Iván Blanco (PDM)'s Photo Gallery
7F0-UGKChrysocolla Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O, x < 1 , Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 , Heterogenite Co3+O(OH)
Dimensions: 115 mm x 52 mm x 28 mm
Botryoidal Chrysocolla, Heterogenite and crystallized Malachite on banded Malachite.
Ex. A. Moors Collection (BE).
0VG-9K2Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 , Hemimorphite Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O , Smithsonite ZnCO3
Dimensions: 80 mm x 48 mm x 45 mm
Acicular Aurichalcite crystals on Hemimorphite.
Collected in the 1950's.
Ex. A. Moors Collection (BE).
4F8-NDQGalena PbS , Sphalerite ZnS
Dimensions: 88 mm x 65 mm x 40 mm
Bright Galena in Sphalerite.
Collected by A.Moors in the 1970's.
Ex. A. Moors Collection (BE).
2XW-3CAArfvedsonite [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 , Almandine Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 , Calcite CaCO3
Dimensions: 72 mm x 56 mm x 42 mm
Arfvedsonite crystals in a Almandine-Calcite-Quartz matrix.
Collected by A.Moors in the 1970's.
Ex. A. Moors Collection (BE).
6HN-G60Renierite (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Dimensions: 75 mm x 55 mm x 50 mm
Bright mass of Renierite from the type locality including other grey, black and purple sulfides (probably Briartite, Tennantite and Bornite).
Collected in the 1970's by A.Moors.
Ex. A.Moors Collection (BE).
D3A-KD9Calcite CaCO3
Dimensions: 95 mm x 93 mm x 65 mm
Stalagmite composed of cobaltoan calcite. The hole where water was dropping is clearly visible. Old specimen, collected probably in the 1950's.
Ex G.Vogel Collection (NL), who bought it 1969.
RA2-9WQAugelite Al2(PO4)(OH)3 , Quartz SiO2
Dimensions: 140 mm x 130 mm x 95 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 13 mm
Tens of green augelite crystals in quartz, iluminated by short wave UV light.
The specimen is as it was found, it has not been cleaned.
Found in 12-13/april 2011.
RW3-HMKAragonite CaCO3 , Calcite CaCO3 , Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
Field of View: 100 mm
Transparent acicular aragonite crystals on dolomite and calcite, iluminated with short wave UV light.
Found in 1991.
11N-9AHAragonite CaCO3
Dimensions: 30 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm
Agregate of transparent acicular aragonite crystals under UV short waves.
Found in 1991.
UYH-AEUCalcite CaCO3 , Quartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO2
Field of View: 160 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 18 mm
Amethyst geode with crystallized calcite under medium wave UV light.
Collected by Gerard Vogel (NL) in 1976.
