3088 Pyromorphite, Les Farges Mine, France
Pyromorphite | Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | 60x40x30mm | No. 3088
3077 Karibibite, Scorodite, Oumlil Mine, Morocco
Karibibite, Scorodite | Oumlil Mine, Oumlil, Tansifite Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. FOV 3mm. No. 3077
1862 Clinoclase, Chrysocolla, Dome Rock Copper Mine, South Australia
Clinoclase, Chrysocolla | Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia.FOV 25mm. No. 1862
2672 Clinobisvanite, Londonderry Li Deposit, Western Australia
Clinobisvanite | Londonderry Li Deposit, Nepean, Western Australia. | FOV 15mm | No. 2672
0415 Clinoclase, Chrysocolla, Cornwallite, Dome Rock Copper Mine,South Australia
Clinoclase, Chrysocolla, Cornwallite, Heterogenite | Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia. FOV 5mm. No. 0415
2402 Clinochlore, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Clinochlore with Quartz | Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia | FOV 5mm | No. 2402
2643 Calaverite, Gold, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Calaverite & Gold – Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia. 50x25x25mm.
2999 Pickeringite, Mount Bullengarook, Victoria
Pickeringite – Mount Bullengarook, Bullengarook, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia. 60x55x50mm.
1628 Cavansite on Heulandite, Wagholi Quarry, India
Cavansite on Heulandite – Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India. 100x60x50mm.
1867 Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Muscovite, Nagar District, Pakistan
Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Muscovite – Nagar District, Pakistan. 100x80x75mm.
2957 Rhodochrosite, Uchucchacua Mine, Peru
Rhodochrosite – Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru. FOV 30mm.
0536 Crocoite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite – Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. FOV 50mm. No. 0536
3041 Aragonite on Calcite, Iron Princess, South Australia
Aragonite on Calcite from the Iron Princess, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. FOV 65mm. No 3041.
2956 Coquimbite, Javier Mine, Peru
Coquimbite from the Javier Mine (Javier Ortega Mine), Huac-huas (Huacuas), Lucanas Province, Ayacucho, Peru. 25x20x15mm.
3066 Mawsonite (TL), Mount Lyell Mines
Orange brown grains of the very rare Cu-Fe-Sn sulphide mineral mawsonite from the type locality in Tasmania (Mount Lyell, Queenstown) in a matrix of massive chalcopyrite and minor sulphides. Analysed by and from the Vandenbroucke...
2942 Sulvanite (Type Locality), Edelweiss Mine, South Australia
Sulvanite (Type Locality), Edelweiss Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. Two specimens in same display box. Specimen (left) measures 15x13x10mm, specimen (right) is altering to malachite, vesignieite and volborthite and measures 35x25x15mm.
2947 Newberyite (Type Locality), Mt Widderin Cave, Skipton, Victoria
Newberyite (Type Locality), Mt Widderin Cave, Skipton, Victoria, Australia. 35x28x15mm.
2592 Chabazite-Na, Bundoora Quarry, Victoria
Twinned Chabazite-Na, Calcite, Gonnardite, Thomsonite | Bundoora Quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia | FOV 25mm | No. 2592
2588 Ferrierite-Mg, Phillip Island, Victoria
Ferrierite-Mg | Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia | FOV 30mm | No. 2588
2679 Takovite, Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Western Australia
Takovite from the Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Menangina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia. 45x35x25mm.
0688 Chalcosiderite, Wavellite, Mt Oxide Mine, Queensland
Chalcosiderite, Wavellite, Mt Oxide Mine, N of Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia. FOV 35mm.
0161 Chalcophanite, Magnet Mine, Tasmania
Chalcophanite from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 25mm. No. 0161.
2594 Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) on Hydroxylherderite, Nuristan, Afghanistan
twinned Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) on Hydroxylherderite, from Nuristan, Afghanistan. 40x27x25mm. No. 2594.
0592 Chabazite, Bronte Park, Tasmania
Clay included Chabazite from Bronte Park, Tasmania, Australia. 20x20x15mm. No. 0592.
2951 Holmquistite, Greenbushes Mine, Western Australia
Holmquistite | Greenbushes Mine, Greenbushes Tinfield, Western Australia. FOV 45mm | No. 2951
0281 Chlorargyrite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Chlorargyrite from the South Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [35x35x20mm]
2706 Shattuckite, Ajoite (Type Locality), New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), USA
Dark blue Shattuckite with blue-green Ajoite (Type Locality) | New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona , USA | 40x40x35mm | No. 2706
2647 Seeligerite, Christelite (TL), San Francisco Mine, Chile
Seeligerite (yellow) with blue Christelite (TL) green Paratacamite, not readily visible in the photo is a micro crystal of orange-red Phoenicochroite, and some minor Herbertsmithite, Hemimorphite & Quartz. 50x35x25mm. From the San Francisco Mine (Beatrix...
2941 Theisite, Hemimorphite and Veszelyite, Dongchuan District, China
Theisite, Hemimorphite and Veszelyite on Quartz | Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China | 60x35x30mm & FOV 20MM | No. 2941
2644 Cuprodongchuanite, Dongchuan District, China
Cuprodongchuanite (TL) with Veszelyite and Quartz. Light green possible Tyrolite or Theisite | Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China | FOV 20mm | No. 2644
2656 Powellite (Var: Cupropowellite), Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Chile
Powellite (Var: Cupropowellite) | Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro mining district, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile | 55x40x20mm | No. 2656
2646 Lindgrenite, San Samuel mine, Chile
Lindgrenite | San Samuel mine, Carrera Pinto, Atacama, Chile | FOV 20mm | No. 2646
2950 Tourmaline (Var: Elbaite), Keffi, Nigeria
Tourmaline (Var: Elbaite) | Keffi, Nasarawa, Nigeria | 15x4mm | No. 2950
1976 Schoepite, Uranophane, Tasmanian United Uranium Mine
The sample is a limonitic clay with mica, jarosite and gypsum with some poorly crystallised uranium minerals. The latter probably include Uranophane-β (fibrous), Schoepite (amorphous), Compreignacite (cuboid crystals) and other minerals as a complex mixture...
1985 Schoepite, Uranophane, Tasmanian United Uranium Mine
The sample is a limonitic clay with mica, jarosite and gypsum with some poorly crystallised uranium minerals. The latter probably include Uranophane-β (fibrous), Schoepite (amorphous), Compreignacite (cuboid crystals) and other minerals as a complex mixture...
2095 Ulrichite (TL), Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Ulrichite (Type Locality) | Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | FOV 5mm | No. 2095 |
2152 Saléeite, Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Saléeite from Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia. FOV 4mm.
1997 Saléeite, Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory
Saléeite from the Ranger Uranium Mine, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia. FOV 25mm.
2150 Torbernite, Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Torbernite | Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | FOV 45mm | No. 2150 |
1977 Schoepite, Uranophane, Tasmanian United Uranium Mine
The sample is a limonitic clay with mica, jarosite and gypsum with some poorly crystallised uranium minerals. The latter probably include Uranophane-β (fibrous), Schoepite (amorphous), Compreignacite (cuboid crystals) and other minerals as a complex mixture...
