Louis Verschuren's Photo Gallery
9T9-EA0Calcite CaCO3
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl, Emmendingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyDimensions: 15 mm x 12 mm x 10 mm
Calcite ball from Limberg in Germany
Collection and Photo: Louis Verschuren
3AP-V66Baryte BaSO4 , Calcite CaCO3
Peak Hill, Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon, England, UKDimensions: 20 mm x 20 mm x 10 mm
Baryte on Calcite and sandstone matrix, found myself in August 2019, at the peak hill in Sidmouth, UK
Collection: Costes / Verschuren
Photo: Louis Verschuren
KVM-FUFTourmaline (Var: Verdelite) A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
DrahonÃn, Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech RepublicDimensions: 15 mm x 5 mm x 5 mm
Doubly terminated Tourmaline var. "Verdelite" on matrix from Drahonin in the Czech Rep.
Collection and photo: Louis Verschuren
3NE-1JJFluorite CaF2 , Calcite CaCO3
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc. Quarry, Millersville, Sandusky County, Ohio, USADimensions: 30 mm x 25 mm x 16 mm
Cubic Fluorite with small Calcite crystals from the Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc. Quarry.
Collection and Photo: Louis Verschuren
FF1-UWXPyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaDimensions: 30 mm x 15 mm x 15 mm
Single Pyromorphite crystal from Daoping in China.
Collection and Photo: Louis Verschuren
JCQ-JU4Calcite CaCO3
La Sambre quarry, Landelies, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut, Wallonia, BelgiumDimensions: 56 mm x 39 mm x 30 mm
A nice twin of calcite, found myself in 2014.
Collection and Photo: Louis Verschuren
JLQ-27DEpidote (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) , Quartz SiO2
Agoudim, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, MoroccoDimensions: 25 mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
Epidote on Quartz labelled as coming from Imilchil so it probably was found in the Agoudim area.
Collection and Photo: Louis Verschuren
UEY-7LRCalcite CaCO3 , Quartz SiO2
Xia Yang Mine, Xia Yang city, Yongchun Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, ChinaDimensions: 50 mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
Calcite on Quartz matrix, found late 2020, from the Xia Yang mine in China
Collection and Photo: Louis Verschuren
DPU-X1WDioptase CuSiO3·H2O
Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the CongoDimensions: 15 mm x 10 mm x 5 mm
Dioptase from Renéville in the Republic of Congo
Collection and Photo: Louis Verschuren
FQK-MVQMagnetite Fe2+Fe3+2O4 , Epidote (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) , Clinochlore Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 , Andradite Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Marki Khel, Sherzad District, Nangarhar, AfghanistanDimensions: 20 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm
Magnetite with stepped faces on a matrix of mostly yellow-green epidote with dark green books of clinchlore and some green andradite; from Marki Khel in Afghanistan
Collection and Photo: Louis Verschuren