Hey! That looks like a....

LOL Maggie, I will keep that in mind. I agree with you, these kinds of threads really are great fun.

That caterpillar is neat Jasun. :)

another schnauzer ...


from Cobalt

Here's another caterpillar... [www.mindat.org]

"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain

How about an Untreated African Ruby with a face in it?


P.S. Remembered the no URLs in watermarking Joylon, lol.

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Angel in 6 mm Phenakite crystal, Mogok Burma.

Tufa from the ancient seabeds of Lavothan Sea in Nevada, with an agate behind the hole...it looks really creepy to me
If I can find my other pic of the entire piece, with two agates, one behind each eye hole...then you will definitely see how the
whole natural formation resembles ET or an Alien...which is amazing.



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Okay, here's a seal:


Faden Quartz from Quetta, Pakistan
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You've probably heard of the Cookie Monster; how about the Wulfenite Monster:


Wulfenite and Dolomite, Touissit, Morocco
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The headless pink sparrow:


Calcite. Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil
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A windmill:


Hematite, Mt Ouichane, Oriental Region, Morocco
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And finally, another tornado, this time of Epidote from Alchuri, Pakistan

Dolly Parton?

Love the cookie monster Nik :D

Okay how about radial Rutile on Gaga, locality unknown:



Let the groans begin.....

HA, Nik, very fitting, I think! (:P)

This thread is great and very amusing! Some awesome shapes so far! (:D

I guess this isn't exactly what is being discussed, but my avatar is from a photo I took of a piece of pyrite that is attached to the side of a specimen rock. I didn't realize what I had until I looked at the photo onscreen. It's only yellow-gold shaded because I screwed up the lighting setting on the camera.

Here it is in a larger version, attached. FOV is only about 1 cm.

I call him "Lord Crockjaw" because he is on a piece that resembles a jawbone. Unfortunately, I can't find a photo of the whole rock and it is stored away at the moment.

Hamburger (Pyrite)




Celery (Picrolite)




Caviar (Chalcedony)




Broccolli (Stilbite)




Ice cream (Dolomite, pyrite, fluorite)




John K.

Is that icecream Rocky Road?

John... those all look edible!!! Are you getting enough minerals in your diet??? Great mimes! LOL

Adam, it could be chocolate chip or pralines in cream...

steph (:D

Mickey Mouse. York River Skarn (Ontario) grossular & diopside. (Sorry, can't get the dang picture pasted in the message).



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Hi,

There's a group that puts together a table covered with food, all stones, that they display at mineral shows. I've seen it and it is amazing.

Bacon and eggs, cake, pie, you name it, they have a rock that looks JUST like a...

JR

This is my Mickey Mouse Diopside TN from the Hughes Property near Minden, Ontario, Canada

Last week at a roadcut in Oregon, I sat to sort thru rrocks for specimens. As I turned my head; sitting right on top was a picture painted by Mother Nature