Adam Berluti's Photo Gallery

Myself with a Beryl Cluster

Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Myself working on large 4 beryl cluster in the stubborn quartz core during the early summer of 2014. Fortunately, I was able to free it with minor repairs.

Beryl Crystal in Situ - Prospect #4

Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

A beryl crystal showing the typical 'steeple' growth pattern seen at the Case quarries. The root of the beryl begins in the wall zone and terminates into a stubby, well formed crystal in the quartz core. This beryl is about 14cm long. Unfortunately, as is the case with many of the crystals in this zone, it fell apart upon removal.

28P-PR8Almandine Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

State Forest Quarry No. 1, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Dimensions: 5.8 cm x 4.3 cm x 4.8 cm

Garnet crystal collected from the dumps on the May 30th permitted dig with the Meriden Mineral club.

Unidentified mineral

Citrus County, Florida, USA

I found this specimen in an old phosphate mine. Possibly thinking that the blue is vivianite and the crystals inside are strunzite or apatite

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K7C-ADCCalcite CaCO₃

Cross Florida Barge Canal, Inglis, Citrus County, Florida, USA

Field of View: 20 mm

Nice honey colored calcite crystal on sand calcite like matrix.
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UV9-N34Quartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO₂

Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Amethyst scepter from the famous Ashaway village location. Size of crystal is 5cm x 2.5cm

831-DM5Calcite CaCO₃ , Calcite (Var: Sand-Calcite) CaCO₃

Cross Florida Barge Canal, Inglis, Citrus County, Florida, USA

Calcite and sand calcite crystals. Half of the crystals are clear because they into a vug while the impure calcite simply continued growing through the dolomite matrix. FOV is 2cm

TCX-31PCalcite (Var: Sand-Calcite) CaCO₃

Cross Florida Barge Canal, Inglis, Citrus County, Florida, USA

A spherical concentration studded with rhombic 'sand calcite' crystals. This is because the calcite has incorporated the sucrosic dolomite host rock. FOV is 6cm

30V-ER2Calcite CaCO₃

Cross Florida Barge Canal, Inglis, Citrus County, Florida, USA

Honey colored calcite scalenohedrons filling a small vug. FOV is 2cm

CMT-RFUCalcite (Var: Sand-Calcite) CaCO₃

Cross Florida Barge Canal, Inglis, Citrus County, Florida, USA

A spherical concentration studded with rhombic 'sand calcite' crystals. This is because the calcite has incorporated the sucrosic dolomite host rock. Size of nodule is 5cm by 2.5cm.