Peter Arthofer's Photo Gallery

H5N-XGAHalite NaCl

Salt mine, Hallstatt, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria

Dimensions: 110 mm x 60 mm

Halite xx,come from an old collection.

RTM-963Halite NaCl

Salt mine, Hallstatt, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria

Dimensions: 150 mm x 90 mm

Milky Halite xx, grown on rock salt(Kernsalz), from an old collection.

2FK-LWFHalite NaCl , Gypsum CaSO₄·2H₂O

Hallein - Bad Dürrnberg salt mine, Hallein, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria

Dimensions: 150 mm x 80 mm

Halite xx on Gypsum needles. The base is grey Anhydrite.From an old collection.

4TY-EVHCassiterite SnO₂

Meitschenhof, Pregarten, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria

Dimensions: 0.5 mm x 1 mm x 0.2 mm
Field of View: 1.5 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 1 mm

Grain of cassiterite with a crust of tin (from chemical reduction/ spot test), strong RPL ist visible on the cristal borders of the twin. There are also two grains of ilmenite (brighter) visible in this polished section.

X8E-VXECassiterite SnO₂ , Beryl Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Meitschenhof, Pregarten, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria

Dimensions: 5 mm x 5 mm x 4 mm
Field of View: 5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 5 mm

91P-Y49Enargite Cu₃AsS₄

Dambach valley, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria

Enargite in polished section. Calcite begins to replace the xl. Through the center, a cataclastic crack filled with Calcite is visible. Scale visible in the picture.

VYX-R9UCopper Cu , Chalcocite Cu₂S , Cuprite Cu₂O

Copper mineralisation occurrence, Arthofberg, Maria Neustift, Steyr-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria

Quartz is the darkest, Calcite is brighter ( isometric garins ), Copper is white, grey inclusions in Copper are Chalcocite, grey borders around Copper are Cuprite and Malachite.FOV visible in the picture.