Saarschleife, Orscholz, Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Well developed clear Monazite-(Ce) (8,5mm) with Brookite on Quartz
© erik hock
Two bipyramidal 1 mm Anatase crystals on matrix
© Thomas Kleser
Very good orange Monazite-(Ce) crystal group on Quartz. This mineral was first described as Titanite, but according to SEM/EDX analysis it´s clearly Monazite-(Ce). Crystal size about 1 mm
An about 3 mm long brownish Anatase x
Light yellow Brookite x with hour glass structure, about 2 mm long
1 mm large crystal of Anatase sitting on matrix.
about 3 mm long yellowish crystal
About 3 mm high perfect yellow Brookite x, with indications of an hour glass structure
Brookite (~3mm) with pinkish Fluorapatite xls on Quartz
Green 1 mm Anatase, many hard to take photo. Photo & Collection Chinellato Matteo. Canon 20D + Canon 100mm macro + Kenko macro tubes
© Chinellato Matteo
Orange crystal of Monazite-Ce of 2 mm large are sitting on matrix. Found by my friend Kevin Kreutz, Zug, Switzerland
Orange crystals of Monazite-Ce up to 1 mm large are sitting on matrix.
A lightbrown tabulare Brookite of 2 mm large found in a alpinotype cleft.
Nice dipyramidale zonare coloured crystal of Anatase is sitting near Quartz crystals on matrix.
Nice tabulare crystal of Brookite on by iron-oxides coated matrix.
A group of brown Anatase-crystals is sitting on matrix.
A 2 mm large crystal of Anatase is sitting on matrix.
Nice aggregate of Fluorapatite-crystals sitting in a cavity of Quartz.
Yellow coloured aggregates of Rutile in Quartzite.
Pseudomorphoses from Limonite after rhombohedral Dolomite on Matrix.
Colourless crystal of Fluorapatite on Quartz.
Brown coloured crystal of Anatase sitting on matrix.
Small crystals of Hematite sitting on Quartz.
For the location an atypical tabular crystal of Anatase sitting on matrix.
Quartz crystals with a coating of earthy reddish coloured Hematite found in a alpinotype cleft in Quartzite.
Black intergrown aggregate of Ilmenite in Quartz.
Group of Monazite-(Ce) on matrix.
Bi-coloured crystals of Anatase sitting on Quartzite.
Nice crystal of Brookite.
Orange coloured crystal of Monazite-(Ce) sitting on Quartzite.
Tabular crystal of Brookite sitting between Quartz crystals.
Nice, colour-zoned crystal of Anatase sitting on matrix.
Part of a larger broken crystal of Monazite-(Ce) on minor matrix.
Group of Brookite crystals.
This phantastic view over the Saarschleife you can take from the "Cloef" near Orscholz.
