Franco Lazzari's Photo Gallery
DVN-K1PQuartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) SiO2
Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceDimensions: 14 cm x 13 cm x 7 cm
Nice specimen of smoky quartz crystals (Var. Gwindel).
Photo Franco Lazzari.
XVG-03LBeryl (Var: Aquamarine) Be3Al2Si6O18 , Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanDimensions: 11 cm x 6 cm x 7 cm
Large and microcrystals of aquamarine all perfect lying on muscovite.
Photo Franco Lazzari.
390-PMFTourmaline (Var: Rubellite) A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, AfghanistanDimensions: 8.5 cm x 7 cm x 5.8 cm
CWY-2C7Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaDimensions: 13 cm x 9.5 cm x 7 cm
Elegant specimen of green Pyromorphite in contrast with the white of the matrix.
6UT-3G4Calcite CaCO3 , Galena PbS
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USADimensions: 7 cm x 5.5 cm x 4.1 cm
Elegant and rare association with a perfect balance between an amber calcite and a well crystallized Galena.
9XG-DL0Spessartine Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanDimensions: 6 mm x 3.9 mm x 1.5 mm
Nice red Spessartine on Orthoclase.
Photo Franco Lazzari.
YT5-FU7Elbaite Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Quartz SiO2
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, AfghanistanDimensions: 10.5 cm x 7.7 cm x 7 cm
Nice group of pink Elbaite with slightly smoky Quartz on the right.
Photos Franco Lazzari
K8L-U7FAndradite (Var: Demantoid) Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 , Asbestos
Sferlùn asbestos mine, Vallone del Cengiaccio, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyDimensions: 14 cm x 5 cm x 3 cm
Photo Franco Lazzari.
N3C-NF5Andradite (Var: Demantoid) Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, MadagascarDimensions: 10 cm x 6 cm x 4 cm
Photo Franco Lazzari.
HRH-R0HVanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Bou Almaden, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, MoroccoDimensions: 8.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 5.5 cm
This fiery red specimen is relative to a recent find of Vanadinite in Mibladen.
Photo Franco Lazzari