R. Kelley Laughlin's Photo Gallery
F17-MPPQuartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) SiO2
West Vulcan Mine, Vulcan, Dickinson County, Michigan, USAField of View: 10 mm
Pseudo-cubic smokey quartz crystals collected in September, 2013.
Specimen collected and owned by R. Kelley Laughlin
7JU-Y0YCalcite CaCO3 , Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
Metronite Quarry, Felch, Dickinson County, Michigan, USAApprox. size in mm: 55x28x23 Weight: 43.6 grams
Collected in 2008 by R. Kelley Laughlin
7A6-PT1Calcite CaCO3
Munroe Mine, Dickinson County, Michigan, USAApprox. size in mm: 55x37x40 Weight: 66 grams
Collected in 2009 by R. Kelley Laughlin
GY5-2GTCalcite CaCO3 , Pyrite FeS2 , Hematite Fe2O3
Munroe Mine, Dickinson County, Michigan, USAApprox. size in mm: 57x44x27 Weight: 54.2 grams
Collected in 2009 by R. Kelley Laughlin
RL3-E6KCalcite CaCO3 , Pyrite FeS2
Munroe Mine, Dickinson County, Michigan, USAIron-stained calcite crystals with pyrite on top of two pieces of shale that are cemented together with calcite. Approx. size in mm: 97x80x41 Weight: 497.4 grams. Collected in 2009 by R. Kelley Laughlin
AW0-3LPCalcite CaCO3
Munroe Mine, Dickinson County, Michigan, USAThere are a few dolomite crystals around the outer edge in a few places. The matrix is banded jasper and hematite and there are a few very small crystalline hematite blades on the back of the piece. Approx. size in mm: 63x66x49 Weight: 364.3 grams Collected in 2009 by R. Kelley Laughlin
ET9-182Calcite CaCO3
Cyclops Mine, Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan, USAApprox. size in mm: 55x33x21 Weight: 42.8 grams
Collected in 2008 by R. Kelley Laughlin
Crystal lined vug in low-grade iron ore.
PF7-CXUJasper, Hematite Fe2O3
Groveland Mine, Randville, Dickinson County, Michigan, USAApprox. size in mm: 65x47x23 Weight: 168.4 grams
Collected (2008), and polished by: R. Kelley Laughlin