Alain Tuel's Photo Gallery
6UG-H6XSchreibersite (Fe,Ni)3P
Dimensions: 42 mm x 33 mm x 29 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 9 mm
This is a very aesthetic and rare specimen of schreibersite (Rhabdite) from Commentry, Allier, France.
Almost completely crystallized with bright elongated crystals to 9 mm
From an old collection (end of 19th century)
5GY-WQCAragonite CaCO3 , Natrolite Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O
Dimensions: 65 mm x 50 mm x 50 mm
Aragonite crystals in a vug of natrolite crystals coloured by iron oxide.
Size: 65 x 50 mm
PRV-L4WCalcite CaCO3
Dimensions: 60 mm x 55 mm x 45 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 35 mm
A splendid group of gemmy crystals from a locality that gave some of the most famous calcite specimens of the French Massif Central during the 19th century.
With old label.
Size: 60 x 55 x 45 mm
0ET-XV8Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl , Galena PbS
Dimensions: 70 mm x 65 mm x 25 mm
Old specimen featuring a crust of galena crystals with hollow boxes of white pyromorphite after cerussite. Some of these pyromorphite boxes still contain residues of partially dissolved cerrussite crystals with characteristic dissolution patterns.
Size: 70 x 65 mm
JPP-M8TOpal SiO2·nH2O
Dimensions: 75 mm x 55 mm x 45 mm
Typical specimen of opal "resinite" with pronounced banding of colours from blue-green to brown from a famous locality of the French Massif Central.
The specimen was in an old collection with a splendid hand-written label.
YNN-K9JGarnet Group X3Z2(SiO4)3
Field of View: 40 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 15 mm
Couple of garnet crystals (trapezoedrons) on smoky quartz and feldspar. The largest crystal is approx. 15 mm wide.
HYK-8PNFluorite CaF2 , Quartz SiO2
Field of View: 35 mm
Aggregate of troncated yellow fluorite crystals with violet edges (max. 5 mm) on red quartz covering a first generation of dark purple fluorite cuboctahedra.
03L-M7NSanidine K(AlSi3O8)
Dimensions: 45 mm x 35 mm x 20 mm
Twinned sanidine from this unusual locality of the French Massif Central.
Size: 45 x 35 mm
JDH-AM7Stibnite Sb2S3
Dimensions: 75 mm x 45 mm x 10 mm
Beautiful spray of bright stibnite needles partially covered with tiny quartz crystals on the back.
Size: 75 x 45 mm
MY9-PFWNatrolite Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O
Dimensions: 100 mm x 70 mm x 25 mm
Two aggregates of natrolite needles.
Each sphere is approx. 30 mm diameter.
Overall size: 100 x 70 mm
