Two more specimens from my Royal Friend, Eckhard!
The first mineral is Eucryptite from the Harding Pegmatite Mine, Picuris District, Taos, NM. The mineral is massive and the pictures were taken at 10X with The Royal Chinese USB led microscope. The specimen is massive and granular. The first picture shows the mineral in natural light and the second in SW 254nm. The color should be a more pink red than an orange red.
The second mineral is Walstromite, from its type locality, the Esquire Claim #7, Big Creek, near Pine Flat Lake, Fresno, CA. Also, massive showing no crystals. 10X. The first picture is in natural light and the second in unfiltered SW 254nm. The last picture is in filtered 254nm, the filter lending an orange tint, but better defining the actual mineral grain boundaries.
His Majesty hopes you enjoy these unusual specimen pictures!
The first mineral is Eucryptite from the Harding Pegmatite Mine, Picuris District, Taos, NM. The mineral is massive and the pictures were taken at 10X with The Royal Chinese USB led microscope. The specimen is massive and granular. The first picture shows the mineral in natural light and the second in SW 254nm. The color should be a more pink red than an orange red.
The second mineral is Walstromite, from its type locality, the Esquire Claim #7, Big Creek, near Pine Flat Lake, Fresno, CA. Also, massive showing no crystals. 10X. The first picture is in natural light and the second in unfiltered SW 254nm. The last picture is in filtered 254nm, the filter lending an orange tint, but better defining the actual mineral grain boundaries.
His Majesty hopes you enjoy these unusual specimen pictures!
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Eucryptite, Harding Pegm. Mine, Picuris District, Taos, NM, 10X, natural light.jpg106.4 KB · Views: 45
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Eucryptite, Harding Pegm. Mine, Picuris District, Taos, NM, 10X, SW 254nm.jpg62.7 KB · Views: 54
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Walstromite, Esquire Claim #7, Big Creek, near Pine Flat Lake, Fresno, CA (TL), 10X, natural l...jpg92.9 KB · Views: 44
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Walstromite, Esquire Claim #7, Big Creek, near Pine Flat Lake, Fresno, CA (TL), 10X, SW 254nm.jpg59.2 KB · Views: 42
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Walstromite, Esquire Claim #7, Big Creek, near Pine Flat Lake, Fresno, CA (TL), 10X, filtered ...jpg42.6 KB · Views: 45