Del Prete Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Gray short-prismatic hingganite-(Y) crystal (the difference with "gadolinite" can only be determined by analysis) up to 1.6 mm long from Del Prete quarry Photo: Enrico Bonacina Collection: Domenico Preite
© Enrico Bonacina
1.98 mm hingganite-(Y) crystal from Del Prete quarry. Collection: Domenico Preite, photo: Matteo Chinellato
© Chinellato Matteo - Chinellatophoto.com
0.94 mm group of black tabular micro crystals of anatase from Del Prete quarry. Collection: Domenico Preite, photo: Matteo Chinellato
0.62 mm group of black tabular micro crystals of anatase from Del Prete quarry. Collection: Domenico Preite, photo: Matteo Chinellato
Twinned colorless crystals about 0,2 mm. Self collected. Photo and collection Alberto Vaghi.
© Alberto Vaghi
Size crystal about 0,4 mm. Self collected. Photo and collection Alberto Vaghi.
Black crystal on quartz. Self collected. Photo and collection Alberto Vaghi.
Fluorite with inclusions Specimen and Photo Bruno Marello
© Marello Minerali
Nice and interesting cristallization of fluorite, found at "Cava del Prete". FOV: circa 1.5 mm Photo and coll.: Bruno Marello
© Bruno Marello
Specimen and Photo Bruno Marello
Two black crystals on orthoclase. Self collected. Photo and collection Alberto Vaghi.
Specimen and Photo Bruno Marello.
Specimen and Photo: Bruno Marello
Curious and aesthetic fluorite crystal from Cava del Prete. FOV: circa 1 mm Photo and coll.: Bruno Marello
Domenico Preite is ready to break granophyre near Del Prete quarry, that we can see behind him, in the background. Photo: Nazzareno La Manna April 2009
© Domenico Preite
Again another little quarry in the territory of Cuasso al Monte: Del Prete quarry Photo: Domenico Preite April 2009