Daniel Howard's Photo Gallery
H9D-QVGAzurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 , Smithsonite ZnCO3
Kamariza mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceAzurite aggregates up to 1 cm, on Smithsonite. Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
RXC-3K8Azurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 , Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 , Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Kamariza mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceSpecimen is 14 cms wide. Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
2K9-F9LAurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Sounion, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceSpecimen width 9 cms. Aurichalcite on smithsonite. Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
FT1-5U2Chlormanganokalite K4[MnCl6]
Vesuvius fumaroles, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyDimensions: 12 cm
A 12 cm wide specimen in original glass box. Colleceted by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis from a block ejected during the April 1906 eruption of Vesuvius. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
QEY-HHUVesuvianite Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyCrystals of vesuvianite up to 2 cms length in matrix of ejected volcanic block. Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Specimen described by Franco in Bollettino della Società geologica italiana, Vol. XI. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
NXK-XGEVesuvianite Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyVesuvianite crystals up to 1 cm diameter in ejected volcanic block. Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
HVE-YLASmithsonite ZnCO3
Kamariza mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceSpecimen is 19 cms in width. Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
MF7-CF0Aragonite (Var: Flos Ferri) CaCO3
Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceDimensions: 340 mm
Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
6Q4-1V4Analcime Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O
Aci Trezza, Aci Castello, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy1.5 cm diameter crystal of Analcime in groundmass. Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
YX6-RHKAphthitalite (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Atrio del Cavallo, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalySpecimen is 14 cms in width. Collected in November 1892 by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis, forming a crust on fresh lava. Photographed by Daniel Howard.