“Pictures and collection: Philippe Michelin light amethyst (Beta-quartz?) the Esterel, the modules (geode) are generally of geode agate (chalcedony) under the name: Lithophyse see here on Mindat Lithophyse(Agate): http://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=16829&min=51 see here on Mindat Quarry Lithophyse(Agate) http://www.mindat.org/photo-556694.html see forum here (in french): http://www.geowiki.fr/index.php?title=Lithophyse The Quarry of Grands-Caous (boulouris), petit Défend and grand Défend is included in the perimeter of the site protected from the Esterel massif East by decree of the January 3, 1996 Specimen collected in Year 80', because the area has become a prohibited prospecting (forbidden to collect on the rock), the Esterel Mountains and Tanneron Mountains have become Regional Nature Park. ”

“Pictures and collection: Philippe Michelin light amethyst (Beta-quartz?) the Esterel, the modules (geode) are generally of geode agate (chalcedony) under the name: Lithophyse see here on Mindat Lithophyse(Agate): http://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=16829&min=51 see here on Mindat Quarry Lithophyse(Agate) http://www.mindat.org/photo-556694.html see forum here (in french): http://www.geowiki.fr/index.php?title=Lithophyse The Quarry of Grands-Caous (boulouris), petit Défend and grand Défend is included in the perimeter of the site protected from the Esterel massif East by decree of the January 3, 1996 Specimen collected in Year 80', because the area has become a prohibited prospecting (forbidden to collect on the rock), the Esterel Mountains and Tanneron Mountains have become Regional Nature Park.”

“Pictures and collection: Philippe Michelin light amethyst (Beta-quartz?) the Esterel, the modules (geode) are generally of geode agate (chalcedony) under the name: Lithophyse see here on Mindat Lithophyse(Agate): http://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=16829&min=51 see here on Mindat Quarry Lithophyse(Agate) http://www.mindat.org/photo-556694.html see forum here (in french): http://www.geowiki.fr/index.php?title=Lithophyse The Quarry of Grands-Caous (boulouris), petit Défend and grand Défend is included in the perimeter of the site protected from the Esterel massif East by decree of the January 3, 1996 Specimen collected in Year 80', because the area has become a prohibited prospecting (forbidden to collect on the rock), the Esterel Mountains and Tanneron Mountains have become Regional Nature Park.”

“Pictures and collection: Philippe Michelin light amethyst (Beta-quartz?) the Esterel, the modules (geode) are generally of geode agate (chalcedony) under the name: Lithophyse see here on Mindat Lithophyse(Agate): http://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=16829&min=51 see here on Mindat Quarry Lithophyse(Agate) http://www.mindat.org/photo-556694.html see forum here (in french): http://www.geowiki.fr/index.php?title=Lithophyse The Quarry of Grands-Caous (boulouris), petit Défend and grand Défend is included in the perimeter of the site protected from the Esterel massif East by decree of the January 3, 1996 Specimen collected in Year 80', because the area has become a prohibited prospecting (forbidden to collect on the rock), the Esterel Mountains and Tanneron Mountains have become Regional Nature Park.”

“Pictures and collection: Philippe Michelin light amethyst (Beta-quartz?) the Esterel, the modules (geode) are generally of geode agate (chalcedony) under the name: Lithophyse see here on Mindat Lithophyse(Agate): http://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=16829&min=51 see here on Mindat Quarry Lithophyse(Agate) http://www.mindat.org/photo-556694.html see forum here (in french): http://www.geowiki.fr/index.php?title=Lithophyse The Quarry of Grands-Caous (boulouris), petit Défend and grand Défend is included in the perimeter of the site protected from the Esterel massif East by decree of the January 3, 1996 Specimen collected in Year 80', because the area has become a prohibited prospecting (forbidden to collect on the rock), the Esterel Mountains and Tanneron Mountains have become Regional Nature Park.”

“Pictures and collection: Philippe Michelin light amethyst (Beta-quartz?) the Esterel, the modules (geode) are generally of geode agate (chalcedony) under the name: Lithophyse see here on Mindat Lithophyse(Agate): http://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=16829&min=51 see here on Mindat Quarry Lithophyse(Agate) http://www.mindat.org/photo-556694.html see forum here (in french): http://www.geowiki.fr/index.php?title=Lithophyse The Quarry of Grands-Caous (boulouris), petit Défend and grand Défend is included in the perimeter of the site protected from the Esterel massif East by decree of the January 3, 1996 Specimen collected in Year 80', because the area has become a prohibited prospecting (forbidden to collect on the rock), the Esterel Mountains and Tanneron Mountains have become Regional Nature Park.”

“Pictures and collection: Philippe Michelin light amethyst (Beta-quartz?) the Esterel, the modules (geode) are generally of geode agate (chalcedony) under the name: Lithophyse see here on Mindat Lithophyse(Agate): http://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=16829&min=51 see here on Mindat Quarry Lithophyse(Agate) http://www.mindat.org/photo-556694.html see forum here (in french): http://www.geowiki.fr/index.php?title=Lithophyse The Quarry of Grands-Caous (boulouris), petit Défend and grand Défend is included in the perimeter of the site protected from the Esterel massif East by decree of the January 3, 1996 Specimen collected in Year 80', because the area has become a prohibited prospecting (forbidden to collect on the rock), the Esterel Mountains and Tanneron Mountains have become Regional Nature Park.”