Nik Nikiforou's Photo Gallery
GTX-QMKFluorite CaF2
Minggang Mine, Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan, ChinaDimensions: 182 mm x 127 mm x 57 mm
A new find (December, 2023) from a small prospect near Minggang, Henan, China.
NXM-75TQuartz SiO2
Corinto, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 101 mm x 92 mm x 20 mm
A plate of Quartz crystals included with chlorite (?) from Corinto, Brazil. The specimen is a floater, completely crystallized on all surfaces.
T1P-JX2Siderite FeCO3 , Quartz SiO2
Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceDimensions: 62 mm x 43 mm x 37 mm
Siderite and Quartz, Dimensions are 6.2 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm. Ex. Gilles Emringer.
CAL-8C6K Feldspar (Var: Adularia) KAlSi3O8 , Quartz SiO2
Hamilton Hill Mine, Jessieville, Garland County, Arkansas, USADimensions: 92 mm x 55 mm x 62 mm
Quartz crystals on Adularia, 9.2 x 5.5 x 6.2 cm.
WLG-XQQFluorite (Var: Yttrofluorite) (Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05< x <0.3 , Calcite CaCO3
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, ChinaDimensions: 123 mm x 53 mm x 41 mm
Purple Yttrofluorite over Calcite crystals, 12.3 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm.
68F-9G3Galena PbS
Madan ore field, Smolyan Province, BulgariaDimensions: 28 mm x 25 mm x 15 mm
A thumbnail specimen of Galena crystals from the Madan ore field in
Bulgaria. Dimensions are 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm.
QJA-YVMMicrocline K(AlSi3O8) , Albite Na(AlSi3O8)
Papachacra, Corral Quemado, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaDimensions: 65 mm x 51 mm x 26 mm
Epitaxial growth of microcline and albite.
LU6-ULPChalcopyrite CuFeS2
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USADimensions: 11.7 cm x 11.1 cm x 3.4 cm
A large example of "blister copper" Chalcopyrite from the Sweetwater mine in Missouri. Measures 11.7 x 11.3 x 3.4 cm.
WE2-9LMWulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, MexicoDimensions: 58 mm x 56 mm x 7 mm
Large blocky Wulfenite crystals on Mottramite (?). 5.8 x 5.6 x 0.7 cm.
6M1-V2UPrehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Imilchil, Imilchil Caïdat, Imilchil Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, MoroccoDimensions: 102 mm x 93 mm x 33 mm
Hand-sized specimen of inter-joined Prehnite crystals.