Slivers of splendor: semi-precious stones sliced to sell

 

Photographer Bill Atkinson reveals the wondrous textures within the semi-precious stones.

 (Check out more examples from his recent book "Within the Stone"). Mr. Atkinson was one of the original developers of the Macintosh computer, responsible for Finder, QuickDraw, and HyperCard, among others. He is now an amazing nature photographer who is also working on next-generation printing technologies.