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Posted: 28 Jul 2015

Taken: 03 Jul 2014

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Djúpalónsperlur

Djúpalónsperlur
The pebbles at Djúpalónssandur are called Djúpalóns pearls, they are used for making jewelry. The outer layer is of volcanic glass whereas the inner part is fully crystallized (Benmoreite). That much I gathered from volcanologist Haraldur Sigurðsson's blog (it's in Icelandic and online translators make rather a hash of the language...)

Heidiho, L. L. Wall, autofantasia, Andy Rodker and 16 other people have particularly liked this photo

30 comments - The latest ones
 rod bally
rod bally
Beautiful and fascinating!
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to rod bally
Many thanks, Rod!
8 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Ein richtiges Zen-Photo. Sehr meditativ. Kann man lange draufschauen und die Gedanken fliegen lassen ! Gefällt mir sehr. Guten Morgen !
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Ulrich John club
Herzlichen Dank, Ulrich! Angeblich haben diese Steine eine besondere Kraft, sie stammen immerhin vom Snæfellsjökull, wo Jules Verne den Eingang zum Mittelpunkt der Erde angesiedelt hatte....
8 years ago.
 Graham Chance
Graham Chance club
Nice pebble abstract Gudrun. They look very smooth and glossy.
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Graham Chance club
Thank you, Graham! They were made even glossier by the rain...
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
 Proxar
Proxar
!!! wie mit Klarlack überzogen... Prima!
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Proxar
Danke, Proxar! Es hat geschüttet, deswegen haben sie noch mehr geglänzt;-)
8 years ago.
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
sehr schön Gudrun, ich dachte erst ein einfacher Kieselstrand, aber nein..
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Ko Hummel club
Besten Dank, Ko! Das war sehr interessant dort, nur von den angeblichen Kraftfeldern habe ich nichts gespürt, ich habe nichts mit Esoterik am Hut;-)
8 years ago.
 uwschu
uwschu club
Sehr schön, was für eine Anziehung doch ungeschliffene Klunker haben.
Viele Grüße, Uwe
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to uwschu club
Vielen Dank, Uwe! Als Schmuck wollte ich die nicht unbedingt haben;-) Und mitzunehmen habe ich mich keinen getraut, weil die geschützt sind...
8 years ago.
 Roxane
Roxane
superbe cet effet mouillé !
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Roxane
Merci, Roxane!
8 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Aren't they beautifully polished! Very interesting (and online translators seem to do strange things to many languages :-)).
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to tiabunna club
Many thanks, George! The rain made them shine even more...
Online translators are often strange but Icelandic is especially bad because it's an old language with lots of composite words- Google translates all the place names into gibberish,-)
8 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Gudrun club
Some linguists say that Icelandic is the one of the most difficult language for English-speakers to learn. The consensus seems to be, "Good luck!"
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Diane Putnam club
I suspect not only for English speakers! The grammar is rather difficult I suspect...
8 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
Very interesting! I Looked online for photos of Benmoreite, it's fascinating and I'd like to see it in person. Thanks for the shot and the info, Gudrun!
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Diane Putnam club
Thank you, Diane! I found the article when trying to find infos about the pebbles- Haraldur is an extremely respected professor emeritus .
8 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Well found and interesting.
Yes most software translators are hopeless with such a language. Icelandic is very close to the ancient Nordic once used all over Scandinavia.
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Stormlizard club
Many thanks, John! Icelandic hasn't changed much over the centuries and modern online translators just don't manage to differentiate between placenames and other words;-)
8 years ago.
 LutzP
LutzP club
..au ja, die sind wirklich smooth oder sogar slick
8 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to LutzP club
Merci vielmals, Lutz! Ziemlich slick, es hat geschüttet... Anschließend musste ich die Kamera komplett evakuieren.
8 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
The pebbles and your shot are beautiful!
7 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Thanks a lot, Andy! I got rather wet there;-)
7 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
Fascinating macro shot Gudrun ... terrific on black! :)
7 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to autofantasia club
Many thanks, Paul! On my second visit I brought some pebbles home:-)
7 years ago.
 L. L. Wall
L. L. Wall club
(followed a PiP link) ...

... a Yellow Star for sure ... mesmerizing (!!); make a poster and hang it on the wall; a screen-saver ...
... I saw it "full-screen" previously, and so now I certainly agree with autofantasia: "terrific on black!" ...
7 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to L. L. Wall club
Thanks very much! It's the rain that makes them look good, dry they don't shine. Still, I'd like to see this place in sunshine one day;-)
7 years ago.

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