Larry Michon's Photo Gallery
EDL-CEEElbaite Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Schorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Spodumene LiAlSi2O6
Clark Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USADimensions: 2.25 inches x 2 inches x 5.25 inches
6NR-2VVQuartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) SiO2 , Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) Na(AlSi3O8) , Albite Na(AlSi3O8)
Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USADimensions: 7.5 cm x 6 cm x 4 cm
Field of View: 7.5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 2.5 cm
Smoky Quartz with Albite (var Clevelandite) and salmon colored Microcline. Larry Michon photo and collection.
J7P-AP0Fluorite CaF2 , Calcite CaCO3
Denton Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USADimensions: 6 inches x 3.75 inches x 1.5 inches
FLUORITE WITH CALCITE SPRAY
5ED-0D0Quartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO2 , Quartz SiO2
Jackson Crossroads Amethyst Mine, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia, USADimensions: 7 inches x 4 inches x 4.25 inches
Largest Crystal Size: 1.25 inches
Jackson Crossroads Amethyst on Quartz
3KP-8QUPyrite FeS2
Esmont Slate Quarry, Esmont, Albemarle County, Virginia, USADimensions: 4.5 inches x 1 inches x 3 inches
Pyrite in Slate
808-XGFQuartz SiO2 , Hübnerite MnWO4
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, PeruDimensions: 6.5 inches x 6 inches x 5 inches
Quartz with black Huebnerite flecks (aka tungsten)
G4U-P4TGypsum (Var: Selenite) CaSO4·2H2O
Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, South Australia, AustraliaDimensions: 7 inches x 2.5 inches x 5.5 inches
Butterscotch Selenite
P9E-FT5Rhodochrosite MnCO3 , Quartz SiO2 , Siderite FeCO3
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, JunÃn, PeruDimensions: 8.5 inches x 3 inches x 6 inches
Rhodochrosite, Quartz and Siderite
CTT-DG7Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH)
Unnamed Fe occurrence, Damon, Albemarle County, Virginia, USADimensions: .5 inches x .5 inches x .5 inches
Goethite after pyrite, locally known as Devil's Dice
These Devil's Dice are found in the clay on the embankment behind the closed Briar Fork Store.
08Q-T1ETourmaline AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tripp No. 1 Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USADimensions: 3.25 inches x 2 inches x 4 inches
Black Tourmaline