Margarite Gallery

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Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀], Dravite : [Na][Mg₃][Al₆][(OH)₃\|OH\|(BO₃)₃\|Si₆O₁₈], Zoisite : {Ca₂}{Al₃}[O\|OH\|SiO₄\|Si₂O₇], Muscovite : KAl₂[(OH)₂\|AlSi₃O₁₀]
	Former granite quarry Stubenberg, Stubenberg am See, Weiz, Styria, Austria Nest of bluish-grey margarite with dark brown to black dravite in brownish muscovite. Corundum occurs only sparsely in this sample and is not visivle in the photograph, white material between margarite and muscovite is zoisite. Polished slab, field of view 12 cm, sample ST63 (AN930). Collected by Anton Gutschi, 22.4.2005, photo and collection ...
© Franz Bernhard	Photo ID: 65850 View Count: 340
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀]
	Gabe Gottes Mine (incl. Giftgrube), Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Image width: 3 mm.
© Richard De Nul	Photo ID: 97853 View Count: 166
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀]
	Cassagne, Salies-du-Salat, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France Margarite crystal. Field 2 mm Zeiss Stemi 2000 C. Completion Helicon Focus Photo and Collection Christophe Boutry
© C.Boutry	Photo ID: 148026 View Count: 275
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀], Emery
	Naxos Mine, Drimalia, Naxos (Nisos Naxos; Naxia) Island, Cyclade Islands (Cyclades; Kikladhes; Nomos Kikladhon), Kykládes Prefecture, Aegean Islands (Aiyaíon) Department, Greece Red Margarite on an Emery base. A self-collected specimen from Naxos emery mines. Specimen size 8cm x 6cm.
© Ath. Ziros 2005	Photo ID: 44665 View Count: 727
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀], Corundum : Al₂O₃
	Gumuch-dagh, Efes (Ephesus), Izmir Province, Aegean Region, Turkey This specimen consists of a complex mass of intergrown crystals of pearly Margarite (Emerylite) crystals in association with colorless Corundum and Quartz. This specimen came with an old Schortmann's label as well (listing Turkey as "Small Asia".) Specimen measures 7.55cm x 5.1cm x 4.65cm.
© Jasun McAvoy	Photo ID: 255477 View Count: 20
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀]
	Hubbard Tungsten Mine (Long Hill Mine; Old Tungsten Mine; Old Mine Park), Trumbull, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA Sample with 7x5x3cm - August of 2008
© Martins da Pedra	Photo ID: 183258 View Count: 154
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀]
	Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA Foliated crystals of lilac-colored margarite in green actinolite schist. See article: The Chester Emery Mines in Min. Rec., July-Aug. 1978. Overall size of mineral specimen: 7x5x4 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 7593 View Count: 1511
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀]
	Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA Franklin Mineral Museum specimen no. 4450. Label is about 5 cm long. P. Cristofono photo.
© 2007 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 130864 View Count: 251
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀]
	Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA Margarite crystals in matrix. Label is 32 mm long. Dana Jewell collection. P. Cristofono photo.
© 2008 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 195175 View Count: 146
Margarite : CaAl₂[(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₂O₁₀]
	Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA 13.9 x 12.0 x 8.9 cm. This remarkable specimen features a large display face the size of a big grapefruit covered with upright, platy crystals of margarite. It is extremely rare for margarite to crystallize and 99% of all margarite from there is massive xline material. Margarite is typically found in either masses of platy crystals, intergrown, or ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 202074 View Count: 107