Gorgeous Treasures From the Earth

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Can you guess what this is? Besides pretty.

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How about this stuff? Hint – it’s underfoot.

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This stuff is actually sand, magnified 250x. Sand, of course, not being an entity of itself, but a mix of bits of worn down shells, glass, minerals, skeletons…

Dr. Gary Greenberg of Sandgrains.com takes photos of sand and even has a book of photos.

These are making the rounds on the Internet, but I think are worth sharing again, just for their sheer beauty.

Via Boing Boing and HurricaneVanessa