Skomedal, Bygland, Agder, Norway
White hairy needles of the amphibole group ~2mm long on an epidote and quartz matrix, self found
© GC2012
2 translucent xls of epidote size 7 x 1.5 mm, self found.
Pale blue rounded fluorapatite xl 2 x 2mm matrix quartz the light green is epidote, self found
Titanite XL left face is 2 x 4mm between terminations, matrix quartz, light green epidote and dark green amphibole. self found
ilmenite xl group largest is ~ 8 x 11mm, matrix feldspar and quartz, self found
Quartz xxl cluster, cavity size 20 x 20mm lower central xl ~3mm, will upload the matrix also. self found
© GC2013
Quartz xl ~1.5mm long in epidote matrix. self found
Pale blue fluorapatite xl 1.5 x 7mm matrix feldspar and quartz, self found
Same river but this is the time to collect minerals.
16 april 2013 after a long winter the spring thaw ( flood ) bringing fresh mineral supplies.
Photo shows normal water flow for this river .