Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER E-mail : bgm3@wanadoo.fr Click HERE to see a brief biography of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Click on photo to close window " For us 1984 marked both an important and fantastic year. First we met each other and we quickly discovered a shared passion for mineralogy; a fascinating and miraculous science. In 1985/86 we lived in the Hautes-Pyrénées and during this time visited numerous sites. In truth our varied and quite numerous discoveries filled us with wonder and it quickly became clear that the best way to totally experience our mineralogical passion was to make it our job. Today we are happy to have made a dream come true; experience our passion. We collect beauty, perfection and dreams. Each mineral is a work of art: leaving no room for monotony. Photography allows us not to part completely with the specimens that we sell and have meticulously chosen. It also gives us the feeling that we comprehend the mineral a little further and that we uncover its mystery. We have a wonderful job. " INESITE 3.5 cm Dayé, Huangshi/Wuhan, Hubei province, China BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AZURITE 4 cm Laurion, Greece BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. WULFENITE on DIOPTASE 2.5 cm Tsumeb Mine, Namibia BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. SPODUMENE var. KUNZITE 7.5 cm Dasu, Karakoram, Pakistan BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. WULFENITE 3 cm San francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. FLUORITE with ARAGONITE inclusions 4 cm Yaoganxian, Chenzhou, Hunan prov., China BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. GARNET var. GROSSULAR 4.5 cm Sierra de cruces, Coahuila, Mexico BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. FLUORITE on PYRITE 5 cm Huanzala mine, Huaron, Peru BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. QUARTZ pseudomorph after ANHYDRITE, on QUARTZ 8 cm Huanzala mine, Huaron, Peru BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AZURITE on SMITHSONITE 1.2 cm Touissit Mine, Oujda, Morocco BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. SPESSARTITE garnets on BERYL var. AQUAMARINE 2.2 cm Shigar valley, Skardu, Northern Territories , Pakistan BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of : Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. ANGLESITE 3 cm Touissit mine, Oujda, Morocco BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of : Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. VANADINITE on HOLLANDITE 3.8 cm Taouz, Morocco BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of : Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. QUARTZ (twins) on PYRITE 2.8 cm Huanzala Mine, Huaron, Peru BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of : Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. CERUSITE on ANGLESITE 6.5 cm Touissit mine, Oujda, Morocco BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of : Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. BERYL var.EMERALD 2.5 cm Muzo, Boyaca, Colombia BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. PYROMORPHITE 1.8 cm St Salvy, France BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. CALCITE 14 cm Sarbay, Rudnui, Kazakhstan BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. CUPRITE 2.2 cm Shaba, Republic of Congo (former Zaïre) BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of : Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. BERYL var. AQUAMARINE on MUSCOVITE 23 cm Skardu Karakoram, Pakistan BARRAS-GAUTIER coll. Photo courtesy of Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER © This photo is copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. All photos are copyrighted to Gilles & Françoise BARRAS-GAUTIER. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent.