Shibam Road Metal Quarry, Shibam District, Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen
a group of prismatic, dark green crystals area 1,5 mm self collected march 2008 sergio varvello photo and collection
© sergio varvello
group of acicular, white crystals of (probabily) apatite area 1 mm self collected march 2008 sergio varvello photo and collection
twinned crystals on hematite area 1,5 mm self collected march 2008 sergio varvello photo and collection
a flat crystal with magnetite area 2 mm self collected march 2008 sergio varvello photo and collection
a group of octaedric crystals area 1,5 mm self collected march 2008 sergio varvello photo and collection
Along the road to Shibam, Amran governorate, I saw this little quarry but I did have nothing to work that hard rock !
At least I found some little vugs in this phonolite rock, containing little crystals.