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Carved in Stone

“Human memory is a marvelous but fallacious instrument. The memories which lie within us are not carved in stone; not only do they tend to become erased as the years go by, but often they change, or even increase by incorporating extraneous features.” Primo Levi

I went for a hike in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve on the Quartz trail. Here is why it got its name. A slightly overcast day. "The ""McDowell Sonoran Preserve"" is a joint effort of the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy and the City of Scottsdale to preserve the McDowell Mountains as undeveloped.

Here is what this milky quartz looks like from a distance.
www.flickr.com/photos/7202153@N03/2331838555/

"Milky quartz is occasionally associated with gold in hydrothermal veins. Prospectors searching for gold laden ore, look for outcrops of milky white quartz veins. Many of the most beautiful gold specimens are the ones that have the lacy gold extruding from the pure white milky quartz." Source www.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/milky_qu/milky_qu.htm

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Taken on: February 24, 2008

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Camera: Pentax K10D, f/9.5, 1/500 sec, 55mm (=82mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax K10D
Aperture:	f/9.5
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	55mm (35mm equivalent: 82mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACD Systems Digital Imaging
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