Fabrizio Frattini's Photo Gallery
XUE-G91Stilbite-Na Na9(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O
Capo di Pula, Pula, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, ItalyDimensions: 70 mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
Field of View: 80 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 18 mm
Group of Stilbite-Na crystals of about 15 mm of cream white colour on matrix ; Specimen size 7x6x5 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Photo & Collection
H4A-5P5Baryte BaSO4 , Calcite CaCO3
Tassaro stream, Vetto d'Enza, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyDimensions: 60 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 10 mm
Two baryte crystals of about 4x8 and 5x10 mm on pale yellow calcite on matrix ; Specimen size 6x4x4 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Photo & Collection
RR8-HDXQuartz SiO2
Riarbero River, Collagna, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyDimensions: 60 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
Field of View: 80 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 40 mm
Two twinned fenester crystals of about 4x4 cm without matrix ; Specimen size 6x4x4 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Photo & Collection
WC1-W7LGypsum CaSO4·2H2O
Vezzano sul Crostolo, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyDimensions: 100 mm x 70 mm x 32 mm
Field of View: 120 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 100 mm
Gypsum crystal of 10x7 cm with minor matrix on it ; Specimen size 10x7x3 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Photo & Collection
Q8V-XCHGypsum CaSO4·2H2O
Talada, Secchia Valley, Busana, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyDimensions: 110 mm x 90 mm x 40 mm
Field of View: 130 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 110 mm
Gypsum crystal of 11x6 cm and 4 cm thick, without matrix ; Specimen size 11x6x4 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Photo & Collection
9JR-LRMGypsum CaSO4·2H2O
Vezzano sul Crostolo, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyDimensions: 90 mm x 70 mm x 50 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 90 mm
Gypsum crystal of 9x7 cm with minor matrix at the base of it ; Specimen size 9x7x5 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Photo & Collection
9MQ-E6UNatrolite Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O
Drio le Pale, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyDimensions: 40 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
Field of View: 40 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 5 mm
Natrolite prismatic crystals up to 5 mm in length. The largest spherical aggregate is 15 mm in diameter; specimen size is 4x3x3 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Photo & Collection
AHR-NEWCelestine SrSO4 , Aragonite CaCO3
Rio Biola, Collagna, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyDimensions: 90 mm x 70 mm x 60 mm
Field of View: 50 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 6 mm
Weight: 250 g
Gray/light blue crystals of Celestite up to 6 mm on a carpet of pale yellow Aragonite crystals ; Specimen size 9x7x6 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Photo & Collection
DPL-GTQLinarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyDimensions: 1 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1 g
1.5 mm group of deep blue linarite crystals; Specimen size 1x0.5x0.5 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Collection / Giovanni Golinelli & Fabrizio Frattini Photo.
NCJ-UHHTridymite SiO2 , Pyroxene Group ADSi2O6
Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyDimensions: 4 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 1.5 mm
Weight: 10 g
Tridymite transparent hexagonal crystal of about 1,5 mm with prismatic pyroxene group dark green crystal piercing it. Self collected august 2011. ; Specimen size 4x4x3 cm - Fabrizio Frattini Collection / Giovanni Golinelli & Fabrizio Frattini Photo.