0307 Ruby, Harts Range
Ruby in Quartz from the Mistral Mine, Hartz Range, Northern Territory, Australia. 1978 excavation. Mt Brady.
1135 Hinsdalite ps. Pyromorphite, Zeehan Queen Mine
Hinsdalite or Plumbogummite pseudomorphing Pyromorphite from the Pyromorphite lode, Zeehan Queen Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1313 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1134 Hinsdalite ps. Pyromorphite, Zeehan Queen Mine
Hinsdalite or Plumbogummite pseudomorphing Pyromorphite from the Pyromorphite lode, Zeehan Queen Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1312 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1076 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1149 Pyromorphite, Black Star Open Cut
Pyromorphite on Gossan from the Black Star Open Cut, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
1311 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1127 Tsumebite, Libethanite & Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines
Tsumebite, Libethanite and Pyromorphite from Block 14, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
1310 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1129 Fluorapatite, Broken Hill Mines
Fluorapatite on Calcite and Fluorite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
1309 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1126 Azurite, Malachite & Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines
Azurite, Malachite and a “V” Twin Cerussite from Block 14, South Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 25mm.
1308 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1209 Epidote, Harts Range
Epidote from Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia.
1307 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1227 Dundasite on Crocoite, Kapi Mine
Dundasite on Crocoite from the Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1084 Sampleite, Endeavour 26 (E26 ore body)
Sampleite from the Endeavour 26 (E26 ore body), Goonumbla, New South Wales, Australia.
0027 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
0090 Zaratite, Dypingite, Reevesite, Lord Brassey Mine
(green) Zaratite, (white) Dypingite, (yellow) Reevesite with minor (blue) Retgersite and Heazlewoodite (not readily visible in the image) from the Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia.
1156 Crocoite, Adelaide Mine
Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia – accompanied by an original Frank Mihajlowits label and stand.
1153 Fluorite on Magnesite-Siderite, Mount Bischoff Mine
Fluorite on Magnesite-Siderite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
1152 Calcite on Hisingerite, Bridgewater
Calcite on Hisingerite from Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia.
1177 Crocoite, Muscovite (var: Fuchsite), Adelaide Mine
Crocoite, Muscovite (var: Fuchsite) from Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1176 Galena, Quartz, Pyrite, Renison Bell Mine
Pyrite, Galena and Quartz from Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1163 Calcite on Siderite, Renison Bell Mine
Calcite on Siderite from Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1159 Natrolite, Little Plains Quarry
Natrolite from Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia.
1175 Danalite in Magnetite, Kara Mine
Danalite in Magnetite from Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.
1160 Crocoite, Dundas Extended Mine
Crocoite with Quartz from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1187 Hematite / Pyrite included Quartz, Mount Heemskirk
Hematite and Pyrite included Quartz from Mount Heemskirk, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1161 Quartz, West Coast Tasmania
Tabular Quartz from West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
1166 Luinaite-(OH) and Fluorite, Mount Bischoff Mine
Luinaite-(OH) and Fluorite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
1151 Witherite, Rosebery Mine
Witherite, Harmatome, Galena from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
1150 Fluorite on Dolomite, Renison Bell Mine
Fluorite on Dolomite w/ minor Pyrite and Siderite from Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1169 Witherite, Rosebery Mine
Witherite and Galena from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0038 Grimaldite, Red Lead Mine
Grimaldite, Cerussite, Galena from Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0298 Putnisite, Armstrong NI Mine
Putnisite, Quartz from Armstrong NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia.
1105 Natrolite, Northern Tasmania
Natrolite from Northern Tasmania, Australia.
1148 Bindheimite, Comet Mine
This is an old specimen, labelled as “Massicot” from the Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. According to the Catalogue (GSB 73), none of the reported occurrences of Massicot in Tasmania have been verified and it’s status...
