A selection from my European minerals collection, seen through a 10x microscope, ordered according to the Strunz classification.
All photos © Jean Heintz. Minerals with asterisks * are personal finds.
Chemical formulas indicated when not too complex…
I Elements
Silver (Ag) | Schlema, Germany
Gold (Au) | La Gardette, France
Graphite | Branson, Switzerland *
Sulphur (S) | Sublin, Switzerland *
Copper (Cu) | Leysin, Switzerland *
II Sulphides
Galena (PbS) | Steinbach, France
Cinnabar (HgS) | Monte Amiata, Italy
Pyrite (FeS2) | Leopoldstollen, Germany *
Molybdenite (MoS2) | Vosges, France *
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) | Lavrio, Greece *
Realgar (AsS) | Saint-Etienne, France
Sphalerite (ZnS), Galena (PbS) | Belgium
Stibnite (Sb2S3) | Massiac, France
Auripigment (As2S3) | Huancavelica, Peru
III Halides
Fluorite (CaF2) | Orschwiller, France *
Fluorite (CaF2) | Bergheim, France
Fluorite (CaF2) | Sewen, France *
Fluorite (CaF2) | Salanfe, Switzerland
Fluorite (CaF2) | Gibelsbach, Switzerland *
Fluorite (CaF2) | Mont Chemin, Switzerland *
IV Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) | Sewen, France *
Quartz sceptre (SiO2) | Hennenloch, Germany *
Brookite (TiO2) | Tête Noire, Switzerland *
Anatase (TiO2) | Mont Chemin, Switzerland *
Pyrolusite (MnO2) | Chemin, Switzerland *
Cacoxenite | Grube Leonie, Germany
Cuprite (Cu2O) | Montroc, France
Amethyst (SiO2) | Bergheim, France *
Magnetite (Fe3O4) | Chemin, Switzerland *
Hematite (Fe2O3) | Mont Chemin, Switzerland *
Quartz (SiO2) | Aigremont, Switzerland *
Rutile (TiO2) | Chamonix, France *
V Carbonates
Aragonite (CaCO3) | Ste Marie a. Mines, France
Smithsonite (ZnCO3) | Chessy , France
Siderite (FeCO3) | Hennenloch, Germany *
Calcite (CaCO3) | Lavrio, Greece *
Cerussite (PbCO3) | Steinbach, France *
Azurite | Lavrio, Greece *
Aurichalcite | Lavrio, Greece *
Bastnaesite (Ce, La)(CO3)F | Trimouns, France
Dolomite (Ca,Mg)(CO3)2 | Lavrio, Greece *
VI Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates, Tungstates
Wulfenite (PbMoO4) | Lantignié, France
Wulfenite (PbMoO4) | Chemin, Switzerland *
Wulfenite (PbMoO4) | Valais, Switzerland *
Crocoite (PbCrO4) | Callenberg, Germany
Baryte (BaSO4) | Grube Clara, Germany *
Scheelite (CaWO4) | Mt Chemin, Switzerland *
VII Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates
Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl | Saint-Salvy, France
Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl | Maxonchamp, France
Annabergite | Lavrio, Greece *
Olivenite Cu2(AsO4)OH| Grube Clara, Germany *
Conichalcite CaCu(AsO4)OH | Lavrio, Greece *
Adamite Zn2(AsO4)OH | Lavrio, Greece *
Heinrichite | Wittichen, Germany *
Erythrite | Wittichen, Germany *
Pseudomalachite | Silberbrünnle, Germany *
VIII Silicates
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) | Pizzo Forno, Switzerland
Topaz Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 | Schneckenstein, GER
Beryl Al2Be(Si6O18) | Rothau, France *
Legrandite Zn2(AsO4)(OH)·(H2O) | Mapimi, Mexico
Cobaltocalcite CaCO3 | Bou Azzer, Morocco
Garnet | Felskinn, Switzerland
Emerald Al2Be(Si6O18) | Pakistan
Stellerite Ca[Al2Si7O18]·7H2O | Gibelsbach,VS *
Chrysotile Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | Miage, Italy *
Uranotile on Stilbite | Mer de Glace, Chamonix, France *
IX Organic
Mellite | Tatabanya, Hungary
Amber | Planfayon, Switzerland
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