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]
1971 Mangano-Ferri Eckermannite, Tamworth
Rare Na/Mn Silicate. Mangano-Ferri Eckermannite from the Woods Mine, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. [130x85x60mm]
1974 Manganoan Smithsonite – Zincian Rhodochrosite, Broken Hill Mines
Manganoan bearing Smithsonite – Zincian Rhodochrosite from Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. [110x50x35mm] MinSoc Field Trip – 1996.
1973 Huntite, Boral Deer Park Quarry
Huntite from the Boral Deer Park Quarry, Brimbank, Victoria, Australia. [80x85x70mm]
1920 Apatite on Diopside, Mount Elliott Mine
Apatite on Diopside from the Mount Elliott Mine, Selwyn, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. [100x55x50mm]
1915 Hedenbergite (Var: Manganoan), Broken Hill Mines
Hedenbergite (Var: Manganoan Hedenbergite) crystals to 10mm from the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [FOV: 80mm]
1909 Bustamite in Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite in Calcite from the 18 Level of the ZC/NBHC Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 50mm terminated crystal. Overall dimensions 105x50x48mm.
1651 Azurite, Burra Burra Copper Mine
Azurite from the Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Miniature.
1855 Elbaite (Var: Indicolite), Kangaroo Island
Elbaite (Var: Indicolite) from the Dudley pegmatite, Penneshaw, Dudley Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. [16x12x4mm]
1753 Rhodonite in Galena, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodonite in Galena from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [120x80x75mm]
1691 Azurite on Kaolinite, Malbunka Copper Mine
Azurite on a kaolinite/sandstone matrix from the Malbunka Copper Mine, Gardiner Range, Northern Territory, Australia. [100x70x50mm]
1738 Diamond, Argyle Diamond Mine (Argyle AK1 pipe)
Diamond from the Argyle Diamond Mine (Argyle AK1 pipe), Lake Argyle Area, Western Australia. 5mm.
0196 Witherite, Harmotome, Rosebery Mine
Witherite on Harmotome from the Rosebery Mine, Tasmania, Australia. [45x25x15mm]
0411 Wulfenite, Avondale Mine
Wulfenite with Cerussite on Galena from the Avondale Mine, Mt Lyndhurst, South Australia. Crystal is 2mm.
1486 Ktenasite, Broken Hill Mines
Ktenasite from Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
0291 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
1511 Philipsbornite, Broken Hill Mines
Philipsbornite from the Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
0367 Iodargyrite, Broken Hill Mines
Iodargyrite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
0855 Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines
Brown Pyromorphite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
1469 ‘Manganogrunerite’, Broken Hill Mines
‘Manganogrunerite’ from Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
0489 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
1768 Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Large plate of dog tooth Calcite crystals from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
0483 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature. Small Cabinet.
0518 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite on Coronadite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature. Small Cabinet.
0503 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature. Miniature.
0847 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature. Cabinet.
0823 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature. Small Cabinet.
0850 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
1795 Rhodochrosite, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodochrosite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
1670 Azurite, Mineral Hill
Azurite from Mineral Hill, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia. Small Cabinet.
1087 Silver, Endeavour Mine
Silver from the Endeavour Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
1799 Kyanite, Harts Range
Kyanite crystals from the Entia Valley, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia.
1355 Rhodochrosite, Hercules Mine
Rhodochrosite with Quartz from the Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Tasmania, Australia. Cabinet.
0537 Crocoite, Adelaide Mine
Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Small Cabinet.
1483 Stibnite, Hillgrove
Stibnite on Quartz from Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
1492 Kornerupine, Harts Range
Kornerupine from Riddock Station, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia. Miniature.
0302 Bismutite on Koechlinite, Kingsgate
Bismutite (white) and Koechlinite (yellow) on Bismuthinite and Quartz. XRD Confirmed. Obtained from exploration work carried out a few years ago. Not seen from Kingsgate since early 20th century. Bladed Molybdenite replaced in some parts....
0309 Ferrimolybdite, Kingsgate
Ferrimolybdite on Quartz, a rare secondary mineral occuring in the oxdised zones of hydrothermal veins, it forms from the alteration of Molybdenite. From Old 25 Mine, Kingsgate, New South Wales, Australia.
0273 Beryl, Triple Chance Mine
Yellow beryl crystals in white feldspar matrix from the Triple Chance Mine, Thackaringa Station, New South Wales, Australia.
1490 Beryl (Var: Heliodor), Harts Range
Beryl (Var: Heliodor) with minor Quartz and Mica from the Disputed Mine, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia. Miniature.
0793 Gonnardite, Natrolite, Bundoora Quarry
Gonnardite & Natrolite on basalt from Bundoora Quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. Small Cabinet.