1119 Kutnohorite, Broken Hill Mines
Kutnohorite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0131 Calcite on Aragonite, Mole Creek
Calcite on Aragonite from Liena, Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia. These were collected in the 1970’s and are often mislabelled as coming from the Wilmot Hydro Tunnel – this was to protect their true source which...
1117 Cerussite & Anglesite on Coronadite, Broken Hill Mines
Cerussite & Anglesite on Coronadite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0187 Calcite on Pyrite, Renison Bell Mine
Calcite on Pyrite from Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1097 Pyrite included Quartz, Mount Heemskirk
Pyrite included Quartz from Mount Heemskirk, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
1122 Alabandite, Broken Hill Mines
Alabandite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0684 Quartz w/ minor sulphides, Tullah
Quartz w/ minor sulphides from North Mount Farrell Mine, Tullah, Tasmania, Australia.
1064 Baryte on Apophyllite with Inesite inclusions, Broken Hill Mines
Baryte on Apophyllite with Inesite inclusions from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0685 Azurite, Smithsonite, Malachite, Broken Hill Mines
Azurite, Smithsonite, Malachite from Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
1124 Crocoite on Pyromorphite w/ Quartz, Platt Prospect
Crocoite on Pyromorphite with Quartz from Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1116 Pyrite on Slate, NW Tasmania
Pyrite on Slate from Arthur River, NW Tasmania, Australia.
1120 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Pale green tinted Smithsonite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
1131 Fluorite on Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Pale green-blue octahedral Fluorite crystals with Calcite on a matrix consisting of mostly Calcite, some Sphalerite and minor Pyrite – from North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 19.6 x 13.3 x 3.8cm.
0354 Coronadite, Broken Hill Mines
Filliform crystals of Coronadite from Kintore opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0334 Cuprian Tarbuttite, Zincian Olivenite, Broken Hill Mines
Cupriantarbutite / Zincianolivenite – mid range from the Pinnacles dumps, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0924 Lavendulan, Preamimma Mine
Lavendulan from the Preamimma Mine, Callington, South Australia, Australia.
0339 Turquoise, Broken Hill Mines
Turquoise from Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0331 Cuprian Adamite, Broken Hill Mines
Adamite (Var: Cuprian Adamite) from Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0356 Serpierite, Smithsonite, Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines
Serpierite with Smithsonite & Cerussite from the Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Old Peter McLeod Collection c.1908
0120 Luinaite-OH, Tourmaline, Muscovite, Mt Cleveland
Muscovite balls, grey/white fibrous Luinaite-OH, Tourmaline and Dolomite from the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. Fluorite and Quartz are also present on this specimen, but are not captured in the images below.
0060 Greenockite on Sphalerite, Great South Comet Mine
Greenockite on Sphalerite with Dolomite from the Great South Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1090 Calcite ps. Aragonite, Renison Bell
Sprays of Calcite pseudomorphing Aragonite from a large vugh found in 1999 on the 1530m R.L, Bruny Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Renison Bell, Tasmania, Australia.
1089 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0340 Linarite, Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Linarite and Smithsonite from Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0011 Orcelite, Avebury Nickel Mine
Orcelite collected from the dumps at Avebury Nickel Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
0358 Sulphur, Anglesite, Galena, Broken Hill Mines
A translucent yellow 1mm crystal of Sulphur on Anglesite and Galena from the Pinnacle Dumps (Blackwood open cut ore), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0416 Conichalcite, Chrysocolla, Dome Rock Copper Mine
Conichalcite and Chrysocolla from the Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia.
0311 Calcite (Var: Ferroan Calcite), Bundoora
Calcite (Var: Ferroan Calcite) from the Bundoora Quarry, Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.
0303 Lithiophorite, Woy Woy
Lithiophorite from Putty Beach Headland, Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia.
0378 Decrespignyite-(Y), Paratoo Copper Mine
Decrespignyite-(Y) from the Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, South Australia, Australia.
0306 Wardite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Wardite from the Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia.
0423 Davidite-(La), Billeroo Davidite Prospect
Davidite-(La) from the Billeroo Davidite Prospect, Plumbago, South Australia, Australia.
