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Tektite (Var: Moldavite)

Tektite (Var: Moldavite)
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Locality Updated: Giuminella Creek, Narzole, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyFrom Flavio Giuseppe Taricco, 18th May 2013 20:02:11
















I wanted to get a photo using sunlight to backlight it to show the nice green colour, but I do not like photos that show fingers holding the specimen so i had to come up with a way to hold it up to the sun, yet not have my fingers in the photo so I put it in a clear plastic box (the lid from one of my specimen boxes) and i was able to hold the box and get a photo with no fingers.
Then i used a paint program to draw around the outline and colour the background white, leaving a small gap to avoid accidently painting over part of the specimen.
The reason I did this was becuase there were blemishes like fingerprints and bits of dust on the box, plus you could see the roofs of houses becuase i took the photo looking out my window and i wanted a plain background, other than painting the background white the photo is unaltered.
3.5cm long x 2.1cm wide x 1.5cm thick (at widest points)
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Photo added: 7th Feb 2011