High-resolution photographs of minerals for your computer
monitor on optical disks

There are probably millions of images of beautiful mineral specimens available on the web. The problem is, they are rarely larger than 800x600 pixels. If you're like me, you want wallpaper and screensaver images to FILL THE SCREEN.

I have filled several CDs with thousands of images of beautiful mineral specimens at resolutions of 1280x1024 (5:4), 1600x1200 (4:3), 1680x1050 (16:10) and 2080x1170 (16:9). They are designed to fit nearly any computer monitor, with no gaps or distortions. Each specimen is photographed from different angles and in full view and closeups, and fluorescent specimens under ultraviolet light. Each image comes in two versions: one untitled, and one titled with the mineral name and location (with an average of about 10 views of each specimen).

View the contents of disk 1 here.
View the contents of disk 2 here.
View the contents of disk 3 here.
View the contents of disk 4 here.

Some example photographs (see also the Picture of the Week):

	Fluorite with spessartine on orthoclase, untitled, 1280x1024
	Sapphire, titled, 1600x1200
	Capillita rhodochrosite, titled, 1680x1050
	Uvarovite, titled, 2080x1170

Why include several pictures of the same specimen? Rarely can one angle do justice to a good specimen, and most have a wealth of fine detail worth exploring in closeups. Different lighting arrangements can reveal different features, even from the same angle. And who wants to see the same view of a specimen, day after day? But most importantly, you get to choose the pictures you like best. Tastes vary!