0427 Brannerite, Crocker Well
Brannerite from Crocker Well, Plumbago, South Australia, Australia.
0394 Azurite, Malachite, Baryte, Spring Creek Mine
Azurite, Malachite and Baryte from the Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Australia, Australia.
0299 Smolyaninovite, Cobaltite, Mount Cobalt
Smolyaninovite and Cobaltite from the Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn, Queensland, Australia.
0296 Gillardite, Gaspeite, Gypsum, 132 North NI Mine
Gillardite, Gaspeite and Gypsum from the 132 North NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia.
0293 Ardealite, Moorba Cave
Ardealite from Moorba Cave, Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia.
0300 Herbertsmithite, Nangaroo Mine
Herbertsmithite from the Nangaroo Mine, Murrin Murrin, Western Australia, Australia.
0301 Duftite & Mimetite, Mt Bonny
Duftite & Mimetite from Sabine Shaft, Mt Bonny, Northern Territory, Australia.
0790 Calcite (Var: Ferroan Calcite), Bundoora
Calcite (Var: Ferroan Calcite) from the Bundoora Quarry, Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.
0308 Mangano-Ferri Eckermannite, Tamworth
Rare Na/Mn Silicate. Crystals up to 4mm. Mangano-Ferri Eckermannite from the Woods Mine, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
1052 Tennanite, Rosebery Mine
Massive silver Tennantite with minor Quartz and Chalcopyrite from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0942 Pyromorphite on Malachite, Rum Jungle
Pyromorphite on Malachite from the famous Pizza Pocket, Brown’s Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia.
0577 Anglesite ps. Cerussite, Magnet Mine
An old specimen containing granulous chunks of Anglesite psm. after Cerussite with Galena from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. The specimen is ex Dr Krantz of Germany and came with the old label shown...
1037 Fluorite & Quartz, Rex Hill Mine
Fluorite & Quartz from the Rex Hill Mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia.
1051 Crocoite on Pyromorphite, Platt Prospect
Crocoite on Pyromorphite from the Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1047 Axinite-(Fe), Avebury Nickel Mine
Axinite-(Fe) from the Avebury Nickel Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1050 Crocoite on Pyromorphite, Platt Prospect
Crocoite on Pyromorphite from the Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1049 Aragonite, Devonport
Aragonite from Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.
0969 Quartz (Var: Agate), Lune River
Quartz (Var: Agate) from Lune River, Huon Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
1057 Chabazite & Stilbite on Calcite, Giblin Street Quarry
Chabazite and Stilbite on Calcite from Giblin Street Quarry, Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Australia. Circa 1980.
0990 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Heemskirk
Hematite included Quartz from Mount Heemskirk, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
1058 Calcite, Arve Valley
Calcite from the Arve Valley, Tasmania, Australia. Dug in 2010.
1046 Talc, Mount Bischoff
Talc from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
1054 Phillipsite, Gads Hill
Phillipsite with minor Thompsonite from Gads Hill, Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
1061 Dolomite, Sphalerite, Great South Comet Mine
Vughy piece of Dolomite with disseminated brown/black Sphalerite, with scattered gemmy crystals – mined in late 1980’s when the mine was operational, reworking of old stopes. Great South Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1062 Datolite, Colebrook Hill
Datolite and Calcite from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0750 Chalcopyrite, Mount Lyell
Twinned Chalcopyrite crystal from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia.
0754 Chalcopyrite, Mount Lyell
Twinned Chalcopyrite crystal from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia.
0758 Chalcopyrite on Quartz, Mount Lyell
Chalcopyrite on Hematite and Chlorite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0769 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0185 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Crocoite, Kapi Mine
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) and Crocoite from the Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0955 Chlorite, Mount Lyell
Chlorite, Dolomite on Quartz from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0611 Witherite on Harmatome, Rosebery Mine
Witherite on Harmatome from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. 21cm wide.
