered in Siberia in the 1970s and named 'chary' Russian, meaning magic enchantment (some claim that this name originates from the Chara River), Charoit is purple and often has a Special swirls are interrupted by impurities that are brownish yellow tinaksite crystals. The parts of the black rock in this sample are due to egirin impurities. This photo was taken from a long arrow-shaped mineral that looked like a purple stream.

Scientists are still debating the process of crystallizing agate stones. And the special agate form as in the image is still a big challenge with explanations.

Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral found in rocky veins formed in cold water environments. In the picture is a stalactite sample found in an Inca silver mine in Catamarca, Argetina. The parts intersect to reveal the beautiful pink and dark pink layers of stone with beautiful concentricity.

Amethyst (Amethyst): Until recently, the color of purple quartz is still thought to be due to the presence of Mangan. However, scientists have now proven the cause is due to a complex interplay between iron and aluminum. Amethyst in Greek means 'not drunk', the Greeks and Romans used to use amethyst talismans to resist intoxication. Looking at the photo, the car feels like admiring a Chinese-style painting art.

The group consists of 20 common rock serpentine minerals. This beautiful stone pattern comes from China. It has the exact name antigorite, a form of serpentine that has a different crystal structure.