Michel Bretheau's Photo Gallery
GMG-L0HSenarmontite Sb2O3 , Stibnite Sb2S3
Ouche mines, Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceField of View: 1.5 mm
Typical gemmy octaedrons of senarmontite.
R2R-WU4Bournonite PbCuSbS3
Mons, Etagnac, Confolens, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceField of View: 4.5 mm
Found after dissolution of dolomite.
5VJ-V40Tetrahedrite Group M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
Mons, Etagnac, Confolens, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceField of View: 3.2 mm
found after dissolution of dolomite
6N2-RRJSemseyite Pb9Sb8S21
Les Anglais vein, Lubilhac, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceLargest Crystal Size: 1.5 mm
Striated single crystal
6X0-HTYAgrinierite K2(Ca,Sr)[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]2·5H2O
Margnac Mine, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceField of View: 1.6 mm
Pseudo-hexagonal crystals
Julien Lebocey Collection
UY0-53ECompreignacite K2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O
Margnac Mine, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceField of View: 1.15 mm
Often pseudo-hexagonal crystals (twinning)
Julien Lebocey Collection
MDJ-F42Dioptase CuSiO3·H2O , Cerussite PbCO3
Mfouati Mine, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the CongoField of View: 1.9 mm
Astonishing blue color for this dioptase
CNA-HU4Liebigite Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O
Les Mares III, Saint-Martin, Le Bosc, Lodève, Hérault, Occitanie, FranceField of View: 1.5 mm
98P-EE9Covellite CuS , Pyrite FeS2
Moulin de Beauregard, Arleuf, Château-Chinon, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, FranceField of View: 0.9 mm
minute hexagonal crystals
XY9-AU7Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Moulin de Beauregard, Arleuf, Château-Chinon, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, FranceField of View: 1.6 mm
colorless biterminated crystals