0538 Crocoite, Dundas Extended Mine
Crocoite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
0606 Pyrite and Galena, Comstock Mine
Pyrite and Galena from the Comstock Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
0752 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0620 Pyrosmalite-(Fe), Broken Hill Mines
Pyrosmalite-(Fe) from the early 1960’s find in Browne’s Section on the 13 level of the Junction Mine. This find is described in Birch ed (1999) Minerals of Broken Hill as probably the largest mass of...
0809 Chalcophanite, Broken Hill Mines
Chalcophanite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0619 Baryte on Manganoan Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Baryte on Manganoan Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0661 Rhodonite, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodonite with Galena from the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0271 Plumbian Orthoclase, Broken Hill Mines
Plumbian Orthoclase from the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0962 Bustamite in Galena, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite in Galena from the Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0502 Native Silver, Broken Hill Mines
Native Silver wires on Gypsum from the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0269 Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines
Pyromorphite from the Blackwood Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0834 Bustamite in Apophyllite, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite in Apophyllite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0287 Kutnohorite, Broken Hill Mines
Kutnohorite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0836 Native Lead & Laumonite, Broken Hill Mines
Native Lead and Laumonite from the South Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0837 Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines
Large ‘V’ twinned Cerussite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0857 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0632 Cassiterite with Quartz, Rossarden
Cassiterite with Quartz from the Aberfoyle Tin Mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia.
0886 Cassiterite on Quartz, Oakleigh Creek
Cassiterite on Quartz with Muscovite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
0813 Rhodochrosite (Var: Zincorhodochrosite), Broken Hill Mines
Rhodochrosite (Var: Zincorhodochrosite) from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0853 Bustamite, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite and Galena from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0618 Baryte, Broken Hill Mines
Baryte from the Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. These were sometimes refereed to as corn flake Barytes by the locals.
0828 Native Copper, Broken Hill Mines
Native Copper from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0059 Beryl, Sellaite, Mount Bischoff
Beryl with Sellaite, Magnesite and rare Ferroaluminoceladonite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0186 Fluorite, Quartz, Mount Bischoff
A small purple Fluorite crystal with Quartz on Sphalerite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0542 Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rosebery Mine
Quartz and Rhodochrosite from the B lens orebody in the upper levels of the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. These were found in the early 1980’s.
0233 Mimetite, Magnet Mine
Mimetite from Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0462 Pyrite, Arthur River
Pyrite on slate from Trowutta, Arthur River, Tasmania, Australia.
0583 Gold, NE Tasmania
Gold and some Quartz from XXX, North-East Tasmania, Australia.
0459 Calcite, Don Hill Cutting
Calcite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia – produced during road works in 1986.
0863 Tacharanite, Gyrolite, Coates Pit
White Tacharanite with pinkish brown Gyrolite and clear Apophyllite on Phillipsite from Coates Pit, Oonah, Tasmania, Australia.
0250 Metacinnabar, Rudges Mine
Dark red inclusions of Metacinnabar in Baryte from the Rudges Mine, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is ~5mm.
0531 Tetrahedrite, Bismuthinite etc, Ringville
An old ore sample containing Tetrahedrite, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite and Bismuthinite – probably from the Curtin-Davis mine, Ringville, Tasmania, Australia.
0520 Fluorite, Renison Bell
Fluorite on Dolomite from the Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
0584 Gold, NW Tasmania
Gold (3.15grams) from XXX, North West, Tasmania, Australia.
0547 Crocoite, West Comet Mine
Crocoite on Limonite from the West Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Certainly not the finest Crocoite specimen you’ll ever encounter but an interesting locality piece.
0629 Petterdite, Philipsbornite, Grimaldiite, Red Lead Mine
Petterdite (TL), Philipsbornite (TL), Grimaldiite, Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0519 Calcite ps. Aragonite, Renison Bell
Two intersecting sprays of Calcite pseudomorphing Aragonite from a large vugh found in 1999 on the 1530m R.L, Bruny Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Renison Bell, Tasmania, Australia.
0630 Stitchtite, Stitchtite Hill
Stitchtite from Stitchtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0194 Witherite, Harmatome, Rosebery Mine
Witherite and Harmatome from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0013 Biotite, Flinders Island
Biotite from Killiecrankie, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
0001 Vivianite, Mt Cleveland
Vivianite crystals to 40mm from the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. Most of these were salvaged in the late 1970’s from a small pocket in the face of a development drive.
0006 Boulangerite, Rosebery Mine
Boulangerite on Rhodochrosite from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. These were found in the early 1980’s, mostly in the B lens orebody from the upper levels of the mine. Specimen is 25mm wide.
0003 Baryte, Rosebery Mine
Baryte crystals found in the late 1970’s, 5 North, G Lens, 15 Level of the Rosebery Lead/Zinc Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0002 Baryte, Mount Lyell
10mm Baryte crystal with minor Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Dolomite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0005 Jamesonite, Mount Bischoff
A mesh of Jamesonite crystals filling a small vug on massive Sphalerite from Mt Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. Field of View is ~4mm.
0007 Dypingite, Lord Brassey Mine
White crusts and small globules of Dypingite with some light green Zaratite on Serpentine from the Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia.
1053 Dundasite on Crocoite, Kapi Mine
Dundasite on Crocoite from the Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1060 Calcite, Don Hill Cutting
Calcite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. This piece measures 19x8x4 cm and was recovered during road works in 1986.
0553 Witherite, Rosebery Mine
Witherite crystals from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0664 Siderite on Calcite, Bridgewater
14mm Siderite on Calcite with black Hisingerite from Bridgewater, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
0529 Chabazite (Var: Phacolite), Gads Hill
Chabazite (Var: Phacolite) crystals, a lens-shaped variety due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons. This piece is from Gads Hill, Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
0543 Siderite, Quartz, Hematite, Mount Lyell
Small crystals of Chalcopyrite and a dusting of Hematite on Siderite with Chlorite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0243 Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar), Flowery Gully
Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) from Beams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia.
0557 Siderite on Fluorite, Mount Bischoff
Siderite on Fluorite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0562 Quartz, Boulangerite, Rosebery Mine
Quartz with dark to silvery, hair-like, Boulangerite needles on a Quartz and Rhodochrosite rich matrix – these were found in the early 1980’s, mostly in the B lens orebody from the upper levels of the...
0132 Calcite, Mole Creek
Calcite from Liena, Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia. These were collected in the 1970’s and are often mislabelled as coming from the Wilmot Hydro Tunnel – this was to protect their true source which were caves...
0128 “Straw” Cerussite, Comet Maestries Mine
“Straw” Cerussite from the Comet Maestries Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. ~70mm in length.
0597 Serpentine (Var: Picrolite), Tunnel Hill Quarry
Serpentine Subgroup (Var: Picrolite) from Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0546 Fluorite, Mount Bischoff
Fluorite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0949 Franckeite, Mount Bischoff
Franckeite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0319 Brochantite, Woodwardite, Posnjakite etc. , Balfour
Brochantite, Woodwardite, Posnjakite on Covellite, Chalcopyrite and Digenite from Murrays Reward Mine, Balfour, Tasmania, Australia.
0957 Epidote, Tullah
Epidote crystals from the Anthony Headrace Tunnel, Tullah, Tasmania, Australia. Found in veins associated with the Cambrian Murchison Granites. Sourced in the 1990’s during the tunnel’s construction.
0947 Marcasite, Rosebery Mine
Marcasite from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0093 Axinite-(Fe), Colebrook Hill
Axinite-(Fe) from Colebrook Hill, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. Largest crystal is 30mm. Largest crystal is 30mm.
0278 Dundasite, Crocoite, Adelaide Mine
Botryoidal Dundasite with minor Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0544 Crocoite, Dundas Extended Mine
Crocoite from Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0534 Crocoite on Pyromorphite, Platt Prospect
Crocoite on Pyromorphite from the Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0581 Azurite, Balfour
Azurite from the Murray’s Reward Mine, Balfour, Tasmania, Australia.
0774 Calcite on Quartz, Mount Lyell
Calcite (uncommon from this location) on Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0965 Fluorite, Mount Lyell
Fluorite from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0749 Hematite, Quartz, Dolomite, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz, Dolomite, Chlorite, Hematite and Chalcopyrite from 1540m R.L Traverse Drive 12, Prince Lyell Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania. Measures approximately 190mm across. Discovered circa 2006.
0626 Native Copper, Mount Lyell
An uncommon specimen, collected in the late 1990s, of Native Copper in sandstone from the historic Lyell Blocks, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia.
0127 Quartz, Mount Read
Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Mount Read, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0599 Aragonite, Don Hill Cutting
Aragonite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. This was recovered during road works in 1986.
0751 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite coating the reverse side of the specimen entirely (not visible in photo). From 1540 level, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia. 110mm tall.
0312 Aragonite, Nickel Reward Mine
White radiating Aragonite on a serpentine matrix from the Nickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour, Tasmania, Australia.
0690 Calcite, Flowery Gully
Calcite from Beams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia.
0700 Gold, NW Tasmania
Gold (5.18 grams) from XXX, North West, Tasmania, Australia.
0757 Fluorite, Calcite, Quartz, Mount Lyell
Fluorite, Calcite and Quartz w/ minor Chalcopyrite and Hematite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is ~ 40mm.
0645 Dickite, Fluorite, Mount Bischoff
White Dickite and purple Fluorite on Magnesite-Siderite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0593 Chalcopyrite on Dolomite, Mount Lyell
Chalcopyrite crystals on and included within a rhomb of Dolomite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0638 Chrysocolla, Kara Mine
Chrysocolla from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.
0627 Calcite, Mt Cleveland
Iron-stained rosettes of Calcite on a pyrite-fluorite-dolomite matrix. There are crystals of the rare tourmaline species, Luinaite-(OH) on the underside. From the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. 50 mm across.
0753 Chalcopyrite, Quartz, Mount Lyell
Chalcopyrite on Hematite and Chlorite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0778 Dolomite, Quartz, Hematite, Mount Lyell
Dolomite and Quartz with Hematite coating and inclusions. From a pocket that was found in 1540 level, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania. Measures 85 x 60 x 45 mm.
0532 Tourmaline, Mount Bischoff
Tourmaline in Fluorite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0940 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine
Cerussite from Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0022 Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Natrolite, Phillipsite, West Ridgley Quarry
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Natrolite, Phillipsite from West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Tasmania, Australia.
0118 Rhodochrosite, Rosebery Mine
Rhodochrosite w/ minor Quartz from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. These were found in the early 1980’s, mostly in the B lens orebody from the upper levels of the mine.
0061 Chrysotile, Tunnel Hill
Chrysotile from Tunnel Hill, Renison Bell, Tasmania, Australia.
0653 Graphite, Savage River Mine
Graphite from Savage River Mine, Savage River, Tasmania, Australia.
0829 Bustamite w/ Apophyllite on Hedenbergite, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite with Apophyllite on Hedenbergite from 2900 Level, North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0822 Rhodochrosite on Quartz, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodochrosite on Quartz from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0540 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Dundas Extended Mine
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) with minor Crocoite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0004 Torbernite, Royal George
Torbernite collected in the 1990’s from the Royal George Mine, Avoca, Tasmania, Australia.
0008 Stolzite, Kara Mine
Stolzite from Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.
0010 Cassiterite, Quartz, Oakleigh Creek
Cassiterite on Quartz with Muscovite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
0009 Cassiterite, Rossarden
Cassiterite with Quartz from the Aberfoyle Tin Mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia.