Phil B.'s Photo Gallery
GC5-DKCIce H2O
Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaLargest stalagtitic formation 115cm (total length), shown in photo:60cm.
Photo taken early December, 2007.
EJ4-VG6Gypsum CaSO4·2H2O
Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia23x14cm, 7cm tall at maximum.
[Sample is from creek near Whyalla according to information provided by Ralph Bottrill.]
83R-QJLMagnetite Fe2+Fe3+2O4 , Hematite Fe2O3 , Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Papineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, CanadaDendritic magnetite inclusions in muscovite. Field of view is approximately 1.5cm
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 26th Jul 2007
2FK-WVJPrehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 , Diopside CaMgSi2O6
Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 120 mm x 90 mm
A plate of prismatic prehnite on diopside.
61D-9P7Agrellite NaCa2Si4O10F
Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 10.7 cm x 5.5 cm x 6.5 cm
10.7 x 5.5 x 6.5 cm maximum dimensions
FNA-ME0Agrellite NaCa2Si4O10F
Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada16 x 10cm specimen of agrellite with small graphite spheres.
YWP-639Calcite CaCO3
Trudeau quarry, Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 6 cm x 7 cm x 5 cm
The biggest calcite I have ever seen come out of here!Coated with (barite?)and small dogtooth calcite crystals and rust. Largest crystal measures 6x7x5cm. A bit of damage on the top of the crystal.
E4N-P46Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F , Calcite CaCO3 , Fluorite CaF2
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada6cm apatite in calcite with some fluorite at the termination.
HPG-2XVFluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F , Calcite CaCO3
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, CanadaLongest crystal: 10cm