2215 Thorite (Var: Thorogummite), Zircon (Var: Cyrtolite), Fergusonite-(Y), Mukinbudin Feldspar Quarries, Western Australia
yellow Thorite (Var: Thorogummite), Zircon (Var: Cyrtolite), lustrous Fergusonite-(Y) | Mukinbudin Feldspar Quarries, Mukinbudin, Western Australia. 65x50x20mm
1887 Torbernite, Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Torbernite | Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | FOV 3mm | No. 1887 |
2107 Sampleite, Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Sampleite | Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | FOV 3mm | No. 2107 |
2183 Elbaite with Muscovite and Albite, Stak Nala, Pakistan
Elbaite with Muscovite and Albite | Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts, Skardu Dis., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | 45x35x25mm | No. 2183 |
1888 Ulrichite (TL), Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Ulrichite (Type Locality) | Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | FOV 3mm | No. 1888 |
2908 Elbaite with Albite, Stak Nala, Pakistan
Elbaite with Albite | Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts, Skardu Dis., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | 60x50x30mm | No. 2908 |
1928 Sampleite, Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Sampleite | Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | FOV 3mm | No. 1928 |
1934 Hetaerolite, Beltana Mine, Puttapa, South Australia
Hetaerolite | Beltana Mine, Puttapa, South Australia | FOV 4mm | No. 1934 |
1969 Scapolite, Karur District, India
Scapolite | Scapolite locality, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India | 38x7x7mm | No. 1969 |
1941 Tantalite-(Mn) on Elbaite with Albite, Stak Nala, Pakistan
Tantalite-(Mn) on Elbaite with Albite | Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts, Skardu Dis., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | 40x30x30mm | No. 1941 |
2634 Copper in/on Calcite with Epidote, Quincy Mine, Michigan, USA
Copper in/on Calcite with Epidote | Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA | 45x40x30mm | No. 2634
1960 Spodumene (Var: Kunzite), Mawi Pegmatite, Afghanistan
Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) | Mawi Pegmatite, Du Ab District, Nuristan, Afghanistan | 60x20x18mm | No. 1960 |
2544 Native Silver, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Native Silver (wire) | Brownes Shaft, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | 15x10x8mm | No. 2544 |
0852 Cuprite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Cuprite | Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia | FOV 10mm | No. 852 |
0926 Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Pyromorphite | Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | 20x15x12mm | No. 926 |
1449 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 40mm | No. 1449 |
0772 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms and minor Chalcopyrite | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | 30x30x25mm | No. 0772 |
0771 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms and minor Chalcopyrite inclusions | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | 25x18x10mm | No. 0771 |
0758 Chalcopyrite on Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Chalcopyrite crystals on Hematite included Quartz | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. | 35x30x30mm | No. 0758 |
0756 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 35mm | No. 0756 |
0734 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms and minor Chalcopyrite | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | 25x20x15mm | No. 0734 |
0250 Metacinnabar included Baryte, Tasmania
Metacinnabar included Baryte | XXX, Tasmania, Australia | 25mm | No. 0250 |
0081 Chalcopyrite included Baryte, Queenstown, Tasmania
Chalcopyrite included Baryte | Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | 15mm | No. 0081 |
2546 Conichalcite after Olivenite, Wiperaminga Hill West Quarry, South Australia
Conichalcite ps. Olivenite | FOV 25mm | Wiperaminga Hill West Quarry, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), South Australia | No. 2546
2598 Hematite “Iron Rose”, Pizzo Lucendro, Switzerland
Hematite “Iron Rose” | 20x20x20mm | Pizzo Lucendro, Lucendro Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland | No. 2598
2308 Thomsonite, Chabazite, Phillipsite-(Na), Calcite, Bundoora Quarry, Victoria
Thomsonite, Chabazite (Var: Phacolite), Calcite, Phillipsite-(Na) | FOV 40mm | Bundoora Quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia | No. 2308
2482 Olivenite with Gartrellite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Olivenite with Gartrellite | 30x20x10mm | Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia | No. 2482
2480 Sursassite, Falotta, Switzerland
Fibrous orange crystalline groups of Sursassite | FOV 20mm | Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland | No. 2480
1744 Romanèchite, Zeehan, Tasmania
Romanèchite | 40x40x20mm | Near Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia | No. 1744 |
1916 Spessartine, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Spessartine | Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia | FOV 75mm | No. 1916 |
2309 Gmelinite-(Na) & Analcime, Cairns Bay, Flinders Area, Victoria
Gmelinite-(Na) with Analcime | Cairns Bay, Flinders Area, Victoria, Australia | 85x80x50mm | No. 2309
0798 Gmelinite-(Na), Natrolite, Analcime, Cairns Bay, Flinders Area, Victoria
Gmelinite-(Na) with Natrolite & Analcime | Cairns Bay, Flinders Area, Victoria, Australia | 65x30x30mm | No. 0798
2060 Gmelinite-(Na) & Analcime, Cairns Bay, Flinders Area, Victoria
Gmelinite-(Na) with Analcime | Cairns Bay, Flinders Area, Victoria, Australia | FOV 50mm | No. 2060
1606 Spessartine, Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, China
Spessartine on Quartz | Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China | 75x70x20mm | No. 1606 |
2089 Quartz on Chrysocolla, Red Dome Mine, Queensland
Quartz on Chrysocolla on Chalcedony? | Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia | 70x60x40mm | No. 2089
2879 Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 90mm | No. 2879 |
2508 Bournonite, Tetrahedrite & Quartz, Julcani Mine, Peru
Bournonite, Tetrahedrite & Quartz | Julcani Mine, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru | 55x45x25mm | No. 2508 |
2899 Spessartine, Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, China
Spessartine on Quartz | Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China | 100x70x25mm | No. 2899 |
1605 Microcline (Var: Amazonite), Colarado, USA
White “cap” Microcline (Var: Amazonite) | “Flat Rock”, Lake George, Crystal Peak, Colarado, USA | 50x30x25mm | No. 1605 |
0474 Stilwellite-(Ce), Mary-Kathleen Mine, Queensland
Stilwellite-(Ce) | Mary-Kathleen Mine, Queensland, Australia | FOV 5mm | No. 0474
2653 Cobaltite, Avebury Nickel Mine, Tasmania
Cobaltite | Avebury Nickel Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 30mm | XRD Analysed | No. 2653 |
2317 Graphite (Var: Cliftonite), Youndegin meteorite, Western Australia
Graphite (Var: Cliftonite) | Youndegin meteorite, Quairading Shire, Western Australia | 1mm | No. 2317 | Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection – Waregem, Belgium. |
2135 Raspite, Stolzite, Cuprotungstite, Cordillera Mine, New South Wales
Orange Raspite associated with yellowish Stolzite and green Cuprotungstite, label also records cuprian (Copper Bearing) Scheelite, but this is probably Cuprotungstite. Cordillera Mine, Tuena, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia. 10x10x10mm. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection.
2487 Greenockite, Woodlawn Mine, New South Wales
Greenockite , Galena, Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series, Pyrite, Cerussite | Woodlawn Mine, Tarago, Murray Co., New South Wales, Australia. FOV 5mm.
2648 Carrboydite, 132 North NI Mine, Western Australia
Carrboydite, 132 North NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. 55x35x10mm.
2623 Kimrobinsonite (TL), Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Western Australia
Lemon-white Kimrobinsonite from the type locality – Forrestania Gold Project / Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite,Mount Holland, Western Australia. Ex Dieter Nickolay collection. Field of view is ~1.5mm.
2624 Native Tin, Aberfoyle River, New South Wales
A small metallic grain (0.5mm) of Native Tin from the Aberfoyle River, Oban, Clark County, New South Wales, Australia. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection.
2390 Alunite, Iron Monarch Open Cut, South Australia
Alunite from the Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia. FOV 30mm.
2144 Orpiment on Enargite, Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment on Enargite from the Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru. 70x50x40mm.
2414 Crandallite, Millisite, Iron Monarch Open Cut, South Australia
Crandallite, Millisite (white) from the Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia. FOV 15mm.
2878 Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 20mm | No. 2878 |
2422 Cryptomelane, Iron Monarch Open Cut, South Australia
Cryptomelane from the Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia. 30x25x6mm.
2905 Stilbite, Heulandite and Celadonite inclusions, Shakur Quarry, India
Stilbite, Heulandite with Celadonite inclusions, Shakur Quarry, Nashik, Maharashtra, India. 90x80x35mm.
2392 Collinsite, Iron Monarch Open Cut, South Australia
Collinsite and Calcite from the Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia. FOV 10mm.
2909 Ilvaite with Calcite & Quartz, 2nd Sovetskii Mine, Russia
Ilvaite with Calcite & Quartz from the 2nd Sovetskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia. 50x40x40mm.
2418 Connellite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Connellite, Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia. FOV 25mm.
