Juraj Demian's Photo Gallery
7C3-JR3Cinnabar HgS
Kopernica, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRed cinnabar in brecciated quartz. Self collected in April 2024 in old mining works on the top of the Certov vrch hill.
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UPG-VW2Baryte BaSO4 , Quartz (Var: Chalcedony) SiO2
Učovník, Poniky, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaLargest Crystal Size: 3 mm
Transparent-white baryte crystals in vug filled with blue chalcedony. Self collected in 02/2024 on old dumps.
LTN-6DTBaryte BaSO4
Učovník, Poniky, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaLargest Crystal Size: 3 mm
Transparent baryte crystals from old dumps. Self collected in February 2024.
8DC-JKQQuartz (Var: Chalcedony) SiO2
Učovník, Poniky, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaField of View: 10 mm
Blue chalcedony in vug. Self collected in 2024 on old dumps.
J19-W9HPyrolusite Mn4+O2
Učovník, Poniky, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaField of View: 4 mm
Steel grey pyrolusite crystals in small vug. Self collected on old dumps in 2024.
TN8-809Baryte BaSO4 , Quartz (Var: Chalcedony) SiO2
Učovník, Poniky, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaField of View: 10 mm
Transparent baryte crystals resting on light blue chalcedony from old dumps. Self collected in 2024.
92E-1F1Tourmaline AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tisovec, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaLargest Crystal Size: 2 mm
Dark green tourmaline crystals in quartz vug. Self collected in 2023 on forest road.
TTP-W5AGypsum CaSO4·2H2O , Devilline CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O
Piesky adit, Piesky, Špania Dolina deposit, Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaLargest Crystal Size: 2 mm
Transparent gypsum crystals up to 2 mm in association with devilline. Self collected in old mining works.
1Y9-MU8Gypsum CaSO4·2H2O , Tetrahedrite Subgroup Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Piesky adit, Piesky, Špania Dolina deposit, Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaLargest Crystal Size: 2 mm
Gypsum crystal from Spania dolina deposit collected in old mining works. Gypsum is resting on tetrahedrite mineral group.
5J3-1MXBoulangerite Pb5Sb4S11
Štepový vrch ore occurrence, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaLargest Crystal Size: 1 mm
Metallic needles under 1 mm of Boulangerite in carbonate host rock. Self collected on old dump.