Abaut fire agate
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 05/12/2011 at 12:17
What is Fire Agate?Fire agate is a brown, microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) which has a botryoidal (grape-like) growth form, and which contains layers of plate-like crystals of iron oxide (limonite) in various planes within it. The layers are small enough that light entering them forms interference colors known as "fire." The iridescent colors of red, gold, green and rarely, blue-violet, result from interference between diffracted light rays traveling through and reflecting off of these thin layers. (We see the same effect when looking at the rainbow colors at the surface of an oily puddle of water; or in the "orient" (Read more)Gemstones of Mexico
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 17/06/2011 at 3:32
Mexican Gemstones
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 25/05/2011 at 3:14
Cerro del Mercado Mine This is a summary from my article in the German mineral magazine “Mineralien Welt” with the original title: “Fluorapatit und seine Begleitmineralien vom Cerro del Mercado in Durango, Mexiko”; from July-August 2001 INTRODUCTION Cerro del Mercado is a hill about 1 km long and nearly 200 m high that rises above the tableland of Durango. It is located at the northern edge of the city of Durango, the capital of the state of Durango, in Mexico. Lying at an altitude of about 1880 meters, the city has approximately (Read more)Tags: Obras Mexican Gemstones
Gemstones of Mexico
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 24/05/2011 at 5:11
I was born in Durango,Mexico El cristo más famoso de México
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 11/05/2011 at 1:07
Ignacio Leal Arellano "El Santero de San Miguel"
Sin querer sin darme cuenta he creado,el cristo más famoso de México,no se si el cristo más famoso de América (y lo digo sin distinguir fronteras) o el cristo más famoso del mundo,pero de México si lo es,hace unos días,estaba haciendo esta consulta en Google,pues me preguntaba cual seria el cristo
mas famoso de Mexico.
Supuse que sería el llamado "Cristo del veneno",que esta en la Catedral de México,pero no, para mi satisfacción apareció el mío,que no es sino el de todos ustedes,es decir el de todo el pueblo.
De la mano (Read more)
Mexican Fire Agate
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 20/04/2011 at 2:43
El cuadro más famoso del mundo
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 11/03/2011 at 3:19
Es la pintura más famosa del mundo,por su profundo significado,creada por Alberto Thirion,al descubrir el mundo del cual forma parte. La pintura y sobre todo el dibujo,solo a descubierto,el tesoro celosamente guardado en mi corazón. Evidente-mente mi pintura es popular,no solo en el sentido de no ser académica sino en el sentido de ser del pueblo,y no del pueblo,dicho sea en el sentido de ser de los pobres,por que esa es la acepción que ahora se le da muchas veces a esta palabra. La Muerte del Diablo es ahora;La Obra Más Famosa del Mundo
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 07/03/2011 at 5:13
La Muerte del Diablo es ahora;La Pintura Más Famosa Alberto Thirion-Arte Popular Mexicano
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 25/02/2011 at 2:01
Macrame woven bracelet with waxed thread and a fire agate baroque silver mounted
Posted by Alberto Thirion
on 28/01/2011 at 1:19
Macrame woven bracelet with waxed thread and a fire agate baroque silver mounted.From fireagate
Macramé woven bracelet with waxed thread and a fire agate baroque silver mounted. What is Fire Agate? Fire agate is a brown, microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) which has a botryoidal (grape-like) growth form, and which contains layers of plate-like crystals |
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