2877 Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 35mm | No. 2877 |
2910 Gypsum, Balsa-Depositara Mine, Spain
Gypsum | Balsa-Depositara Mine, Portman, La Unión, Spain | FOV 35mm | No. 2910 |
2222 Scholzite, Parahopeite , Reaphook Hill, South Australia
Scholzite, Parahopeite | Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Australia | 55x40x30mm | No. 2222 |
1636 Cavansite, Wagholi Quarry, India
Cavansite on Heulandite, Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India. FOV 45mm.
1632 Valentinite, Xikuangshan Sb Deposit, China
Bladed Valentinite crystals from the Xikuangshan Sb Deposit, Lengshujiiang, Hunan Prov., China. FOV 30mm.
2496 Zoisite (Var: Tanzanite), Merelani Hills, Tanzania
Zoisite (Var: Tanzanite), Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Tanzania. 24x13x7mm.
2497 Zoisite, Shigar Valley, Pakistan
Zoisite | Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 32x10x4mm.
1882 Pentagonite, Wagholi Quarry, India
Pentagonite on Heulandite, Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India. FOV 40mm.
1947 Prehnite on Epidote, Kayes Region, West Africa
Prehnite on Epidote, Kayes Region, Mali, West Africa. 47x35x25mm.
2880 Gmelinite-Ca, Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 35mm.
2882 Gmelinite-Ca, Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-Ca, Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 15mm.
1847 Spodumene, Cattlin Creek South Mine, Western Australia
Spodumene, Cattlin Creek South Mine (Mount Cattlin Lithium Mine; Cattlin Creek pegmatite), Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. 60x40x35mm.
2219 Eucryptite ps. Petalite, Londonderry Li deposit, Western Australia
Eucryptite pseudomorph after petalite, fluoresces begonia red under SW UV light. Londonderry Li deposit, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia. 30x40x25mm.
1972 Cuprite (Var. Chalcotrichite), Sandy Flat Mine, Northern Territory
Cuprite (Var: Chalcotrichite) from the Sandy Flat Mine, Redbank, Northern Territory, Australia. FOV 40mm.
2156 Thomsonite on Chabazite, Krui River, New South Wales
Thomsonite on Chabazite, Krui River, New South Wales, Australia. FOV 30mm.
0642 Chabazite-Ca, Liawenee Canal, Tasmania
Twinned rhombic Chabazite-ca crystals with minor Calcite on basalt matrix – FOV 50mm. Liawenee Canal, Central Tasmania, Australia.
0529 Chabazite, Gads Hill, Tasmania
‘Chabazite’ ‘var. Phacolite’ from Gad’s Hill, Mersey Valley, Tasmania. 110x70x65mm.
0540 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite and Cerussite (Var: Chrome) with Crocoite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 50mm.
2576 Cerussite on Dioptase, Sanda Hills, Republic of the Congo
Cerussite on Dioptase, Sanda Hills occurrences, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo. 27x28x20mm.
0113 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Secondary growth of yellow ‘chrome’ Cerussite crystals on a twinned larger Cerussite crystal from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 24x13x10mm.
1126 Azurite, Malachite & Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Azurite, Malachite and a “V” Twin Cerussite from Block 14, South Mine, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. 30x20x20mm.
2228 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 35mm.
0112 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 23x15x15mm.
1146 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 15mm.
1408 Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Cerussite, South Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. FOV 40mm.
1759 Cerussite, Hercules Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 30mm.
1390 Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
“Straw” Cerussite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. 130x100x60mm.
2554 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 30x25x25mm.
1455 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Kapi Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) with minor Dundasite and Crocoite from the Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 45x35x15mm.
1385 Cerussite and Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite and Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 20mm.
2586 Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Cerussite (reticulated) from the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 55x45x25mm.
2190 Anglesite on Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Anglesite on Cerussite, BHP Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 110x100x80mm.
1157 Cerussite, Magnet Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Galena from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 35mm.
2476 Cerussite on Malachite, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
Cerussite on Malachite, Brown’s Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia. 40x40x30mm.
0837 Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales
Large ‘V’ twinned Cerussite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. 80x50x35mm.
2556 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Magnet Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. 35x30x10mm.
2557 Cerussite, Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 30x25x15mm.
2613 Pyrrhotite with Calcite, Nikolaevskiy Mine, Russia
Pyrrhotite with Calcite, Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia. 65x50x40mm.
2495 Fluorite on Sphalerite, Elmwood Mine, USA
Fluorite on Sphalerite | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA | 45x43x40mm | No. 2495
2140 Hopeite, Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Zambia
Hopeite on Goethite | Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia. | Water clear sharp hopeite on goethite with minor pyromorphite. Specimen SEM-EDS confirmed. FOV 40mm.
2573 Coloradoite & Gold, Ivanhoe Mine, Western Australia
Coloradoite a rare mercury telluride with Gold. Originally from the Spencer Cook collection, Spencer was a publican in Kalgoorlie around the 1900s, this was then acquired by the South Australian Museum, who did the XRD...
2400 Covellite, Iron Monarch Open Cut, South Australia
Covellite | Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia | 20x18x10mm | No. 2400
2510 Wulfenite on Calcite, Los Lamentos, Mexico
Wulfenite on Calcite | Los Lamentos Mts.,Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. | 35x33x30mm | No. 2510
2133 Crocoite, Vauquelinite, Bindheimite, Callenberg North Open Cut 1, Germany
Crocoite, Vauquelinite, Bindheimite | Red, elongated crocoite crystals up to 1.2 cm in length – accompanied by dark olive-green vauquelinite and yellowish, earthy bindheimite. This material comes from the find in the 1970’s in the...
1833 Dawsonite, Kutnohorite, Narrabri Coal Mine, New South Wales
White balls of Dawsonite on Kutnohorite (confirmed with XRD) | Narrabri Coal Mine, Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia | 26x16x6mm | No. 1833
2649 Connellite, Botallackite, Paratacamite, Couta Mine, Tasmania
Crusts of Blue Connellite with green Botallackite and Paratacamite on Copper ore from the Couta Mine, Western Tasmania, Australia. Described in the Australian Journal of Mineralogy Volume 5, issue 2. FOV 30mm.
2519 Wollastonite, Browns Creek Mine, New South Wales
Wollastonite, Pyrite, Magnetite | Browns Creek Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. 70x40x28mm. No. 1519.
2641 Pyrrhotite, Dalnegorsk, Russia
Pyrrhotite with Calcite, Sphalerite & Quartz. The specimen was acquired direct from miners in 2004 and said to be from “2nd Sovetskii Mine” but appears to be consistent with specimens from the Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk,...
2404 Chrysocolla, Iron Monarch Open Cut, South Australia
Chrysocolla | Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia. | 25x15x10mm | No. 2404
2625 Chabazite-Na & Calcite, Collingwood Quarry, Victoria
Chabazite-Na & Calcite | “Collingwood Quarry”, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia | FOV 60mm | No. 2625
1138 Collinsite, Milgun Variscite Mine, Western Australia
Collinsite | Milgun Variscite Mine (Mount Deverell), Milgun Station, Western Australia. | FOV 50mm | No. 1138
2584 Mountkeithite, Mount Keith, Western Australia
Mountkeithite | Type Locality | MKD5 nickel deposit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia | FOV 10mm | No. 2584
1942 Tantalite-(Mn), Nuristan, Afghanistan
Tantalite-(Mn), possibly Columbite-(Mn) (needs analysis to confirm), from Nuristan, Afghanistan. Crystal is 9mm across. No. 1942.
