Geographical section. France


Selection of images from my collection. © Fernando Metelli. All photos and other material on this site are copyright, if you wish to use them please contact me for permission


 

 

Calcite
Rhombic XX, opaque, included with sand, edge up to 1,7cm. An old classic
8x4.5cm
Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France. France
Specimen n.827

 

Epidote
XX up to 2cm long, on a carpet of pale green bissolite
8.5x6.5cm
Saint-Veran, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. France
Specimen n.565

Another photo: entire piece

 

Fluorite
White brilliant 2nd generation XX, edge up to 0.8cm, on 1st generation XX - edge max 2cm - water transparent but with a green-gray appearance since the XX stand on a dark green fluorite base
11.5x9.5cm
Fontsante mine, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. France
Specimen n.611

Quartz
Parallel XX of white quartz, with transparent tips
7x4.5cm
St Jean-de-Maurienne, Maurienne valley, Savoie. France
Specimen n.961


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