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Schirmeck, Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

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Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2

Schirmeck tunnel, Schirmeck, Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

Chalcopyrite cluster, field of view 5 mm, photo and col. Joachim Esche
 © jo-esche 2006Photo ID: 78460    View Count: 206

Galena : PbS

Schirmeck tunnel, Schirmeck, Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

Galena with Chalcopyrite, field of view 4 mm, photo and col. Joachim Esche
 © jo-esche 2006Photo ID: 78461    View Count: 178

Langite : Cu4[(OH)6|SO4] · 2H2O

Grandfontaine-les-Minières Mine, Grandfontaine-les-Minières, Framont - Grandfontaine area, Schirmeck, Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

How many of THESE have you seen around? Langite is a hydrated basic sulfate of copper, first noted in England in the 19th century, and named after the Viennese physicist V. von Lang. Specimens just are not around on the market. This one was purchased long ago from a dealer in Berkeley, California, and ended up in the Hauck Collection, along with ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 47272    View Count: 395

Quartz : SiO2

Schirmeck tunnel, Schirmeck, Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

Quartz crystals in a calcite vug, field of view 6 mm, photo and col. Joachim Esche
 © jo-esche 2006Photo ID: 78462    View Count: 212

Stolzite : Pb[WO4]

Yellow Mine, Grandfontaine-les-Minières, Framont - Grandfontaine area, Schirmeck, Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

Stolzite
Field of view 4 mm
Photo and Collection Patrice Queneau
 © P.QueneauPhoto ID: 211876    View Count: 33

Tetrahedrite : (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)12Sb4S13

Schirmeck tunnel, Schirmeck, Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

field of view 4 mm, photo and col. Joachim Esche
 © jo-esche 2006Photo ID: 78465    View Count: 189

Tetrahedrite : (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)12Sb4S13

Schirmeck tunnel, Schirmeck, Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

Crusts of tiny sparkling chalcopyrite crystals cover a tetrahedrite crystal with deep blue tarnish, field of view 6 mm, photo and col. Joachim Esche
 © jo-esche 2006Photo ID: 78464    View Count: 180
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