Moki Marbles on Sandstone Swirls

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One of the many fascinating phenomena found in the Colorado Plateau are these round concretions of hematite (iron) around a sandstone core. THe Hopi believe these are used by ancient ghosts (moqui means "dearly departed ones").

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Guy
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-- Guy Tal (talphoto@hotmail.com), March 31, 2003

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Great picture and background info. You should post here more often.

-- M. Huber (rurpho@tele-net.net), April 02, 2003.

Fascinating shot. Great detail back to front. I appreciate your use of the lines and cracks in the stone to lead us from the "marbles" in the foreground through the rest of the frame. I also really enjoy how the scene is limited to three colors. I would also like to see more of your work here.

-- Christian Deichert (torgophile@aol.com), April 02, 2003.

aaarrrgh your pic has a broken link.... please repost

-- steph (pohutukawa_flower@hotmail.com), July 30, 2003.

broken link here too :( Your images are always such a treat.

-- Gloria Hopkins (gloria@naturesglory.net), August 08, 2003.

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