Dolomiti Art Rock

I was reluctant to accept when Laura asked me to shoot some photomicrographs of rocks from the world renowned italian Dolomites. That was because sedimentary rocks (fine-grained and made of carbonates) generally do not provide exciting subjects.
But I asked Nereo, who is an expert of Triassic geology, to provide me some interesting samples and, surprise!
The images below give you an idea of how the rocks one hikes on during mountain treks in the Dolomites look like when placed under a microscope. There’s no photoshop post-processing: it’s just the ability of polarized light passing through thin (0,03 mm!!!) slices of minerals to create the so-called “interference colors”.
If you like the photomicrographs, you can find more at http://microcosmoart.it/en/
or at www.microckscopica.org

More info: microckscopica.org

Skyline of dolomite

Microballs (ooids)

Gypsum

Twins in calcite

Triassic Sunset

Corals

Spherulitic, psychedelic dolomite

Fossil Kiss

Volcanic bubble

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