2599 Chrysoberyl (Var: Alexandrite), Carnaíba, Brazil
Chrysoberyl (Var: Alexandrite) | Carnaíba mining district, Pindobaçu, Bahia, Brazil. | FOV 25mm | No. 2599
2639 Mesolite, Nashik, India
Mesolite | Nashik, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India | FOV 25x40mm. | No. 2639 |
1631 Valentinite, Xikuangshan Sb Deposit, China
Valentinite | Xikuangshan Sb Dep, Lengshujiiang, Hunan Prov., China. | FOV 40mm | No. 1631
2478 Rhodochrosite on Danburite, Charcas, Mexico
Rhodochrosite on Danburite | Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | 40x40x25mm | No. 2478
1608 Prehnite casts after Laumontite, Mumbai, India
Prehnite casts after Laumontite | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | 60x40x25mm | No. 1608
2637 Mimetite, Tsumcorp Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Mimetite | Tsumcorp Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia. | 60x50x30mm | No. 2637
2604 Millerite, Perseverance Ni Mine
Spray of acicular Millerite crystals | Perseverance Ni Mine, Leinster, Western Australia| 43x30x10mm | No. 2604
2316 Riebeckite included Quartz, Schorl, Mula Ghani Baba, Pakistan
Double terminated quartz crystal associated with Schorl and included with blue Riebeckite from a 2019 find in the Mohmad district | Mula Ghani Baba, Mohmad Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. FOV 40mm. No. 2316.
2517 Hanksite, Searles Lake, California, USA
Hanksite (Type Locality) | Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA | 30x25x20mm | No. 2517 |
2384 Franckeite, Mount Bischoff Mine
Dark grey-silver veins/aggregates of the rare and complex sulphide mineral Franckeite, in brown magnesite-siderite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania. 75x50x15mm. No. 2384.
2441 Metaswitzerite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Metaswitzerite, Calcite | Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia | 25x20x10mm | No. 2441 |
2321 Carletonite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada
Carletonite (Type Locality) | Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada | 11x8x8mm | No. 2321 |
2638 Lazulite, Rapid Creek, Canada
Lazulite, Quartz | Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada | 80x40x20mm | No. 2638 |
2200 Heulandite, Jalgaon district, India
Heulandite | Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India | 55x45x15mm | No. 2200 |
2562 Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Canada
Vesuvianite | Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada | 45x35x25mm | No. 2562 |
2621 Hydrohonessite, 132 North NI Mine
Hydrohonessite | 132 North NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia | 51x35x31mm | No. 2621 |
1261 Stichtite, Stichtite Hill
Stichtite | from the Type Locality, Stichtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia | 130x50x40mm | No. 1261 |
1238 Stichtite, Nevada Creek Prospect
Stichtite , Aragonite, Chromite | Nevada Creek Prospect, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia | 170x100x55mm | No. 1238
0923 Brochantite on Quartz, Pinnacles Mine
Brochantite on Quartz, Pinnacles Mine, Arkaroola, South Australia. FOV 15mm.
2520 Catapleiite with Aegirine, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada
Catapleiite with Aegirine | Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada. 20x15x13mm. No. 2520.
2366 Genthelvite, Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia
Genthelvite on Calcite (Var: Manganoan) | Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | 24x22x20mm | No. 2366
2477 Arsentsumebite (Type Locality), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Arsentsumebite (Type Locality), minor Azurite | Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia. 25x20x15mm. No. 2477.
2564 Lepidolite on Tourmaline, Pederneira Mine, Brazil
Lepidolite on Tourmaline | Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 32x13x10mm. No. 2564
2359 Bustamite, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. 90x45x25mm.
2561 Zunyite with Hematite, Qalat Payeen, Iran
Zunyite with Hematite | Qalat Payeen, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. 25x23x20mm. No. 2561.
2507 Hubnerite, Pasto Bueno, Peru
Hubnerite, Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Peru. 67x32x24mm.
2439 Variscite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Variscite (Var: Ferrian Variscite) from the Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. [27x12x9mm] No. 2439.
2136 Tapiolite, Strelley Pegmatite
Black rounded aggregates of Tapiolite | Strelley Pegmatite, Strelley Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia. 20x20x15mm. No. 2136.
2307 Gonnardite & Chabazite on Calcite, Bundoora Quarry
Gonnardite & Chabazite var. Phacolite on Ferroan Calcite | Bundoora Quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. 23x10x11mm. No. 2307.
2572 Fluornatrocoulsellite (TL), Mt Cleveland Mine
Fluornatrocoulsellite (Type Locality) with Morinite, Albite and Siderite on Quartz and Fluorite from the the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. 28x23x19mm. No. 2572.
0965 Fluorite, Mount Lyell
Fluorite from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. 30mm.
2436 Turquoise, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Turquoise, Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. 23x18x14mm. No. 2436.
2381 Crocoite with Pyromorphite, Platt Prospect
Crocoite with Pyromorphite from the Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is 40mm and 70mm. Mined in 1972
0189 Lévyne, Gads Hill
Lévyne from Gads Hill, Upper Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia. Field of view 2mm. Yellowish brown globules are probably Nontronite. No. 0189.
2206 Carrolite, Kamoya South Mine
Carrolite, minor Pyrite, on matrix from the Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of Congo. [27x24x15mm]
2142 Malachite after Cuprite, Great Australia Mine
Malachite after Cuprite | Great Australia mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. 70x55x40mm. No. 2142.
2465 Dolomite on Chalcopyrite, Mount Lyell Mines
White rhombs of Dolomite on a Chalcopyrite crystal from the 1800 level, of the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia. [59x39x34mm]
2091 Pyromorphite on Coronadite, Broken Hill Mines
Pyromorphite on Coronadite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [55x50x15mm]
1399 Wulfenite, Broken Hill Mines
Wulfenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [55x40x20mm]
2500 Fluorapophyllite-(K) on Inesite, Broken Hill Mines
Fluorapophyllite-(K) on Inesite, Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 13mm.
1484 Beryl (Var: Emerald) in Quartz, Torrington
Emerald in Quartz from the Torrington mining district, Torrington, New South Wales, Australia. Longest Beryl crystal is 65mm long.
1201 Pyrite on Calcite, Renison Bell Mine
Micro Pyrite cubes on Calcite from the Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. 45x45x30mm. No. 1201
1884 Powellite on Stilbite, Nasik Quarry, India
Powellite on Stilbite from the Nasik Quarry, Maharashtra, India. 50x50x30mm. No. 1884.
2326 Tetrahedrite, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Peru
Tetrahedrite from the Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, Peru. 50x38x35mm. No. 2326.
2163 Smithsonite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Cobaltoan Smithsonite from the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia. 45x35x20mm. No. 2163.
2320 Tanteuxenite-(Y), Mineral Claim 790 Pegmatite
Individual rounded masses to 5mm of tanteuxenite-(Y) from Mineral Claim 790 Pegmatite, Yinnietharra, Western Australia.
1583 Eosphorite, Rondu Mine, Pakistan
Eosphorite | 20x9x7mm | Rondu Mine, Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dis., Pakistan.
1930 Brucite, Wadh Mine, Pakistan
Brucite | 40x25x20mm | Wadh Mine, Khuzdar District, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
1959 Fluoro-richterite, Ladjuar Medam, Afghanistan
Fluoro-richterite | 35x25x18mm | Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
2311 Hydroxylclinohumite, Jikhan, Afghanistan
Hydroxylclinohumite | 15mm | Jikhan, Koksha Valley, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
2147 Bastnaesite-(Ce), Zagi Mountain, Pakistan
Bastnaesite-(Ce) | 25mm | Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
2162 Apatite after Tarbuttite, Scorpion Mine, Namibia
Apatite after Tarbuttite with Hemimorphite | Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia. [42x30x25mm]
2207 Benitoite, California State Gem Mine, USA
Benitoite (blue) & Neptunite (black) with Natrolite (white) | California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria Mining District, California, San Benito Co., USA. [40x25x20mm]
2312 Vivianite, Huanuni Mine, Bolivia
Vivianite | Huanuni Mine, Huanuni, Oruro, Bolivia. 25x20x10mm.
2212 Creedite, Qinglong Mine, China
Creedite on Quartz with a scattering of small Fluorite cubes | Qinglong Mine (Dachang Mine), Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China. 40x30x20mm
2210 Sugilite, Wessels Mine
Bright purple micro crystals of Sugilite from the Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa. 70x45x35mm.
