Giuliano Bettini's Photo Gallery
L9V-41FScheelite Ca(WO4)
Largest Crystal Size: 0.79 mm
Scheelite in a very unusual form, white blue fluorescing under UV SW. Image area 1 mm x 1.5 mm
A2U-FGJGypsum CaSO4·2H2O , Sphalerite ZnS
Field of View: 6 mm
Gypsum and sphalerite embedded in green chloritic clay; most of the clay has been washed away with water.
Collection & photo: Giuliano Bettini.
0VN-CJLDolomite CaMg(CO3)2 , Calcite CaCO3
Largest Crystal Size: 8 mm
A 8 mm dolomite flower on calcite.
This specimen has been found by Marco Bonifazi.
Photo Giuliano Bettini.
71F-TE0Pollucite (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Largest Crystal Size: 1 mm
Small pollucite with quite well defined crystal faces. The software model shows dodecahedron 110 (blue) and cube 100 (yellow).
See the child photos for other images.
Coll. & photo Giuliano Bettini.
PDR-NXYPetalite LiAl(Si4O10)
Dimensions: 2.5 cm x 1.5 cm
Coll. & photo Giuliano Bettini.
X2T-1LLBrookite TiO2
Field of View: 4 mm
Red brookite crystal almost completely inserted into a hole
A quite challenging manual stacking exercise (hand-holding photo camera). Here the result. Image area 3x4 mm
Stack of twelve images, see child photo.
Coll. & photo Giuliano Bettini.
Modified by CombineZP
NJ6-XD6Vanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Largest Crystal Size: 0.3 mm
Coll. & photo Giuliano Bettini
18K-2VTVanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Field of View: 2 mm
Coll. & photo Giuliano Bettini.
XDN-295Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Field of View: 2.4 mm
Found by Antonio Viscio.
Coll. & photo Giuliano Bettini.
53V-96GAnatase TiO2 , Quartz SiO2
Field of View: 1.5 mm
Le Ferriere, Rio Popogna in the Livorno Mountains (Monti Livornesi). Typical association for the locality: anatase-double terminated quartz.
Image area is 1.5x2 mm.
Coll.& photo: Giuliano Bettini.
