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Quartz : SiO2, Goethite : α-Fe3+O(OH)

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

Goethite coated by specular hematite and quartz crystals, intergrown with quartz. Colleen Thomson photo & collection.
 © Colleen ThomsonPhoto ID: 3249    View Count: 521

Quartz : SiO2

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

Quartz crystal > 2mm showing modified cube habit, on dolomite with specular hematite. Colleen Thomson photo and specimen.
 © Colleen ThomsonPhoto ID: 3229    View Count: 463

Quartz : SiO2

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

'phantom' Quartz crystal > 4mm showing several growth phases. Colleen Thomson photo & collection.
 © Colleen ThomsonPhoto ID: 3241    View Count: 446

Quartz : SiO2, Goethite : α-Fe3+O(OH)

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

Quartz xl > 4mm,(on goethite) with limonite inclusions showing 'phantom' growth pattern.
 © Colleen ThomsonPhoto ID: 3228    View Count: 440

Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

Quartz (var smoky quartz) to 15mm. Ian Jones collection, collected July 1997.
 © Ian JonesPhoto ID: 5463    View Count: 417

Quartz : SiO2

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

Ferruginous Quartz crystals on limonite. Field of view 15mm. Colleen Thomson photo & collection.
 © Colleen ThomsonPhoto ID: 3247    View Count: 407

Quartz : SiO2

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

Quartz intergrown with hematite coated goethite. Field of view 5mm. Colleen Thomson photo & collection.
 © Colleen ThomsonPhoto ID: 3248    View Count: 407

Quartz : SiO2

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

Quartz xls with limonite inclusions showing growth pattern. Colleen Thomson photo & collection.
 © Colleen ThomsonPhoto ID: 3243    View Count: 398

Quartz : SiO2

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

Quartz xl with intergrown hematite covered goethite, with secondary quartz. Main crystal >3mm. Colleen Thomson photo & collection.
 © Colleen ThomsonPhoto ID: 3246    View Count: 355

Quartz : SiO2

Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK

3cm long quartz cavity with a slight purple tint in goethite.
 © Christine RustPhoto ID: 15047    View Count: 309
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