2367 Cinnabar on Dolomite, Chatian Mine
Cinnabar on Dolomite | Chatian Mine, Xiangxi, Hunan Province, China. FOV 10cm. Originally acquired from a dealer of Chinese minerals at Tuscon in 2000.
2443 Beyerite, Namibite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Beyerite associated with Namibite | Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia. FOV 5mm.
2385 Bermanite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Bermanite with Hausmannite? | Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia. FOV 5mm.
0916 Beraunite, Moculta Phosphate Quarry
Beraunite, Cacoxenite, Variscite, Strengite from Moculta Phosphate Quarry (Klemm’s Quarry), Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. FOV 5mm.
2238 Olmiite on Quartz, N’Chwaning #2 Mine, South Africa
Olmiite on Quartz | N’Chwaning #2 Mine, Kuruman, South Africa. 20x20x15mm.
2121 Wulfenite, La Morita Mine, Mexico
Wulfenite | La Morita Mine, Ascencion Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 18mm.
1947 Bismuth, Kingsgate
Last one for the evening. Bismuth from Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia. 13z12x5mm.
2254 Alstonite, Rosebery Mine
Alstonite from the P-K Lens, Rosebery Mine, Tasmania, Australia. Alstonite is a rare Barium Carbonate mineral. FOV 30mm.
1751 Boulangerite on Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Rosebery Mine
Boulangerite on Rhodochrosite, Quartz | Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 50mm.
2355 Vivianite, Wannon Falls
Vivianite from Wannon Falls, Wannon River, Wannon, Victoria, Australia. [70x62x48mm] No. 2355.
2322 Vivianite, Wannon Falls
Long slender green translucent Vivianite crystal from Wannon Falls, Wannon River, Wannon, Victoria, Australia. [97x11x7mm]. No. 2322.
2324 Sanbornite, Gillespite, Celsian, Trumbull Peak, USA
White Sanbornite (Type Locality), Gillespite (red) with Celsian (whitish/translucent) from Trumbull Peak, Incline, Mariposa Co, California, USA. [53x25x5mm] No. 2324.
2214 Beryl (Var: Emerald) | Torrington mining district
Beryl (Var: Emerald) | Torrington mining district, Torrington, NSW, Australia. 17x5x5mm.
2325 Jeremejevite, Mile 72, Namibia
Jeremejevite | Mile 72, Cape Cross area, Arandis, Erongo region, Namibia. [13×1.5mm] No. 2325.
2323 Serandite, Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Serandite with Aegirine from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada. [10x5mm] No. 2323.
0806 Variscite (Var: Ferrian Variscite), Iron Monarch Open Cut
Variscite (Var: Ferrian Variscite) from the Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. 40x30x15mm. No. 806.
0404 Cyrilovite, Kidwellite, Strengite | Iron Monarch Open Cut
Cyrilovite, Kidwellite, StrengiteIron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.[35x30x15mm]
1504 Libethenite | Spring Creek Mine
Libethenite | Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Australia, Australia. FOV 40mm.
0814 Iodargyrite | Broken Hill Mines
Iodargyrite | Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Cabinet.
2103 Staurolite | Thackaringa
Staurolite | Thackaringa, Broken Hill District, New South Wales, Australia. Cabinet.
2234 Native Copper | Rocklands Group Copper Project
Copper from Rocklands Group Copper Project, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. Miniature.
2105 Rhodochrosite, Calcite (Var: Manganese-bearing Calcite) after Kutnohorite | Kara Mine
One last post for the evening. A mixture of manganoan Calcite and calcic Rhodochrosite pseudomorphing Kutnohorite on Quartz and Magnetite | from Kara #1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire district, Tasmania. FOV is 40mm.
1525 Paratooite-(La) (TL) | Paratoo Copper Mine
Pale blue bladed Paratooite-(La) (TL) with white balls of Kamphaugite-(Y) | Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, South Australia. FOV ~5mm.
2102 Nullaginite | 132 North NI Mine
Specimen with many intense green crystalline aggregates/balls of nullaginite on matrix from the 132 North NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. FOV 15mm.
0114 Kimuraite-(Y) | Kara Mine
White hemispheres of Kimuraite-(Y) on soft actinolite skarn from the upper oxidized zone in the Kara No.1 Pit, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 17mm.
2365 Barbosalite | Wiperaminga Hill West Quarry
Barbosalite (black) and minor Pyrite Columbite | Wiperaminga Hill West Quarry, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), South Australia, Australia. 50x35x25mm.
2297 Triplite, Barbosalite | Wiperaminga Hill West Quarry
Triplite series (brown), Barbosalite (black) and microscopic Columbite | Wiperaminga Hill West Quarry, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), South Australia, Australia. 90x75x65mm.
2249 Copper, Cuprite | Burra Burra Copper Mine
Bright iridescent (native) Copper in massive silvery-red Cuprite, with traces of Malachite. Copper specimens collected during the last mining period of this mine, were like this one, included within massive Cuprite. Burra Burra Mine, Burra,...
2364 Goslarite | Tasmanian Smelting Company (Slag Heap)
Goslarite | Tasmanian Smelting Company (Slag Heap), Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. 37x30x12mm.
1786 Szmikite | Womobi Mine
Szmikite | Womobi Mine, Thologolong, Victoria, Australia. 47x23x12mm.
2109 Chalcocite | Mammoth Mine
Chalcocite | Mammoth Mine, Mount Gordon, Queensland, Australia. 21x20x15mm.
2038 Epidote | Kara Mine
Epidote with Magnetite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania. 24x17x12mm.
2108 Cuprite | Moonta Mines
Cuprite from the Moonta Mines, Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. Collected in 1913. Ex South Australian Museum, ex Paul Melville collection. [13x12x10mm].
2250 Stibnite | Costerfield Reef (Main Reef)
Fine silver-grey needle-like crystals of Stibnite in milky-white Quartz | Costerfield Reef (Main Reef), Costerfield, Victoria, Australia. FOV is 20mm.
2313 Azurite on Beaverite-(Cu) | Mineral Hill
Azurite on Beaverite-(Cu) | Mineral Hill, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia. FOV is 60mm.
2101 Beaverite-(Cu) & Wulfenite | Whim Creek Copper Mine
Specimen with white crystalline aggregates of Beaverite-(Cu) and some associated yellow-orange tabular crystals of Wulfenite on matrix | Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, Western Australia. 22×17×16 mm.
2082 Azurite | Wheal Barton Mine
Azurite on Quartz | Wheal Barton Mine, North Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. FOV 40mm. (No. 2082)
1908 Diaphorite, Pyrargyrite, Arsenopyrite | Rockvale Arsenic Mine
Diaphorite, Pyargyrite, Arsenopyrite | Rockvale Arsenic Mine, Rockvale, NSW, Australia. Ex Proff. Laurie Lawrence (Aus) specimen. Dark grey areas amid pyargyrite and arsenopyrite. Determined by XRD. See: Lawrence, L.J.; Chand, F., (1962). Ore minerals of...
1653 Libethenite, Chrysocolla | Burra Burra Copper Mine
Libethenite, Chrysocolla | Burra Burra Mine, North Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. 45x40x35mm (No. 1653)
1857 Bassanite after Gypsum | Eyre Peninsula
Bassanite after Gypsum | Kimba, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. 35x18x15mm
1252 Mawbyite (TL) | Broken Hill Mines
Mawbyite (TL) | Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. 10mm.
1569 Pyromorphite on Vauquelinite | Broken Hill Mines
Brown pyromorphite on bed of lustrous dark green-black vauquelinite crystals from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. 23x15x12mm
2331 Stolzite | Kara Mine
Stolzite on green Vesuvianite rock with Manganese dendrites from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. Collected by a member of the North West Mineral Club Trip on 20th April 2007. Specimen measures 48x30x20mm.
2353 Hematite, Natrolite | Little Plains Quarry
Hematite stained spray of Natrolite crystals on druzy grey Analcime in vesicular basalt from the Little Plains Quarry, Blue Tiers, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is 15mm.
