Bélesta, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Garnet in a feldspar-rich pegmatite Almost no preparation
Caladroy, Bélesta, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
A single Almandine crystal in white matrix from famous Caladroy. (Un grenat Almandin solitaire sur matrice du célèbre site de Caladroy) The "Blue John" Mineral Collection - F34
© Olivier Mével - The "Blue John" Mineral Collection
Garnets in pegmatite Cleared by a friend with carbide chisels.
Peyre Clause, Bélesta, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Scattered Pyrite nuggets on matrix
© Olivier Mével
Crystal of Almandine on matrix Bought at an exhibition of sales-purchases-exchange of minerals and fossils.
Decades of mineralogy research for Garnets (Almandine) have considerably altered the original pegmatite which is now lower than years ago. The site is now strictly forbidden for entry.
Photo 16 August 2014
Photo 9 April 2015