Italo Campostrini's Photo Gallery
7TA-AUWBrucite Mg(OH)2
Carro mine, Carro, La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 3 mm
Aggregate of brucite crystals up to 3 mm.
LLK-65LCobaltite CoAsS
Pellegruvan, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, SwedenLargest Crystal Size: 6 mm
A sharp cobaltite crystal.
NNY-YXVAndradite Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 , Asbestos
Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 2.5 mm
Chromian andradite rhombododecahedral crystals with asbestos.
L9Q-79NSchiavinatoite (Nb,Ta)(BO4)
Ampanodiana North pegmatite, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, MadagascarLargest Crystal Size: 11 mm
A perfect 11 mm schiavinatoite crystal.
D18-624Euclase BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaLargest Crystal Size: 13 mm
Colorless crystals up to 13 mm.
X7K-T21Eudidymite Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O , Aegirine NaFe3+Si2O6
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, MalawiLargest Crystal Size: 38 mm
Tabular crystals up to 38 mm
6VJ-4RDAsbecasite Ca3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 2.1 mm
2.1 mm tabular crystal.
GHG-GG5Chiavennite CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2·2H2O
Pra della Munega, Prata Camportaccio, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 0.8 mm
0.8 mm tabular hexagonal crystal.
R5E-U5XMilarite K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] , K Feldspar (Var: Adularia) KAlSi3O8
Wind Valley, Prettau, Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 16 mm
16 mm prismatic crystal on adularia.
1TD-5W9Helvine Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Almenningen Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayLargest Crystal Size: 1.5 mm
Tetrahedral crystals up to 1.5 mm.