Euhedral ice
Last month, when hiking Iliniza Norte, a 16,997' volcano in Ecuador, we got up near the summit and began scrambling over the rocks there. Conditions were cold and snowy, and I was pleased to see some beautiful ice formations in protected nooks in the rock. These crystals of ice had a gorgeous branching pattern...
To show this branching pattern close up, here's Lily's gloved hand holding two such crystals (fused together). They look like squirrel tails!
The backdrop of oxidized porphyritic andesite (hosting lichens) isn't bad either.
To show this branching pattern close up, here's Lily's gloved hand holding two such crystals (fused together). They look like squirrel tails!
The backdrop of oxidized porphyritic andesite (hosting lichens) isn't bad either.
1 Comments:
I would have never thought that areas of Ecuador were that cold.
Nice photos
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