Richard Unitt's Photo Gallery
8QU-1Q9Baryte BaSO4
Field of View: 700 μm
Thin vein of baryte with small drusy pockets associated with chalcopyrite and galena. ID confirmed by Raman analysis.
LT2-NDPErythrite Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Largest Crystal Size: 50 μm
Individual and radial groups of minute erythrite crystals from surface spoil at Tankardstown.
E6K-AUWBotallackite Cu2(OH)3Cl
Field of View: 700 μm
Acicular and bladed groups of botallackite from Stage Lode, Copper Coast, County Waterford. Taken with a Leica DVM2500 and VZ700C lens. Modified by CombineZP.
KHA-1XMJarosite KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Largest Crystal Size: 50 μm
Very small amber-brown crystals of jarosite, associated with yellow granular masses of jarosite, in altered pyrite. Most of the crystals are only 10-20 microns in diameter. This was discovered in a small vein adjacent to the main Stage Lode in Stage Cove. Modified by CombineZP.
PMH-4UWMalachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 , Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH)
Largest Crystal Size: 1 mm
Radial group of vitreous malachite on goethite.
CRA-CD2Anglesite PbSO4 , Galena PbS
Field of View: 1 mm
0.5mm anglesite crystal found in a cavity in massive galena.
Copper Coast and Tankardstown Complex
View west along the Copper Coast with the remains of the Tankardstown site above the cliffs.
68T-JL3Fluorite CaF2 , Calcite CaCO3
Dimensions: 40 mm x 40 mm x 50 mm
Vug of lustrous calcite with two small fluorites. Modified by CombineZP
Caminches Mine
Building of unknown use on the site of the Caminches Mine, Allihies.
Steam Engine House, Coom Mine
Engine House (Winding) built in 1872 to accommodate 28" steam engine.
