Nazareno La Manna's Photo Gallery
0HT-XNGChamosite (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Briasse lode, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, ItalyField of View: 3.2 mm
Set of crystals that resemble flowers.
Self collected.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.
06H-T3QTopaz Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyField of View: 5.42 mm
The elegance of a group of crystals inside a xenolith cavity.
Self collected.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.
3RA-5XESilver Ag
Masaloni Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, ItalyField of View: 2.93 mm
Prismatic crystals with different colors with acantite growth. Obtained by acidation with HCL.
Self collected.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.
DAY-Y21Smithsonite ZnCO3
San Benedetto Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, ItalyField of View: 4.16 mm
What to say?
this crystal speaks for itself
Collezione e foto: Nazareno La Manna.
HN0-JD0Ilmenite Fe2+TiO3 , Lizardite Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Rocca Predellara Quarry, Varsi, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyField of View: 2.56 mm
Stunning iridescent crystal with rainbow colors.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.
CKU-KGWIlmenite Fe2+TiO3
Rocca Predellara Quarry, Varsi, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyField of View: 2.88 mm
Fantastic crystal that looks like a rainbow.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.
M7R-X6NTennantite-(Zn) (Var: Binnite (of Des Cloizeaux)) Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13 , Pyrite FeS2
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, SwitzerlandField of View: 2.68 mm
Crystal twinned with pyrite crystals.
Gift from my friend Mariano Vedani.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.
RW9-AYPSilver Ag , Acanthite Ag2S , Sphalerite ZnS
Masaloni Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, ItalyField of View: 2.93 mm
Prismatic silver crystals covered with tufts of acanite.
Self collected.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.
2J7-NP2Silver Ag , Acanthite Ag2S , Chalcopyrite CuFeS2
San Giovanni Mine, Bindua, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, ItalyField of View: 2.62 mm
Curl of silver covered by acanthite placed on chalcopyrite.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.
C66-1DUWulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, ItalyField of View: 2.62 mm
Crystal with an evident iridescence with patinas of iron oxides (brown).
Self collected.
Collection and photo: Nazareno La Manna.