Fred A. Schuster's Photo Gallery
FEX-RG8Stilbite Subgroup M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72]·nH2O
Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 7 inches x 3 inches x 2 inches
A very well crystalized piece of stilbite showing a radial cross sections
unknown lath crystal on vein surface
Reed-Bélanger mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 3 inches x 3 inches x 2 inches
Here was a piece collected on the dumps at the Belanger mine in Oct 2021. There was this lath shaped crystals spread over this surface of another mineral.
UV exposure of Unknown
Reed-Bélanger mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 3 inches x 3 inches x 2 inches
This was the exposure under short wave UV. Notice the lath like crystals fluorescing brighter blluish cream.
54G-YK5Pyrite FeS2
Beauceville Industrial park Quarry, Beauceville, Robert-Cliche RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 3 inches x 2 inches x 1 inches
View in the Quarry
Beauceville Industrial park Quarry, Beauceville, Robert-Cliche RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canadapiece with a vuggy section and malachite crystals
Bernstein deposit, Broughton, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 3 inches x 2 inches x 1 inches
close view of calcite and copper mineral
Field of View: 30 mmCloser view with bleu metalic mineral. (bornite or chalcocite)
Ore piece with chalcocite or bornite.
Bernstein deposit, Broughton, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 5.5 inches x 4 inches x 3 inches
Rich piece of ore. bluish black chacocite or bornite peacking our of baige calcite. Some green malachite from alteration.
Bornite or chalcocite with calcite and malachite
Bernstein deposit, Broughton, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 4 inches x 4 inches x 3 inches
XYW-GJLVesuvianite Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 , Calcite CaCO3
Reed-Bélanger mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaDimensions: 2 inches x 1.5 inches x 1 inches
Field of View: 28 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 5 mm
small euhedral dark green vesuvianite (idocrase) crystals in calcite.