2336 Hematite, Calcite, Natrolite | Little Plains Quarry
Small (red) hematite included/coated calcite crystals, and a small spray of natrolite on druzy analcime in vesicular basalt from the Little Plains Quarry, Blue Tiers, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is 20mm. The blue mineral on the...
0372 Bayldonite ps. Mimetite | Broken Hill Mines
(green) Bayldonite pseudomorphing Mimetite with (yellow-green) Beudantite-Segnitite (series) from the Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. FOV 30mm. Collected in the 1970’s.
1886 Stolzite | Broken Hill Mines
Ex Chris Parkinson. Ex George Smith. In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries George Smith was an ore-buyer, manager of the ABH Consols mine and from 1904 the NSW Inspector of Mines for many...
2319 Petterdite (TL) | Red Lead Mine
Pale purple crusts of petterdite (this is a rather large example for the species) surrounded by minor crocoite and philipsbornite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. The Red Lead mine is the type locality...
1970 Bavenite on Andradite | Kara Mine
Bavenite on Andradite with minor Magnetite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. 90x80x75mm.
2049 Bavenite on Calcite | Kara Mine
Bavenite on Calcite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. 35x25x22mm.
2052 Bavenite on Calcite | Kara Mine
Bavenite on Calcite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. 40x30x12mm.
2053 Bavenite on Calcite | Kara Mine
Bavenite on Calcite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. 65x45x35mm.
0019 Bavenite on Calcite | Kara Mine
Bladed Calcite crystals with intergrown white/brown tufts of Bavenite, a rare Baryllium Calcium Silicate mineral from a vugh found circa 2005. from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. 40x35x25mm.
1581 Bavenite on Calcite | Kara Mine
Bladed Calcite crystals with intergrown white/brown tufts of Bavenite, a rare Baryllium Calcium Silicate mineral from a vugh found circa 2005. from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. 110x80x60mm
1374 Baryte on Manganoan Calcite | Hercules Mine
Baryte on Manganoan Calcite | Hercules Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. 80x60x40mm.
0682 Baryte (Septarian Nodule) | North Western Australia
These were supposedly sourced from a station in Northern Western Australia – they were grading a road cutting through a hill, and an old guy found them and apparently saved about 30 but kept the...
1221 Baryte | Broken Hill Mines
Baryte on Manganoan Calcite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. 135x115x40mm.
0282 Baryte | Broken Hill Mines
Pyrite dusting Baryte on Calcite from the Zinc / NBHC Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 35x30x10mm.
1689 Olivenite | Sir Dominick Mine
Olivenite from the Sir Dominick Mine, Yudnamutana, South Australia. FOV ~90mm.
2025 Barytocalcite | Rosebery Mine
Barytocalcite crystals on granular galena, from a vugh found in 1830 stope, W lens, 46 Level at the Rosebery Lead/Zinc Mine, Tasmania. 120x60x45mm.
0295 Volborthite | Mt Coffin Mines
Volborthite | Mt Coffin Mines, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. 17x15x15 mm.
2337 Fluorite on Quartz | Kara Mine
Purple Fluorite on Quartz from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania. 40x30x15mm.
1802 Bastnäsite-(La) | Paratoo Copper Mine
Pale blue (due to copper content) globules of very rare bastnäsite-la on matrix from the Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, South Australia. FOV 5mm.Ex P.G.Prandoni systematic collection.
2199 Goosecreekite | Nashik quarry, India
Lustrous, crystallised and glassy snow-white aggregate of Goosecreekite. Nashik quarry, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India. [FOV 50mm]
1677 Azurite | Great Cobar North Mine
Azurite from the Great Cobar North Mine (North Cobar mine), Cobar, New South Wales, Australia. 40x55x45mm.
1683 Azurite | Mt Chalmers
Azurite | Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia. 30x20x15mm.
1687 Azurite | Blockade Mine
Azurite with minor Malachite from the Blockade Mine, Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia. 45x43x17mm.
1679 Azurite | Boomerang Mine
Azurite from the Boomerang Mine, Queensland, Australia. 55x30x25mm.
1678 Azurite | Nabawa, Northhampton
Azurite nodules ranging from 15-20mm | Nabawa, Northhampton, Western Australia.
1692 Azurite on Kaolinite, Malbunka Copper Mine
Azurite on a kaolinite/sandstone matrix from the Malbunka Copper Mine, Gardiner Range, Northern Territory, Australia. [180x130x75mm]
1212 Azurite | Broken Hill Mines
Azurite from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Ex SA Museum. 55x55x40mm.
1693 Azurite | Malbunka Copper Mine
Azurite on a kaolinite/sandstone matrix from the Malbunka Copper Mine, Gardiner Range, Northern Territory, Australia. [75x70x15mm]
1699 Atacamite | Mount Gunson
Atacamite | Cattle Grid deposit (Cattlegrid; ML5599), Mount Gunson, South Australia, Australia. 130x80x35mm.
1690 Azurite on Kaolinite, Malbunka Copper Mine
Azurite on a kaolinite/sandstone matrix from the Malbunka Copper Mine, Gardiner Range, Northern Territory, Australia. [120x80x40mm]
1668 Azurite | Mineral Hill
Azurite from Mineral Hill, Condobolin district, New South Wales, Australia. [FOV 90mm]
1657 Malachite after Azurite | Burra Burra Copper Mine
Malachite after Azurite| Burra Burra Copper Mine, , Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. 45x32x20mm.
1700 Atacamite | Mount Gunson
Atacamite | Cattle Grid deposit (Cattlegrid; ML5599), Mount Gunson, South Australia, Australia. 110x65x35mm.
1660 Azurite | Burra Burra Coper Mine
Azurite nodule| Burra Burra Copper Mine, , Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Nodule is 50mm wide.
1648 Atacamite | Mount Gunson
Atacamite | Cattle Grid deposit (Cattlegrid; ML5599), Mount Gunson, South Australia, Australia. 50x35x10mm.
0928 Malachite after Atacamite | Mount Gunson
Malachite after Atacamite | Cattle Grid deposit (Cattlegrid; ML5599), Mount Gunson, South Australia, Australia. 20x11x10mm.
0964 Azurite | Burra Burra Copper Mine
Azurite nodule| Burra Burra Copper Mine, , Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Nodule is 35mm wide.
0465 Azurite | Old Mt Liverpool Mine
Azurite from the Old Mt Liverpool Mine, Tumby, South Australia, Australia. 23x15x10mm.
1520 Atacamite | Mount Gunson Mine
Atacamite | Mount Gunson Mine, Mount Gunson, South Australia, Australia. 60x55x15mm.
0575 Augite | Hampshire, Tasmania
Augite from the Hampshire Area, Tasmania, Australia. 50x35x20mm.
0105 Arsenopyrite on Quartz | Mt Cleveland Mine
Arsenopyrite on Quartz | Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. 40x35x25mm.
1688 Azurite | Red Dome Mine
Azurite, minor Malachite | Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia. 90x60x50mm.
1168 Vivianite | Mount Bischoff Mine
Flattened blue vivianite plates in a quartz based matrix – these were collected from the open pit circa 2009 – from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. 135x40x40mm.
2247 Vivianite | Arthur River
Vivianite on Tertiary wood from the Arthur River Area, NW Tasmania, Australia. 120x20x15mm.
2246 Vivianite | Arthur River
Vivianite on Tertiary wood from the Arthur River Area, NW Tasmania, Australia. 160x30x25mm.
2245 Vivianite | Arthur River
Vivianite on Tertiary mudstone from the Arthur River Area, NW Tasmania, Australia. Blue area measures 200mm in length.
2244 Vivianite | Arthur River
Vivianite on Tertiary mudstone from the Arthur River Area, NW Tasmania, Australia. Blue area measures 80mm in length.
2169 Vivianite | Mount Bischoff Mine
Blue-green Vivianite on magnesite-siderite matrix from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania. Main crystal is approximately 40x12mm.
2034 Brochantite on Hematite included Quartz | Mount Lyell Mines
Brochantite on Hematite included Quartz from Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. 60x23x15mm.
