Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy
Single crystal of Merlinoite in the Cavity. The crystal measures around 1.2mm .
© James K.C.Huang
Merlinoite clusters and Philipsite balls . Sony Alpha 7R ii/Mitutoyo Plan Apo X 20/Raynox DCR 250 retro/StackUnit "Stone Master" Linear-actor & Control . Aperture. Photo & Collection: Christophe Boutry .
© Christophe Boutry
Base 2,5 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Baryte crystals in a small geode of merlinoite. Base 1,8 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
White needle-shaped crystals of tridymite with phillipsite's spherules. Base 3,5 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Globular aggregates of apophyllite-(KOH)'s crystals. Base 3,5 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Base 2 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Base 4 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Base 3 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Tabular dark crystals of fluorapophyllite-(K) surrounded by prismatic green crystals of hydroxyapophyllite-(K). Collection and photo: Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Base 3,2 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Base 5 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Base 1,3 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Baryte's crystals in merlinoite's geode. Base 4 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Variegated crystals of apophyllite-(KOH) with small needle-shaped unknown crystals. Base 4 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Minute cluster of Merlinoite crystals, 4mm field of view. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.
Phillipsite's spherules over merlinoite, with possible tobermorite. Base 4 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Base 2,2 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Radiated phillipsite's spherules with white needle-shaped tridymite. Base 3,5 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Triangular aggregate of chalcedony with phillpsite's balls in second plane. Base 3 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Vug very full of merlinoite crystals from the type locality. Analyzed. Sample 4.5 x 3.5 cm Ex Giovanni Carandini collection, photo by Stefania Felli. Zeolite collection of Ferdinando Giovine
Phillipsite's spherules with possible tobermorite. Base 3,5 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Gypsum crystals with possible tobermorite. Base 1,8 mm. Collection and photo Giorgio Bortolozzi.
A vug lined with merlinoite. FOV is 10mm across. Rick Dalrymple Specimen & Photo.
© Rockpick Legend Co. & Rick Dalrymple
Group of tabular crystals. On the left a single crystal (0.2 mm). Luciano Nizi collection. Sony Alpha II, Luminar 16mm.
© Marco Corsaletti