Ella Masciulli's Photo Gallery
Q4W-5XPSpessartine Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Field of View: 2.5 cm
Spessartine from Monticello, Georgia.
0FM-71GQuartz SiO2
Dimensions: 43 mm x 29 mm x 25 mm
Field of View: 36.2 mm
"Fenster" style quartz with dendrites. Purchased in 2023.
9HH-LMTQuartz SiO2 , Rutile TiO2 , Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Dimensions: 36 mm x 13 mm x 11 mm
Field of View: 15.3 mm
Rutile and muscovite on and included in quartz from the North American Emerald Mine (labelled Rist Mine). Purchased in 2023.
KH1-LQTGrossular (Var: Chrome-bearing Grossular) Ca3(Al,Cr3+)2(SiO4)3
Field of View: 2.9 cm
Chrome-Bearing Grossular from the Jeffrey Mine. I purchased this piece in 2023. Ex. Stuart Herring
4RX-A5XSilver Ag , Calcite CaCO3
Field of View: 1 inches
Native Silver on Calcite from Cobalt, Ontario. I purchased this specimen in 2023.
J0N-1PDQuartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO2
Field of View: 3.0 cm
I collected this specimen August 2023 from a roadside occurence that is now very tightly controlled by one collector.
CXH-2U9Pyrite FeS2
Field of View: 1 inches
Pyrite from the Cornwall mines in Pennsylvania. These were collected quite some time ago, but I unfortunately don't have dates or the name of the collector. Purchased in 2023.
MKF-EJ2Pyrite FeS2
Field of View: 2.6 cm
Pyrite from the Second Solviet Mine, Ex. Wendy and Frank Melanson. I purchased this piece in 2023.
X7D-R7UCarrollite CuCo2S4
Field of View: 3.1 cm
I purchased this Carrollite in 2023 from a Congo dealer (who mined this piece) who was vending at a show in Toronto. A nice thumbnail example of the species.
6VC-3Y6Pyrite FeS2
Field of View: 3.3 cm
Hilariously phallic pyrite nodule from Alden, New York. I purchased this piece at Tucson 2022 from the dealer I was working for at the time.
