Igor Savin's Photo Gallery

YTQ-Q3RAnatase TiO₂ , Chlorite Group

Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Gornozavodskii District, Perm Krai, Russia

Yellow anatase crystals (2 mm in size) with pink chlorite on chromite.

KJ6-YLUMagnetite Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄ , Calcite CaCO₃ , Clinochlore Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Dimensions: 3 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.8 cm

Cluster of magnetite crystals (up to 1.4 cm in size) with crystals of colorless calcite and clinochlore. Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.

Specimen size: 3 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm.

V65-AALHematite Fe₂O₃ , Pyrite FeS₂

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Dimensions: 3.1 cm x 3.5 cm x 1.5 cm

Cluster of hematite crystals (up to 5 mm in size) with pyrite crystals (up to 1.3 cm in size). Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.

Specimen size: 3.1 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm.

MGF-NV5Epidote (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH) , Calcite CaCO₃

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Dimensions: 3.7 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.8 cm

Crystals of epidote (up to 1.4 cm in size) and crystals of colorless calcite (up to 9 mm in size) on matrix. Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.

Specimen size: 3.7 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm.

0X6-THVCalcite CaCO₃ , Hematite Fe₂O₃ , Chalcopyrite CuFeS₂

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Dimensions: 4.3 cm x 3 cm x 1.6 cm

Crystals of colorless calcite (up to 3 mm in size) and dark-red hematite crystals (up to 4 mm in size) on matrix. Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.

Specimen size: 4.3 x 3 x 1.6 cm.

YQX-P59Clinochlore Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈ , Hematite Fe₂O₃ , Pyrite FeS₂ , Calcite CaCO₃

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Dimensions: 3.7 cm x 2.7 cm x 2.5 cm

Cluster of clinochlore crystals (up to 1.1 cm in size) with hematite crystals (up to 2 mm in size), pyrite crystals (up to 7 mm in size), and crystals of white calcite (up to 8 mm in size). Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.

Specimen size: 3.7 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm.

8DW-1VMDatolite CaB(SiO₄)(OH) , Calcite CaCO₃

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Cluster of yellow transparent datolite crystals (up to 1.1 cm in size) with crystals of colorless calcite. Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.

J1U-DKEAndradite Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃ , Epidote (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH) , Pyrite FeS₂

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Dimensions: 4.8 cm x 4.4 cm x 3 cm

Andradite crystals (up to 5 mm in size) with green epidote crystals (up to 5 mm in size) and pyrite crystals (up to 3 mm in size) on matrix. Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.

Specimen size: 4.8 x 4.4 x 3 cm.

TNR-Q96Calcite CaCO₃ , Prehnite Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Dimensions: 3 cm x 1.7 cm x 2.1 cm

Cluster of white calcite crystals with green prehnite. Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.

Specimen size: 3 x 1.7 x 2.1 cm.

3AQ-30JPrehnite Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Kurzhunkul' deposit, Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Dimensions: 2.7 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.8 cm

Prehnite on matrix. Collected by Sergei Epanchintsev.