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Staurolite crystals in a mica schist from Russia.

STAURO1.jpg (182335 bytes) A "fairy cross" twin of Staurolite with small garnet crystals.

staur1555.jpg (161280 bytes)staur2555.jpg (186623 bytes) To views of the same Staurolite crystal.  The image on the left shows the long axis of the prismatic crystal.  The image on the right is looking down the "C" axis of the same crystal.