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Gwinnett County Norcross Quadrangle |
Specimen Photographs:
"Sulfur
- Chalcoprite - Pyrite"
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Photograph - Dr. David
Babulski
![]() Pale yellow "melted" sulfur crystals on bright corroded pyrite. This specimen is from a vug in an iron stained quartz lens in fine grained amphibolite. When this vug was opened, loose sulfur crystals poured out of the vug. Almost 2 grams of loose crystals were collected. |
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Photograph - Dr. David
Babulski
![]() Brilliant Chalcopyrite crystals with a bright blue to golden tarnish lining vugs in massive pyrite. |
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Photograph - Dr. David
Babulski
![]() Very pretty specimen of Chalcopyrite crystals lining vugs in massive pyrite in quartz. The Chalcopyrite here takes on a colored tarnish from bright blue to purple to a rich golden color. A very striking specimen. |
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Photograph - Dr. David
Babulski
![]() Tiny cubes of pyrite with quartz and Hornblende. |
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Photograph - Dr. David
Babulski
![]() Pyrite crystal showing growth rings. With quartz, epidote and hornblende. |
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