Stone or Egg?

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• cloverstar (0)
• [2007-01-23 17:24]

It looks like a stone to me. Well done on the sharpness of this image.

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• ayniLL (786)
• [2007-01-23 17:24]

what an amazing stone
really very interesting
i like it
congrats

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• mkemalmert (3744)
• [2007-01-23 17:42]
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Hi,
This stone is flint.
group:sedimentary
origin:marine
Thanks for sharing.
Kemal Mert

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• cdplayer (454)
• [2007-01-23 17:43]

Alex it looks like stone to me!
The lighting his excellent as well as the depth of field and positioning.
Ok its a stone egg!

Cheers!
Elton

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• appalcarp (4188)
• [2007-01-23 21:02]
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Hi Alex, what a wonderful pic! Dragon's egg, for sure...:) JK--While the center is quartz primarily, it has a lot of different minerals in it that give it its characteristic color(s) which have a very wide range. We call the small ones 'geodes' here. They are formed in bubbles of lava under pressure when crystals grow in them, at times there is a 'space' in the center and at other times they are completely filled in. They are oftentimes 'shaved' by a gemologist for lampshades, etc., as the patterns can be amazing. (I have a couple of my own.) I saw a very large one like this that was amethyst, too. They can be found in Brazil in a lot of abundance because of the Pacific 'ring of fire' volcanic activity and the high mountains on the western side. This one appears to have quite a bit of weatherization as the Dead Sea is very ancient and weathered rock. Great dof and pov, TFS.

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• Refugee (25542)
• [2007-01-24 12:42]

Hi Alex. Coming from the ancient area of the dead sea it could have been anything, I like Silke's answer and Gary appears to have the answer spot on. Excellent detail and nicely composed with good colour and light. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on 'Tamar Tides II’

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• Silke (23588)
• [2007-01-25 6:49]
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No imagination -- my fellow photographers have no imagination: I am shocked! It's dragon's egg and because it did not hatch in time, it turned to chert -- which is related to flint.
Great colours and details, lovely composition
TFS
Silke
back with :)

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• Sash (134)
• [2007-01-28 11:17]

to me it looks like a huge watermelon turned to chert, flint, whatever:)
It's really nice how you composed the shot and took advantage of the chiped end of your lava egg. The core layers and darker colour really add to the abstract. A remarkable find.