Mindat Logo

Cap Garonne Mine, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

To view 3d wall of images click here

maybe Acanthite ?

Cap Garonne Mine, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Unnamed mineral, previously determined as capgaronnite by A. Dalia (who discovered this specie) but it seems to be something else. G. Favreau thinks it could have been acanthite if it wouldn't have been so shiny .

Field is 1.25 x 0.8 mm

Zeiss luminar 16mm on bellows + nikon D1x

Collection & Photo Chollet Pascal (# 0053)


Self ...
 © Chollet PascalPhoto ID: 161523    View Count: 194

Multiple photos availablemaybe Acanthite ?

Cap Garonne Mine, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Unnamed mineral, previously determined as capgaronnite by A. Dalia (who discovered this specie) but it seems to be something else. G. Favreau thinks it could have been acanthite if it wouldn't have been so shiny .

Zeiss luminar 16mm on 2 bellows and several extension rings + Nikon D1x

field is 0,6 x 0,4 mm

This is a higher magnification ...
 © Chollet PascalPhoto ID: 162386    View Count: 709

yellow cyanotrichite-like

Cap Garonne Mine, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Cyanotrichite & something that looks exactly the same, but pale yellow

Field is 5,3 x 3,5 mm

Zeiss luminar 63 mm on bellows + nikon D1x.

Photo & collection Chollet Pascal (# 0074)

Self collected nov 01, 1986
 © Chollet PascalPhoto ID: 184478    View Count: 46

Multiple photos availableunidentified mineral

Cap Garonne Mine, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Unidentified mineral from Cap Garonne. it seems to be a mix of different mineral species (or different phases of the same specie) encrusting a base mineral, maybe Baryte.

Field is 5,3 x 3,5 mm

reversed 55mm Micro-Nikkor on bellows + nikon D1x.

Photo & collection Chollet Pascal (# 0134)

Obtained from Andrea Dalia on nov 1986
 © Chollet PascalPhoto ID: 184482    View Count: 45

Multiple photos availableUnidentified mineral

Cap Garonne Mine, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Unidentified white balls & Malachite on cerusite

Field is 4,3 x 2,8 mm

Zeiss luminar 63 mm on bellows + nikon D1x. Combine ZM

Photo & collection Chollet Pascal (# 0196)

Self collected apr 25, 1987
 © Chollet PascalPhoto ID: 184486    View Count: 50
Page 1 of 1 (1 to 5 of 5 total)
Page: 1

Mineral and/or Locality
Google
 
www.mindat.org Web
Copyright © Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau 1993-2009. Site Map. Locality, mineral & photograph data are the copyright of the individuals who submitted them.Further information contact the Site hosted & developed by Jolyon Ralph. Mindat.org is an online information resource dedicated to providing free mineralogical information to all. Mindat relies on the contributions of hundreds of members and supporters. If you would like to add information to improve the quality of our database, then click here to register. Current server date and time: 25th Nov 2009 15:40:44