Michael C. Michayluk's Photo Gallery
MMM-562Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 , Cuprite Cu2O
Juanita Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 1.8 mm
Green malachite pseudomorphing octahedral crystals of cuprite. It appears the core is still dark red cuprite.
X9K-GVULinarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 , Quartz SiO2
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 6 mm
Electric blue crystals of linarite on quartz.
6XH-UL6Wulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Socorro Peak, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 8 mm
Red orange, zoned wulfenite.
GKG-69YTitanite CaTi(SiO4)O
Jones District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 5 mm
Yellow, euhedral titanite.
VDC-NV1Quartz SiO2
San Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 8 mm
Japan law twinned quartz
GKM-V69Wulfenite Pb(MoO4) , Fluorite CaF2
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 9 mm
Orange bi-pyramidal wulfenite on a purple/blue zoned fluorite.
1VJ-JLEDelafossite CuFeO2 , Copper Cu , Calcite CaCO3
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 8 mm
Black/brown aggregates of delafossite crystals with copper and calcite.
F39-94VWulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 9 mm
Bladed cluster of orange-yellow translucent wulfenite.
0D5-YK0Linarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 2 mm
Doubly terminated linarite crystal.
914-A8RVilliaumite NaF
Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USAField of View: 2 mm
Sharply crystallized, pink, octahedral villiaumite.