Chris Stefano's Photo Gallery
Adit
Carrie Nation Mine, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAAn unsealed adit visible from the trail to Josephine Saddle in Madera Canyon.
FXD-GQNLaurentthomasite K◻2Mg2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Beravina, Ambaro, Tsaraitso, Betroka District, Anosy, MadagascarDimensions: 17 mm
C. Stefano specimen and photo.
Roweite Ca2Mn2+2B4O7(OH)6 , Olshanskyite Ca2[B3O3(OH)6](OH)·3H2O
Shijiangshan mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, ChinaDimensions: 24 mm
C. Stefano specimen and photo.
8FY-1VRNeptunite KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USADimensions: 25 mm
C. Stefano specimen and photo.
3DT-30NBertrandite Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Golconda pegmatite field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 34 mm
C. Stefano specimen and photo.
MNN-RE7Benitoite BaTi(Si3O9)
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USADimensions: 27 mm
C. Stefano specimen and photo.
XAM-440Bastnäsite-(Ce) Ce(CO3)F
Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, PakistanDimensions: 19 mm
C. Stefano and photo.
1WE-GY8Autunite Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O , Quartz SiO2
Golconda pegmatite field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 26 mm
Autunite crystal on quartz. C. Stefano specimen and photo.
2AF-DTYOlivenite Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, MexicoDimensions: 30 mm
Fine crystals of dark green olivenite from a new discovery at Milpillas. C. Stefano specimen and photo.
4EA-DA1Zunyite Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl , Hematite Fe2O3
Qalat Payeen, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, IranDimensions: 13 mm
C. Stefano specimen and photo.