Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
fov 2 cm photo and collection Christian Berbain
Escaro Nord, Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Specimen of iron ore with a lustrous central vein of Hematite. Massif du Canigou, most probably Escaro mines. (Spécimen de minerai de fer avec une veine brillante centrale d’Hématite (probablement d'Escaro)) The "Blue John" Mineral Collection - F69 (self-collected 2012)
© Olivier Mével - The "Blue John" Mineral Collection
Size: H: 9.3 cm x W: 9.3 cm x D: 6.6 cm Goethite with flashing red colour from Escaro iron mines where the last one closed in 1962. (Goethite aux couleurs rouge éclatant des mines de fer d’Escaro où la dernière ferma en 1962) The "Blue John" Mineral Collection - F25 (acquired 2013)
Lustrous massive and microcrystallized Galena on host rock. (Brillante Galène massive et microcristalline sur roche hôte ) The "Blue John" Mineral Collection - F102 (self-collected 10 March 2012)
Escaro Sud, Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Piece of Hematite from Roc Nègres at South Escaro. (Pièce d’Hématite brillante d’Escaro sud sous les Roc Nègres) The "Blue John" Mineral Collection - F167 (self-collected 1 April 2015)
fov 4 cm photo and collection Christian Berbain
Golden striated Gypsum from Escaro Self-collected 2012
© Olivier Mével
L'Agulla, Escaro Sud, Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Globular white calcite in opened vugs on limonite matrix. (Calcite blanc-neige globulaire ressortant de petites géodes brisées sur matrice de limonite) The "Blue John" Mineral Collection - F168 (self-collected 1 April 2015)
© Olivier Mével - The "Blue John" Mineral Collectio
fov 10 cm photo and collection Christian Berbain
fov 8 cm photo and collection Christian Berbain
Size: H: 9.3 cm x W: 9.3 cm x D: 6.6 cm Goethite with flashing red colour from Escaro iron mines where the last one closed in 1962. (Goethite aux couleurs rouge éclatant des mines de fer d’Escaro où la dernière ferma en 1962) The "Blue John" Mineral Collection
Nail-head Calcite crystals from Escaro. Ex Robert Boher Olivier Mével specimen (acquired 2012)
view of the mine Photo Christian Berbain 1967
view of the mine departure from the cable coming down the ore to the plant of Olette Photo Christian Berbain 1967
Les Créus, Aytua, Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Photo 1 April 2015
Aytua, Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Clot des Manès, Aytua, Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
View from Escaro sud towards the Canigou peak Photo 1 April 2015
On distingue sur le haut de la photo le convoyeur à bande qui mesurait 400 m et rejetait les stériles Photo Christian Berbain 1985
Photo Christian Berbain 1985