Figure captions.

Khaidarkan, Kirgizia. © V. Slyotov, 2001.
 

Quartz-quartzine. Rusavkino, Moscow district. © V. Slyotov, 2001.
 

Quartz-quartzine aggregate. Rusavkino, Moscow district. © V. Slyotov, 2001.

Flint from intricate-layered limestone, 4 cm. Moscow district. © V. Slyotov, 2001
 

Goethite on iron hydroxide membrane films. Magn. x4. Bakalskoe Deposit, Urals. © V. Slyotov, 2001.
 

Landscape in stone. Manganese oxide dendrites in rhodonite. © V. Slyotov, 2001.
 

A fragment of the wall in the Zclenaya Cave. Full size. Khaidarkan, Kirgizia.
© V. Slyotov, 2001.
 

Split cuboctahedral crystal, 5 mm. KMA, Kursk region. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

8 mm, KMA, Kursk region. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

9 cm. Kadamjai, Kirgizia. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

14 cm. Kadamjai, Kirgizia, © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

Spliting, and deformation. 7 cm. Kadamjai, Kirgizia. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

Spliting, deformation, and replacement. 8 cm. Kadamjai, Kirgizia. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

Full size. Stupino, Moscow district. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

Gypsum antholite, 4 cm. Shurab, Tadjikistan. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

12 cm. Shurab, Tajikistan.©V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

25 mm. Shurab, Tadjikistan. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

Turquoise, 4 cm. Auminza Deposit, Kyzyl-Kurn, Central Asia, © V. Slyotov, 1987.
 

4 cm. Dashkesan, Azerbaijan. © V. Slyotov and V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

Aldan, Yakutia. © V. Makarenko, 2001.

3 cm. South Kazakhstan, © V. Makarenko, 2001.

Smoky quartz, 8 cm. Polar Urals. © V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

Quartz, 5 cm. Caucasus, Georgia. © V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

CaF2 on quartz, 6 cm. Akchatau, Kazakhstan. © V. Makarenko, 2001.
 

From Golutvin, Moscow district. © V. Slyotov, 1990.
 

Scepter amethyst. Aldan, Yakutia. © V. Makarenko, 2001.