Shocked_Limestone_(Shattercone)_stretched.jpg (80220 bytes)

This is shocked Limestone, a shattercone. The image has been stretched to brighten it, the pure color spots are from saturation in the individual color images.  The sample is placed on a black anodized aluminum plate. The illumination was by the red, green, and blue LEDs in the optical head.  This image is a composition from 3 monochrome images. The individual images are shown in thumbnail below. Clicking on a color name will take you to a full size view.

              Red ( Full Size View)                             Green ( Full Size View)                        Blue ( Full Size View)       

Shocked_Limestone_(Shattercone)RED_500ms_thumb.jpg (4514 bytes)Shocked_Limestone_(Shattercone)GRN_150ms_thumb.jpg (5648 bytes)Shocked_Limestone_(Shattercone)BLU_120ms_thumb.jpg (5523 bytes)