Javier Taguas' Photo Gallery
NYR-G8UVanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl
ACF Mine, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, MoroccoDimensions: 6 cm x 3.5 cm x 2 cm
Vanadinite (2005).
2J0-QLJShattuckite Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Kandesei, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, NamibiaDimensions: 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 1.5 cm
4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm. Extraordinary example of Shattuckite on Quartz.
TU9-2AKCinnabar HgS
Tongren Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, ChinaDimensions: 4.3 cm x 4.4 cm x 1.5 cm
Cinnabar. Main crystal size: 0.9 x 0.9 cm. Specimen size: 4.3 x 4.4 x 1.5 cm.
RAW-G95Cinnabar HgS
Wanshan mine, Wanshan Mercury Ore Field, Wanshan District, Tongren, Guizhou, ChinaCinnabar. Specimen size: 4 x 3.6 x 3 cm.
5JM-6U6Cinnabar HgS
Almadén Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainCinnabar (1923). Main ncrystal size: 0.4 x 0.4 cm. Specimen size: 3.1 x 2 x 1.5 cm.
PUH-W7QCinnabar HgS
Almadén Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainDimensions: 4.5 cm x 3.4 cm x 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 5 mm
Cinnabar.
Y03-MW3Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceDimensions: 4.7 cm x 3.9 cm x 2.7 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 3 mm
Pyromorphite (1976-1980).
XWU-39XOrpiment As2S3
Cut 62, Mega Pit, Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USADimensions: 6.3 cm x 6 cm x 3.3 cm
Orpiment (1999).Main crystal size: 2.2 x 1.5 cm. Specimen size: 6.3 x 6 x 3.3 cm.
UHF-EWMBabingtonite Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) , Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Babingtonite occurrences, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, ChinaDimensions: 5.1 cm x 4.3 cm x 2.6 cm
Babingtonite with Prehnite (2005). Main crystal of Babingtonite is doubly-terminated, bright and very sharp. Main crystal size: 0.8 x 0.6 cm. Specimen size: 5.1 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm.
N1F-825Fluorite CaF2 , Ferberite FeWO4 , Quartz SiO2
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDimensions: 6.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 4 cm
A terminated 2cm Ferberite among Fluorite cubes and Quartz crystals. Specimen size: 6.5 x 3.5 x 4 cm.