Etienne Medard's Photo Gallery
CHY-AUCOsumilite-(Mg) K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Mont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceField of View: 2 mm
Hexagonal prismatic crystals of osumilite-(Mg) in a vug of a thermometamorphic enclave ("buchite"). G. Pourtier collection, backscattered electron image (SEM) by E. M茅dard.
KC7-XWYOsumilite-(Mg) K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Mont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceField of View: 3 mm
Deep blue hexagonal Osumilite-(Mg) crystals in a vug from a thermometamorphic enclave ("bucgite"). G. Pourtier collection, photograph by R. Vernet.
8AA-NUGChayesite K◻2Mg2(Mg2Fe3+)[Si12O30]
Mont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceField of View: 5 mm
Hexagonal chayesite crystals with a coating of tiny hematite crystals. G. Pourtier collection, photograph by R. Vernet
HY9-1J8Alunite KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Ravin de la Craie, Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-D么me, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceField of View: 9.15 mm
Colorless micro-crystals of alunite in a cavity of a silicified trachy-andesite. P. & E. M茅dard collection, photograph by P. Chollet
TL7-D81Alunite KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Ravin de la Craie, Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-D么me, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceField of View: 9.4 mm
Colorless micro-crystals of alunite in a cavity of a silicified trachy-andesite. P. & E. M茅dard collection, photograph by P. Chollet
385-PYDAlunite KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Ravin de la Craie, Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-D么me, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceField of View: 4.25 mm
Colorless micro-crystals of alunite in a cavity of a silicified trachy-andesite. P. & E. M茅dard collection, photograph by P. Chollet
MJ2-ECXSulphur S8
Ravin de la Craie, Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-D么me, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceField of View: 2.35 mm
Micro-crystal of sulphur in a cavity of a silicified trachy-andesite. P. & E. M茅dard collection, photograph by P. Chollet
E3C-88YChayesite K◻2Mg2(Mg2Fe3+)[Si12O30]
Mont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceHexagonal chayesite crystals with a coating of tiny hematite crystals. Field of view is approximately 3 mm. Collection Georges Pourtier, backscattered electron image (SEM) by Etienne M茅dard / LMV.
NQ9-KYQChayesite K◻2Mg2(Mg2Fe3+)[Si12O30]
Mont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceHexagonal chayesite crystal with a coating of tiny hematite crystals. Field of view is approximately 2 mm. Collection Georges Pourtier, backscattered electron image (SEM) by Etienne M茅dard / LMV.
TRK-Y38Fluorophlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 , Hematite Fe2O3 , Enstatite Mg2Si2O6
Puy de T茅nuzet quarry, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Riom, Puy-de-D么me, Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, FranceVery thin transparent plate of fluorophlogopite, with black hematite and orange-brown enstatite. Field of view is about 2.6 mm across. P. & E. M茅dard collection, photograph by R. Vernet