Beautiful Stone

Many active quarries are dirty, dusty, muddy, harsh environments. However, just below the dirty veneer can be the most wondrous sights. Image working in the middle of a huge gemstone, where the walls and floor (and sometimes ceilings) pulse with visual and energetic beauty.

This is the insides of a travertine quarry, created by hot springs similar to Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, or Pamukkale Turkey, or Havasupai, AZ).