Michael Förch's Photo Gallery
1UR-2XKMetazeunerite Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O , Bariopharmacosiderite Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 0.83 mm
Yellow bariopharmacosiderite pseudo-cubes partly grown on a tabular metazeunerite (or metatorbernite) crystal
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
AGP-EMCTorbernite Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 6.43 mm
Often dehydrated to metatorbernite (note that also transparent crystals can already be metatorbernite).
Visually indistinguishable from zeunerite (or metazeunerite).
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
L4M-RC4Scorodite Fe3+AsO4·2H2O
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 3.48 mm
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
VRL-41WSilver Ag , Chrysocolla Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O, x < 1
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 3.60 mm
Fresh metallic silver crystals on bluish chrysocolla
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
5EJ-FR8Rhabdophane-(Ce) Ce(PO4)·0.6H2O
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 2.73 mm
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
F2G-TG1Rauenthalite Ca3(AsO4)2·10H2O , Bariopharmacosiderite Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 2.76 mm
Clusters of thin blades of colorless rauenthalite crystals together with orange brown pseudocubes of bariopharmacosiderite
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
PPF-55TPlumbogummite PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 1.72 mm
Balls of very light blue plumbogummite crystals on a matrix of iron/ manganese (hydr)oxides
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
Analyzed by Dr. Gröbner, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
0CD-GW5Linarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 , Cerussite PbCO3
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 4.06 mm
Deep azure blue linarite crystals together with white cerussite crystals
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
90A-UKXLangite Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 1.14 mm
Certain habits are easily confused with the closely related posnjakite !
Collection: Heinz Förch
Photo: Michael Förch
Visually identified
JM9-69PClinoclase Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyField of View: 1.42 mm
Nice clusters of deep blue, well formed clinoclase crystals.
Collection: Heinz Förch.
Photo: Michael Förch.