Isabella Cantù Rajnoldi's Photo Gallery

JU7-DHTCalcite CaCO₃ , Pyrite FeS₂

Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Dimensions: 6 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm

A funny and very attractive specimen of calcite: it looks like a mushrooms family!
The Pyrite powder add elegance and brilliance.
Total size: 6 x 6 x 6 cm

UG5-Q7KFluorite CaF₂ , Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ , Muscovite KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Dimensions: 10 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm

I find this specimen very elegant and attractive: a light pink and green coloured fluorite is set between a gemmy aquamarine and many blades of silver coloured blades of muscovite.
The fluorite xl is 4,4 x 4 x 4 cm with a green heart becoming pink at the sides.
The aquamarine xl is 4,5 x 2,5 x 2 cm.
Total size: 10 x 7 x 7 cm.

RRP-4XYGold Au

Brusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy

Dimensions: 4 cm x 3 cm x 2 cm

A little nice specimen og gold on quartz coming from the famous Italian locality.
Size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm.

2EM-GNAElbaite Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) , Quartz SiO₂

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dimensions: 2.5 cm x 2.8 cm x 2 cm

A nice specimen with 2 double terminated crystals of deep green Elbaite on Quartz.
Specimen size: 2,5 x 2,8 x 2 cm.
Elbaite lenght: 2 cm and 1,8 cm.

C2K-UD3Elbaite Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA

Dimensions: 4 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm

A perfect trasparent and double terminated crystal with light colurs from green to pink.
Size: 4 x 2 x 2 cm.

LPJ-62VTourmaline AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Tetezantsio pegmatites, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar

Dimensions: 5 cm x 3.5 cm x 3 cm

Abeautiful specimen with a vivid purple colour.
Size: 5 x 3,5 x 3 cm.

[Originally uploaded as elbaite-liddicoatite series. May be fluor-liddicoatite liddicoatite, elbaite, schorl or other species present. Single xl XRD and WDS analysis are needed to confirm which species that are present in the crystal]

PRG-EQKBeryl (Var: Aquamarine) Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈

Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 7 cm x 6 cm

This Aquamarine specimen has many light blueish, biterminated xls.
Total size: 9,5 x 7 x 6 cm

92D-45PFluorite CaF₂ , Chalcopyrite CuFeS₂

Cave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA

Dimensions: 9 cm x 7 cm x 6 cm

A deep yellow specimen of cubic Fluorite with xls up to 4,2 cm.
Total size: 9 x 7 x 6 cm.

JPA-FVGBeryl (Var: Morganite) Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈) , Indicolite A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Dimensions: 3 cm x 3.3 cm x 1 cm

A beautiful and elegant specimen; a trasparent light pink morganite of 3 x 3,3 x 1 cm all scattered with many little indicolite xls up to 1 cm, tabular xls of Albite and blades of light coloured lepidolite.
Total size: 4,5 x 3 x 4 cm

407-59LQuartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) SiO₂

Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Dimensions: 7 cm x 7.5 cm x 2.5 cm

This Gwindel Quartz comes from a very old find (more than 200 years ago) on Le Tour Noir, Mont Blanc.
Total size: 7 x 7,5 x 2,5 cm