These are images of aegirine (far left) and what are likely amphiboles (or odd aegirines) from the syenite pegmatite at Jones Mill Quarry. Images are taken at 40X. Click on the thumbnail to see the full size image (large files!).

 

     

Brookite (?), molybdenite (?) and pyrite. 40X

 

           

Apophyllite, titanite, barite (?), calcite and fluorite. 40 X. The calcite and titanite are from veins in the fenite surrounding the pegmatite. 40X

 

         

 

Apatite, pectolite and a rhombohedral mineral identified by EDS as K-feldspar (?). 40X

 

       

Unknowns from Jones Mill Quarry. Left to right, bronze fibers, gray blebs, pinkish unknown, pinkish unknown (serandite or Mn-pectolite?) and a bluish-gray, prismatic unknown. 40X

 

           

From left, pink, pseudo-octahedral unknown, same, labuntsovite, same, same, and lorenzenite (?) 40X

 

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