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  • Shot for a New Age story written by Bernard Zekri for Actuel Magazine. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. .MODEL RELEASED.
    USA_NM_19_xs.jpg
  • Shot for a New Age story written by Bernard Zekri for Actuel Magazine. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. .MODEL RELEASED.
    USA_NM_20_xs.jpg
  • Coober Pedy Opal Mine, Southern Australia. Opal is a form of hydrous silicon oxide. The stones are conglomerates of microscopic spherical particles - opal is never found as a true crystal. The blue/green and dark blue forms seen here are considered to be precious. Opal has a beautiful colored luster due to the varied dispersion of light from its structure. Opal may also be seen in fossils, where it replaces the organic matter (especially bones) in buried remains. [1989]
    AUS_SCI_DINO_16_xs.jpg
  • Diamond polishers work on their gems in a diamond polishing factory at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many.
    NAM_090306_072_xw.jpg
  • Diamond polishers work on their gems in a diamond polishing factory at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many.
    NAM_090305_039_xw.jpg
  • Diamond polishers work on their gems in a diamond polishing factory at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many.
    NAM_090305_007_xw.jpg
  • Rainbow Falls at Devils' Postpile National Monument. Devil's Postpile National Monument was established in 1911 by presidential proclamation. It protects and preserves the Devils Postpile formation, the 101-foot high Rainbow Falls, and pristine mountain scenery..The Devils Postpile formation is a rare sight in the geologic world and ranks as one of the world's finest examples of columnar basalt. Its columns tower 60 feet high and display an unusual symmetry. Another wonder is in store just downstream from the Postpile at Rainbow Falls, once called "a gem unique and worthy of its name." When the sun is overhead, a bright rainbow highlights the spectacular falls. Route 395: Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
    USA_CA_ES_08_xs.jpg
  • Fossil Trade: The annual Arizona Mineral & Fossil Trade show, which is one of the world's largest gatherings of commercial and wholesale fossil and gem traders. Tucson, Arizona (1991)
    USA_SCI_FOS_10_xs.jpg
  • A diamond polisher works on a gem in a diamond polishing factory at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many.
    NAM_090306_119_xw.jpg
  • Rainbow Falls at Devils' Postpile National Monument. Devil's Postpile National Monument was established in 1911 by presidential proclamation. It protects and preserves the Devils Postpile formation, the 101-foot high Rainbow Falls, and pristine mountain scenery. The Devils Postpile formation is a rare sight in the geologic world and ranks as one of the world's finest examples of columnar basalt. Its columns tower 60 feet high and display an unusual symmetry. Another wonder is in store just downstream from the Postpile at Rainbow Falls, once called ?a gem unique and worthy of its name.? When the sun is overhead, a bright rainbow highlights the spectacular falls. Route 395: Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
    USA_CA_ES_07_xs.jpg
  • Fossil Trade: The annual Arizona Mineral & Fossil Trade show, which is one of the world's largest gatherings of commercial and wholesale fossil and gem traders. Tucson, Arizona (1991)
    USA_SCI_FOS_18_xs.jpg
  • Fossil Trade: The annual Arizona Mineral & Fossil Trade show, which is one of the world's largest gatherings of commercial and wholesale fossil and gem traders. Tucson, Arizona (1991)
    USA_SCI_FOS_15_xs.jpg
  • Fossil Trade: The annual Arizona Mineral & Fossil Trade show, which is one of the world's largest gatherings of commercial and wholesale fossil and gem traders. One of many dealers selling precious stones in the marketplace. Tucson, Arizona (1991)
    USA_SCI_FOS_14_xs.jpg
  • Mestilde Shigwedha, a diamond polisher, examines a gem as she prepares to polish it at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. (Mestilde Shigwedha was featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many. "Mesti," as she is called, grew up in the north of Namibia near the Angola border in a mud and stick house that she helped cement with dung. She now rents a room in a house in Windhoek and supports family members and herself on her small income from Namcot.  MODEL RELEASED.
    NAM_090306_133_xw.jpg
  • A diamond polisher examines a gem in a polishing factory at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many.
    NAM_090306_117_xw.jpg
  • A diamond polisher works on a gem in a diamond polishing factory at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many.
    NAM_090305_023_xw.jpg
  • Fossil Trade: The annual Arizona Mineral & Fossil Trade show, which is one of the world's largest gatherings of commercial and wholesale fossil and gem traders. Tucson, Arizona (1991)
    USA_SCI_FOS_17_xs.jpg
  • Fossil Trade: The annual Arizona Mineral & Fossil Trade show, which is one of the world's largest gatherings of commercial and wholesale fossil and gem traders. Tucson, Arizona (1991)
    USA_SCI_FOS_16_xs.jpg
  • Fossil Trade: The annual Arizona Mineral & Fossil Trade show, which is one of the world's largest gatherings of commercial and wholesale fossil and gem traders. Many gasoline stations sell fossils during the fair instead of gasoline. Tucson, Arizona (1991)
    USA_SCI_FOS_05_xs.jpg
  • A diamond polisher works on a gem in a diamond polishing factory at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many.
    NAM_090306_254_xw.jpg
  • A supervisor inspects a gem in a diamond polishing factory at NamCot Diamonds in Windhoek, Namibia. Diamonds are one of Namibia's major exports, and  while conflict diamonds grab the headlines, the fact is that the industry does provide a fairly decent living for many.
    NAM_090306_093_xw.jpg

Peter Menzel Photography

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