Max Merlo's Photo Gallery
53L-34HWulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 4 mm
Light yellow transparent wulfenite crystals up to 4 mm.
I think one of the best specimen for this locality.
Self collected 1987. Photo & collection Max Merlo
9L4-YN5Hematite Fe2O3
Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 5 mm
Classical hematite "iron rose", 5 mm in size, on white dolomite.
Self collected 1987. Photo & collection Max Merlo
K83-ACXCerussite PbCO3
Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 3.5 mm
Typical cerussite twin crystals on galena, 3.5 mm in size.
Self collected 1986. Photo & collection Max Merlo
UW1-N2PAragonite CaCO3
Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 1 cm
White aragonite crystals to 1 cm on brown dolomite from 826 Level.
Self collected 1995. Photo & collection Max Merlo
MQF-62QPyrite FeS2 , Calcite CaCO3
Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, ItalyLargest Crystal Size: 5 mm
Cubic pyrite crystals, 3-5 mm in size, on white scalenohedral calcite crystals of 1 mm from 826 Level. Self collected 1989.
Photo & collection Max Merlo
XDD-HRHPyrite FeS2 , Calcite CaCO3
Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, ItalyDimensions: 5 cm x 3.5 cm
Typical globular pyrite from 826 Level, on a nice orange calcite matrix for this 5 x 3.5 cm specimen, self collected 1988.
Photo & collection Max Merlo