Frank L. Murray's Photo Gallery
Spar Hill Fluorite Mine New Mexico USA
Spar Hill Fluorite Mine, photo taken November 2005. The pick is pointing to a vein of blue fluorite under the small ledge. The under ground mine is not accessible. Fluorite specimens can still be found on the mine dumps, and in the vein shown in the picture.
Spar Hill Fluorite Mine, New Mexico USA
Spar Hill Fluorite Mine located about 1/2 mile north east of Pine Canyon Fluorite Prospect, photo taken November 2005. The vertical mine shaft, behind the trees, is inaccessible.
Pine Canyon Fluorite Deposit New Mexico USA
Pine Canyon Fluorite Deposit, AKA Judith Lynn Claim, photo taken November 2004. The site has been reclaimed as seen in the photo. Occasional Fluorite specimens can still be found on the surface. They are covered with a layer of quartz that can be removed in an acid bath.
66C-6UVTektite
Tektite, Bediasite close up 15X, specimen is 2 cm long. Collected 1996 and photo by Frank L. Murray.
QG7-W8ESpangolite Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O , Brochantite Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 , Baryte BaSO4
Blue Spangolite, Green Brochantite, on White Barite matrix, specimen 13 cm.
Photo by Frank L. Murray.
GQT-KQJHelvine Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Honey colored tetrahedrons of Helvite, FOV 5 mm. Collected 1992 and photo by Frank L. Murray.
RDQ-XFAChabazite
White rhombs of Chabazite from East Fork of the Gila River, specimen 12 cm. Photo by Frank L. Murray.
21P-95NChalcopyrite CuFeS2 , Calcite CaCO3
Chalcopyrite altering to green Malachite with white Calcite, specimen 6 cm. Photo by Frank L. Murray
ANM-LVFPyrolusite Mn4+O2
Black Pyrolusite needlelike crystals, specimen 8 cm. Photo by Frank L, Murray
LAK-YK7Smithsonite ZnCO3
Smithsonite white rice grain, specimen 8 cm. Photo by Frank L. Murray
