Amy & Michael Biavati's Photo Gallery
GNX-8P5Calcite CaCO3
Tonglushan excavation site slag locality, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaDimensions: 88 mm
Pink Calcite on Matrix - SWUV
6NY-Q9HScheelite Ca(WO4) , Löllingite FeAs2
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, ChinaDimensions: 134 mm
J22-6QDFluorite CaF2
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDimensions: 78 mm
8E3-V1LFluorite CaF2
No. 5 Mine, Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, ChinaDimensions: 61 mm
Recovered from a single large pocket on August 26-28, 2019
6EJ-P93Autunite Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O
Golconda pegmatite field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 24 mm
Autunite (fl. green)
6EJ-P93Autunite (fl. green book) label
Golconda pegmatite field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 24 mm
4QW-9J2Bityite CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 , Spessartine Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 , Apatite Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) , Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Harding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USADimensions: 128 mm
Field of View: 13.9 cm
Short wave fluorescence. Bityite (pale yellow), Apatite (bright yellow-orange) and Muscovite (purple) reflecting the UV lamp. Orange-yellow flecks are unknown.
4QW-9J2Bityite (fl. pale yellow) with Spessartine and Mica label
Harding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USADimensions: 128 mm
LQH-266Scheelite Ca(WO4) , Quartz SiO2 , Pyrite FeS2
Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, RomaniaDimensions: 62 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 24.5 mm
VPU-X54Scheelite Ca(WO4)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, ChinaDimensions: 17.5 mm
Scheelite (cut gem)