A series of photomicrograph of a charoite-bearing rock. Charoite is a rare silicate found only at one location in Yakutia, Russia. For its beautiful and uncommon purple color it is used as a semi-precious stone in jewelry. Under the microscope charoite-bearing rocks give an overall feeling of movement, with charoite forming fibrous mats that swirl around and in-between the blocky crystals of feldspar. It may be difficult to conceive, but these microstructures tell us that solid rocks can flow! Zeiss Axiocam MR5 camera on Zeiss Axioscop 40pol microscope. Width of views 0,85 - 8,5 mm.