Bertil Otter's Photo Gallery
ENF-25GAstrophyllite K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F , Albite Na(AlSi3O8)
Lilleelv pegmatite, Lilleelv, Head of Kangerluarsuk, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, IlĂmaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandField of View: 22 mm
Lath-shaped, bronze-coloured astrophyllite in albite.
PAD-DV8Catapleiite Na2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O , Albite Na(AlSi3O8)
Lilleelv pegmatite, Lilleelv, Head of Kangerluarsuk, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, IlĂmaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandField of View: 8 mm
Platy, greyish beige catapleiite in a somewhat decomposed matrix.
TW5-RNXTugtupite Na4BeAlSi4O12Cl , Chkalovite Na2BeSi2O6
Qeqertaussaq Island, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, IlĂmaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandField of View: 12 mm
Pink tugtupite enclosing kernels of white-colourless chkalovite in an albite/astrophyllite veinlet.
MQF-QE6Leucophanite NaCaBeSi2O6F , Aegirine NaFe3+Si2O6 , Astrophyllite K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Qeqertaussaq Island, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, IlĂmaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandDimensions: 75 mm x 45 mm
A small group of white/very pale yellow, and irregular, leucophanite crystals in a black aegirine pocket, associated with shiny, bronze-coloured astrophyllite.
8J9-1HPWillemite Zn2SiO4 , Rhodonite CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Garpenberg Norra Mine, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, SwedenDimensions: 29 cm x 16 cm
Partial coating of colourless-white willemite on a fissure surface in rhodonite.
YGG-FTYLöllingite FeAs2 , Natrolite Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O
Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaField of View: 9 mm
Bright, metallic löllingite in pale pink natrolite.
84E-TJAErssonite Mg7Fe3+2(OH)18[Ca(H2O)6](SO4)2·12H2O , Magnetite Fe2+Fe3+2O4 , Calcite CaCO3 , Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2 , Serpentine Subgroup D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenDimensions: 13 mm x 10 mm
Colourless, platy, hexagonal erssonite crystals in cavities in a dolomite/magnetite matrix.
VFG-MCGEpidote (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) , Ilvaite CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH) , Albite Na(AlSi3O8)
Ilvaite occurrence, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, IlĂmaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandField of View: 10 mm
An intergrowth of green epidote and black ilvaite on albite and pinkish microcline
PDA-NGDAndradite Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 , Aegirine NaFe3+Si2O6 , Epidote (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ilvaite occurrence, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, IlĂmaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandField of View: 6 mm
Dark green aegirine crystal penetrating a pale green andradite cube. The black prismatic crystal is ilvaite, and the yellowish green fragments are epidote
019-16QAndradite Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 , Albite Na(AlSi3O8)
Ilvaite occurrence, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, IlĂmaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandField of View: 6 mm
Pale green, transparent andradite crystals on albite