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Dogtooth quartz....

Dogtooth quartz, hematite, limonite and perhaps a trace of cinnabar, in this closeup of the spectacular stockwork at San Geronimo Creek. This is the sort of rock that made the mercury-miner's heart beat faster.

 

Worth your while to click on the magnifier-glass here, in the full screen version. This is pretty amazing detail (imho) for a cell-phone photo. Country rock is plain old Cambria Slab graywacke sandstone. This is an in-situ field photo, just as I found it.

 

Near the mouth of San Bernardo Creek, in Estero Bay State Park.

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Uploaded on February 25, 2015
Taken on February 17, 2015