Lightning Ridge

Beautiful pebbles

Beautiful pebbles

Description: A sample of the little pebbles that litter the ground in Lightning Ridge, deposited by ancient floods for they are not found in the opal bearing rock beneath. The reds are jasper, the white and veined are quartz, while the small transparent one is topaz.

Date / Time: 22 Dec 2002

Frame; Notes: PICT1088 Taken in the UK after my return.

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