2253 Molybdenite | Mount Stronach
Molybdenite from Mount Stronach, Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia. 60x40x35mm.
2252 Molybdenite | Mount Stronach
Molybdenite from Mount Stronach, Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia. 60x50x20mm.
2251 Molybdenite | Mount Stronach
Molybdenite from Mount Stronach, Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia. 25x15x10mm.
1897 Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Rosasite | San Antonio Mine, Mexico
Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Rosasite from Level 8 of the San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 50x38x27mm.
1896 Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Rosasite | San Antonio Mine, Mexico
Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Rosasite from Level 8 of the San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 45x25x15mm.
1898 Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Rosasite | San Antonio Mine, Mexico
Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Rosasite from Level 8 of the San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 45x30x20mm.
2139 Sieleckiite, Libethenite, Turquoise | Mount Oxide Mine
A small sample with an area hosting extremely rare bright blue spheres of sieleckiite in association with libethenite and turquoise. From the type locality for sieleckiite – Mount Oxide Mine, Mount Gordon, Queensland. Measures 40x30x10mm.
1669 Azurite | Mineral Hill
Azurite from Mineral Hill, Condobolin district, New South Wales, Australia. [40x29x12mm]
1923 Legrandite | Ojuela Mine, Mexico
Legrandite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. [38x25x23mm]
1912 Descloizite | Berg Aukas, Namibia
Descloizite from the Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. [55x50x45mm]
1922 Liroconite (TL), Kernowite (TL) | Wheal Gorland, England
Historic specimen of blue-green Liroconite on Quartz from Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England. Many of the crystals are bright green, suggesting they are transitioning into kernowite, the iron-end member, which forms a series with...
2205 Sturmanite | N’Chwaning Mines, South Africa
Sturmanite from the N’Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa. 19mm.
1731 Babingtonite | Malad Quarry, India
Babingtonite on Quartz from Malad Quarry (Kandivali Quarry), Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), India. FOV 20mm.
1927 Peisleyite, Tom’s Phosphate Quarry
Peisleyite from Tom’s Phosphate Quarry, Kapunda South Australia. Type Locality. [11x10x4mm]
2059 Aragonite, Don Hill Cutting
Water clear Aragonite crystals collected in 1986 from the Don Hill Cutting near Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. The larger crystal on left is 24mm.
1710 Turquoise, Alice Springs
Turquoise from NE of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. 110x60x30mm
1832 Marshite | Broken Hill Mines
Marshite from the type locality, Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The photograph on the right is a bit crude but shows the same specimen under longwave ultraviolet. [15x12x12mm]
2075 Cerussite (Var: Chrome) | Magnet Mine
Yellow ‘Chrome’ Cerussite from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. 37mm.
2074 Cerussite (Var: Chrome) | Magnet Mine
Yellow ‘Chrome’ Cerussite from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 20mm.
2073 Cerussite (Var: Chrome) | Magnet Mine
Yellow ‘Chrome’ Cerussite from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 20mm.
2072 Quartz, Fluorite | Mt Gee, Arkaroola
Old time specimen of Quartz on Fluorite from Mt Gee, Arkaroola, South Australia. [50x40x20mm]
2071 Quartz, Fluorite | Mt Gee, Arkaroola
Old time specimen of Quartz on Fluorite from Mt Gee, Arkaroola, South Australia. [50x40x20mm]
2070 Quartz after Fluorite | Mt Gee, Arkaroola
Old time specimen of Quartz after Fluorite from Mt Gee, Arkaroola, South Australia. [50x40x20mm]
2069 Beryl | Mount Bischoff
Beryl with minor Sellaite, Magnesite and rare Ferroaluminoceladonite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. [FOV 30mm]
2068 Corundum (Var: Ruby) | Mistral Mine
Corundum (Var: Ruby) from the Mistral Mine, Spriggs Creek Bore, Northern Territory, Australia. [18x18x2mm]
1868 Adamite | Ojuela Mine, Mexico
Adamite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. [90x55x40mm]
1966 Epistilbite, Chabazite | Nashik, India
Epistilbite and Chabazite from Nashik, Maharashtra, India. [70x65x40mm]
1870 Apophyllite | Jalgaon, India
Apophyllite from the Jalgaon district, India. FOV 45mm.
1869 Goosecreekite | Nashik quarry, India
Lustrous, crystallised and glassy snow-white aggregate of Goosecreekite. Nashik quarry, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India. [45x45x40mm]
1939 Orpiment | Twin Creeks Mine
Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA. FOV 40mm.
1634 Hausmannite | N’Chwaning #2 Mine
Hausmannite with Andradite from the N’Chwaning #2 Mine, Kuruman, South Africa. [40x37x35mm]
1584 Väyrynenite | Rondu Mine
Terminated crystals of Väyrynenite from a find in 2019 at the Rondu Mine, Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dis., Pakistan. [14x13x5mm]
0703 Mpororoite, Anthoinite | Kara Mine
Capsule containing a powdery mineral sample of Mpororoite and Anthoinite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. Capsule measures approximately 12mm in length.
1761 Anatase on Quartz, Mt Read
Micro crystals of Anatase on Quartz from Mount Read, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia. Field of view is approximately 40x20mm.
1827 Hematite – Iron Monarch Open Cut
Hematite, Quartz – Iron Monarch Open Cut , Iron Knob , South Australia. [40x35x25mm]
1890 Andradite, Harts Range
Andradite from Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia. [50x38x35mm]
1996 Almandine, Mt. Riddock Station
Almandine garnet from Mt. Riddock Station, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia. [FOV 150mm]
0460 Analcime on Natrolite, Cape Grim
Water clear Analcime crystal on Natrolite from near Cape Grim in NW Tasmania, Australia. [55x50x45mm]
1198 Almandine – Ireland’s Garnet Mine
Large single Almandine crystal from Ireland’s Garnet Mine, Thackaringa District, New South Wales, Australia. [110x100x95mm]
0461 Ankerite, Henty Gold Mine
Ankerite on drusy Quartz – these were found in 1995 in a pillar adjacent to the Henty Shaft collar, Henty Gold Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania. [30x25x2mm]
1214 Andradite, Mt Garnet
Andradite from Mt. Garnet, Queensland, Australia. [70x55x50mm]
1787 Andradite, Mt Garnet
Andradite from Mt. Garnet, Queensland, Australia. [50x40x35mm]
2048 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [FOV 35mm]
2047 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [FOV 30mm]
1456 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [44x35x30mm]
1926 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite with Magnetite and Calcite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [FOV 40mm]
1272 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite with minor Calcite and Pyrite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [50x38x30mm]
0140 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite with minor Epidote mostly on the other side of the specimen from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [70x50x45mm]
1459 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [24x23x23mm]
0099 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [32x30x25]
1440 Beryl, Ferroaluminoceladonite, Mount Bischoff
Beryl with Magnesite and rare Ferroaluminoceladonite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. [80x60x40mm]
1211 Arsenopyrite – Colebrook Hill Mine
Arsenopyrite from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [90x70x45mm]
0106 Arsenopyrite, Actinolite – Colebrook Hill Mine
Arsenopyrite, Actinolite from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [35x22x15mm]
1914 Neptunite, Joaquinite-(Ce) – California State Gem Mine
Na2KLiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24 Neptunite is a silicate mineral named for Neptune, the Roman god of the sea. It was first described in 1893 for an occurrence at the type locality for the species – Narssârssuk pegmatite, Narsaarsuk...
1348 Epidote – Anthony Headrace Tunnel
Green crystals of Epidote associated with altered Cambrian “Murchison Granite” (red granite is visible in the first image). These were discovered in 1991 during hydro tunnelling work on the Anthony Headrace Tunnel near Tullah on...
1889 Albite (Var: Andesine), Ilmenite, Augite & Calcite, Portland Harbour Trust Quarry
Tabular Albite (Var: Andesine) with Ilmenite, Augite and Calcite on matrix from Portland Harbour Trust Quarry, Cape Sir William Grant (Portland), Victoria, Australia. [50 x35x24mm]
0344 Acanthite, Broken Hill Mines
Two interesting thumbnail specimens of greyish-black Acanthite after Dyscrastite or Argentite from Brownes Shaft Junction, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Circa 1966-68.
