Beautiful Gallery of Minerals from National Geographic [images]


	Beautiful Gallery of Minerals from National Geographic [images]
alanocu
5-12-2008 3:23 PM
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geology, minerals
alanocu says:
I also included the thumbnails linking to the wallpaper for download (different sizes available).
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5-12-2008 4:04 PM
Socratoad
The sheer beauty of these minerals are beyond description WOW1

Thank you.
5-12-2008 5:37 PM
merrie
exquisite photos!
I really love the red tourmaline
5-12-2008 6:35 PM
amgumen
Good clip, but now I have to find some malachite photos to better represent the unrepeatable beauty of the mineral.
5-12-2008 11:05 PM
CarnivalBorn
fantastic!
5-13-2008 5:05 AM
michellezm
Yeeeooow! Superb.
5-13-2008 12:47 PM
silvanaraihane
your an 'ace' at finding these things!
5-13-2008 4:00 PM
carrerinyes
Awesome!
5-15-2008 4:20 AM
WebWolf Hosting
Thank You - very interesting
5-16-2008 10:02 AM
TwilaMarie
You now have a new fan! You're image posts are SO my style! Thanks for sharing!
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