Ladislav Turecky's Photo Gallery
A41-MAJGersdorffite NiAsS , Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Rudňany, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, SlovakiaDimensions: 90 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
QDV-V55Mrázekite Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2·H2O
Podlipa deposit, Ľubietová, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaNice cluster of prismatic, blue, translucent crystals of mrazekite.
Size of sample: 4x4 cm.
Photo: M.Stevko
Collection: L.Turecky
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 20th Feb 2011
LR2-0C4Pyrargyrite Ag3SbS3
Hodruša-Hámre mines, Hodruša-Hámre, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaDimensions: 4 cm x 3 cm x 1.5 cm
Dark red crystals of pyrargyrite on quarz with small amount of orange brown carbonates. Siye of pyrargyrite crystals to 4 mm. Size of whole specimen: 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm.
Photo and collection: dr.Ladislav Turecky
WE0-C1WPyrargyrite Ag3SbS3
Hodruša-Hámre mines, Hodruša-Hámre, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaDimensions: 4 cm x 3 cm x 1.5 cm
Dark red crystals of pyrargyrite on quarz with small amount of orange brown carbonates. Siye of pyrargyrite crystals to 4 mm. Size of whole specimen: 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm.
Photo and collection: dr.Ladislav Turecky
12E-M7YPyrostilpnite Ag3SbS3
PÅ™Ãbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicDimensions: 5 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm
Orange crystal (2 mm)on white calcite with several dark red pyrargyrite crystals. Size of specimen: 5x4x3 cm.
Photo and collection: dr.Ladislav Turecky
MEQ-4ERPyrostilpnite Ag3SbS3 , Pyrargyrite Ag3SbS3
BÅ™ezové Hory, PÅ™Ãbram, PÅ™Ãbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicDimensions: 5 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm
Orange crystal of pyrostilpnite (size of crystal - 2 mm)with several dark red crystals of pyrargyrite on white calcite. Size of specimen: 5x4x3 cm.
Photo and collection: dr.Ladislav Turecky
F94-METSphalerite ZnS
Rožňava Mine, Rožňava, Rožňava District, Košice Region, SlovakiaDimensions: 12 cm x 7 cm x 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 5 mm
This is relatively rare mineral for this locality. Nice, dark brown lustrous crystal od sphalerite in the cavity of small calcite veinlet in siderite.
Size of crystal: 5 mm.
Size of specimen: 12 x 7 x 3,5 cm.
Photo and collection: dr.Ladislav Turecky
PX3-04KSemseyite Pb9Sb8S21
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, MaramureÈ™ County, RomaniaDimensions: 9 cm x 7 cm x 3 cm
Steel grey, lustrous aggregate of semseyite. Rosette-like aggregates to 2 cm.
Size of specimen: 9 x 7 x 3 cm.
Photo and collection: dr.Ladislav Turecky
X5A-DGCCinnabar HgS
Svätá Trojica deposit, Nižná Slaná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, SlovakiaDimensions: 7 cm x 6 cm x 4 cm
Red cinnabar with small amount of tetrahedrite in siderite vein. An older specimen from the second half of last century. Photo and collection: dr.Ladislav Turecky.
Size of specimen: 7 x 6 x 4 cm.
AD4-XYJMalachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoDimensions: 8 cm x 7 cm x 4.5 cm
Nice aggregate of malachite. Size of specimen.
Photo and collection: dr. Ladislav Turecky.