1121 Ferro-actinolite, Broken Hill Mines
Ferro-actinolite from the Junction North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [25x11x10mm]
1206 Actinolite, Axinite-(Fe) – Colebrook Hill
Actinolite with Axinite-(Fe), Calcite etc from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. Overall specimen dimensions are 150x100x110mm. FOV in close-up images below are 40mm.
1995 Actinolite – Browns Creek Mine
Actinolite from the Browns Creek Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. [65x50x40mm]
0094 Actinolite w/ Axinite-(Fe), Colebrook Hill
Actinolite w/ Axinite-(Fe), Calcite and Quartz with minor Chalcopyrite present in matrix. FOV 50mm. From the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0223 Actinolite, Ferro-Actinolite or Hastingsite – Stormont Mine
Amphibole, possibly Actinolite – Ferro-Actinolite or hastingsite, green fibres on Andradite from the Stormont Mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia. [40x25x20mm]
0264 Actinolite – Broken Hill Mines
Actinolite in Quartz from the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. FOV 30mm.
0321 Hematite ps. Actinolite – Stanley River Tinfield
A brown Hematite pseudomorph after a radiating Amphibole mineral; possibly Actinolite from Section 4958m of the Stanley River Tinfield, Tasmania, Australia. From an old collection – this material is pictured in the Stanely River Tinfield...
1008 Hematite ps. Actinolite – Stanley River Tinfield
A brown Hematite pseudomorph after a radiating Amphibole mineral; possibly Actinolite from Section 4958m of the Stanley River Tinfield, Tasmania, Australia. From an old collection – this material is pictured in the Stanely River Tinfield...
1507 Adamite and Cu Austinite on Willemite – Beltana Mine
Adamite and Cu Austinite on Willemite from the Beltana Mine (E.Z. Mine), Puttapa, South Australia, Australia. Collected in the mid 80’s. FOV 33mm.
1077 Phillipsite coating Aegirine – The Sideling
Phillipsite coated green Aegirine-Augite crystals with minor white Thompsonite on Olivine Basalt from the Eagle Road quarry, The Sideling, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 38mm.
1844 Aikinite – Kara Mine
Blackish lead-grey crystals of Aikinite with Chalcopyrite, Quartz, Fluorite and Andradite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 20mm.
1899 Alabandite – Broken Hill Mines
Alabandite from the Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [60x60x55mm]
1122 Alabandite – Broken Hill Mines
Alabandite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. [40mm]
1702 Allanite-(Ce) – Mary Kathleen Mine
Allanite-(Ce), one of four minerals in the Allanite group, this specimen with the rare earth Cerium being dominate. This piece dates back to the early 1970’s as far as I can tell and comes from...
1218 Epidote on Albite, Harts Range
Epidote on Albite crystals from the Entia Valley, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia. [60x50x45mm]
0254 Albite on Microline – Mount Cameron
Albite overgrowth on Microline crystal from Mount Cameron, Gladstone area, Tasmania, Australia. [45x35x35mm]
0895 Aldermanite – Klemm’s Quarry
Aldermanite from Klemm’s Quarry, Angaston, South Australia, Australia. [80x55x40mm]
0436 Aldermanite, Fluellite, Minyulite – Tom’s Quarry
Aldermanite, Fluellite, Minyulite from Tom’s Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia. [70x45x40mm]
0434 Aldermanite, Fluellite – Tom’s Quarry
Aldermanite with Fluellite from Tom’s Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia. [50x35x30mm]
1663 Azurite after Malachite nodule, Burra Burra Copper Mine
Azurite after Malachite nodule from the Burra Burra Copper Mine, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Nodule is 40mm wide.
2055 Raspite, Broken Hill Mines
Raspite crystals, many double terminated from the type locality, Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. [24×20x20mm]
1992 Aurichalcite – Evelyn Mine
Aurichalcite with Hemimorphite and minor Linarite and Hydrozincite from the Evelyn Mine, Pine Creek, Norther Territory, Australia. FOV 30mm.
1709 Quartz (Var: Amethyst) – Victoria River
A large violet coloured Amethyst cluster from the Victoria River Downs Station, Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia. Ex Dick Johnston collection. Ex Bernie Whyte collection. [215x118x108mm]
1900 Mimetite & Duftite – Mount Bonnie Mine
Mimetite & Duftite from Sabine’s Shaft, Mount Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia. [140x100x90mm]
1924 Fluorite, Magnesite-Siderite, Mount Bischoff Mine
Light purple Fluorite cubes with Quartz on Magnesite-Siderite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. Older material and some excellent Magnesite-Siderite crystals for the location. [150x100x45mm]
1892 Galena, Quartz, Renison Bell Mine
Galena crystals with Quartz and minor Siderite from 1447m R.L Waratah Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. These were discovered in 1999. [75x90x60mm]
2054 Davidite-(La) (TL) with Roscoelite, Radium Hill Mine
Black glassy Davidite-(La) with Roscoelite (a rare Vanadium rich member of the Mica group) from the Radium Hill Mine, Olary Province, South Australia. This is also the type locality for Davidite-(La). [15x11x9mm]
1443 Fluorophlogopite, Trial Harbour
Fluorophlogopite and Cummingtonite from a long abandoned tin prospect near Trial Harbour, Tasmania, Australia. [100x90x50mm]
2024 Heazlewoodite, Lord Brassey Mine
A solid slug of fine grained Heazlewoodite from the type locality, Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia. [50x45x35mm]
0234 Heazlewoodite, Pyroaurite-2H, Nickel Reward Mine
Heazlewoodite and reddish Pyroaurite-2H in serpentine from the Nickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour, Tasmania, Australia. [40x30x25mm]
1814 Kapundaite (TL), Tom’s Quarry
Kapundaite from the type locality, Tom’s Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia. FOV 10mm.
1885 Paulscherrerite (TL), Mt Painter
Orange-yellow Paulscherrerite (Type Locality) from the Mount Painter No. 2 workings, Mt Painter area, Arkaroola Region, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. [Thumbnail]
2023 Hellyerite, Lord Brassey Mine
Freshly exposed crystals of Hellyerite from the type locality – Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia. Specimen self-collected in 2020. Specimen measures 50x40x25mm. FoV of macro images is 10mm.
1865 Cassiterite, Cream Creek
Cassiterite crystal fragment from the Cream Creek mine at Frome River, Branxholm, Tasmania, Australia. The original hand written labels record that the specimen dates to 1907 and that it was apparently one of the largest...
1866 Anglesite, Broken Hill Mines
Green Anglesite, a Broken Hill classic from the MMM Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Specimen measures approximately 62x25x10mm with green Anglesite crystals measuring 1-4 mm scattered on a red-brown-black Goethite matrix.
1910 Bustamite, Broken Hill Mines
Large opaque and blocky crystal (70mm) of dark brown-black Bustamite in massive Pyrrhotite from the NBHC Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [120x75x60mm]
0861 Bustamite, Broken Hill Mines
Long crystals of Bustamite in Galena from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [90x55x30mm]
0486 Bustamite, Broken Hill Mines
Pinkish Bustamite with Sphalerite and Galena from the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [35x25x22mm]
1130 Bustamite, Broken Hill Mines
Pinkish, off white ‘Hairy’ Bustamite from 29 Level of the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [45x30x20mm]
1423 Pyrite on Quartz, Wilmot Hydro Power Scheme Tunnel
Pyrite crystals to 8mm on Quartz from the Wilmot Hydro Power Scheme Tunnel, near Lake Cethana, Moina. Specimen was collected in the late 1960’s. L: 145mm.
1991 Calcite , Aragonite, Baryte, Bundoora Quarry
Calcite , Aragonite and a small group of Baryte on basalt from the Bundoora Quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. [110x70x50mm]