1791 Columbite-(Fe), Londonderry Li deposit
Columbite-(Fe) crystal from the Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia. [30mm]
1705 Molybdenite w/ Quartz, Kingsgate
Molybdenite with Quartz, Kingsgate, New South Wales, Australia. [125x105x100mm]
1706 Cerussite & Pyromorphite on Malachite, Rum Jungle
Cerussite and Pyromorphite on Malachite from Brown’s Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia. [65x65x60mm]
0030 Gold in Quartz, Beaconsfield
Gold in Quartz from Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
0237 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Adelaide Mine
Yellow ‘Chrome’ Cerussite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. [14mm]
0236 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Adelaide Mine
Yellow ‘Chrome’ Cerussite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. [13mm]
1604 Mimetite on Duftite, Mount Bonnie Mine
Mimetite on Duftite from the Mount Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia. FOV 40mm.
1783 Erythrite, Mount Cobalt Mine
Erythrite with probable Mansfieldite and Heterogenite from the Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn, Queensland, Australia. [35x30x25mm].
1603 Linarite, Broken Hill Mines
blue Linarite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia – with an unknown spikey pseudomorph. [FOV: 40mm]
1200 Axinite-(Fe) w/ Arsenopyrite, Colebrook Hill
Axinite-(Fe), Arsenopyrite and some small globular dark green-black Chlorite crystals from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania. [55x45x30mm]
0477 Copper, Broken Hill Mines
Copper from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
0828 Copper, Broken Hill Mines
Copper from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
1792 Copper, Broken Hill Mines
Copper from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
0875 Wavellite, Den Range
Wavellite on botryoidal Variscite on slate from the Den Range, North-East Tasmania, Australia. [50x40x10mm]
1853 Datolite, Colebrook Hill
Large specimen with greenish Datolite crystals to 45mm with Quartz on a matrix mostly consisting of Axinite-(Fe), Actinolite and some minor sulphides from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [280x210x120mm]
1396 Plumbian Orthoclase, Broken Hill Mines
Cabinet sized sample of Plumbian Orthoclase in Galena from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
0482 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
0833 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
1772 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
1794 Rhodochrosite, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodochrosite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
1526 Stolzite, Broken Hill Mines
Stolzite from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [75x40x30mm]
0502 Native Silver, Broken Hill Mines
A miniature specimen of Native Silver wires on and included within Gypsum from the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
1851 Analcime, Cape Grim
A nice miniature specimen of linked clay included Analcime crystals from Cape Grim in NW Tasmania.
1147 Pyrosmalite-(Mn), Axinite-(Mn), Broken Hill Mines
Pyrosmalite-(Mn) with Axinite-(Mn)?, specimen measures 40x35x15mm and is from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
0591 Scorodite, Segnitite, Zeehan
From a small once off find in 2017 near Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
1773 Mimetite, Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine)
Mimetite from the Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, New South Wales, Australia. [45x25x20mm]
1780 Wulfenite on Limonite, Whim Creek Copper Mine
Wulfenite on a Limonite matrix from the Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, Western Australia, Australia. [FOV: 90mm]
1819 Shannonite on Minium, Broken Hill Mines
Shannonite? on Minium from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. [10mm]
1782 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. [80x60x50mm]
1487 Titanite, Harts Range
Dolomite on Titanite from 8km N of Spriggs Creek Bore, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia. TN. Collected July 1994.
0112 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine
Thumbnail sized Cerussite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1489 Saléeite, Ranger Uranium Mine
Thumbnail sized specimen of Saléeite from the Ranger Uranium Mine, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia.
0932 Rutile, Carver’s Claim
Rutile from Carver’s Claim, Olary Province, South Australia. FOV 30mm.
1750 Rhodochrosite, Rosebery Mine
Rhodochrosite with 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. [115x70x55mm]
1769 Erythrite, Mount Cobalt Mine
Erythrite from the Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Queensland Australia. [155x110x70mm]
1774 Autunite, Mt Painter
Yellow to green wafer thin crystal group of Autunite, a Uranium ore mineral from the Mount Painter No. 6 workings, Mt Painter, Arkaroola, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Bright yellow-green under UV. [30x24x21mm] ☢️
1711 Corundum (Var: Ruby), Mistral Mine
Corundum (Var: Ruby) from the Mistral Mine, Spriggs Creek Bore, Northern Territory, Australia. [75x71x38mm]
1703 Malachite, Burra Burra Copper Mine
A specimen of botryoidal Malachite; old classic Australian material, from the early days of the Burra Burra Copper Mine, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. There is also some minor Azurite on the reverse of...
1406 Rhodochrosite, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodochrosite on Calcite from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [100x30x15mm]
1614 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. [120x80x90mm]
1685 Azurite | Mount Hope Copper Mine
Historic specimen of Azurite from the Mount Hope Copper Mine, Mount Hope, New South Wales, Australia. 60mm tall.
1621 Anhydrite, Savage River Mine
Anhydrite from the Savage River Mine, Savage River, Tasmania, Australia. From the first large occurrence of this species in Tasmania. [80x65x60mm]
1587 Quartz, White Rock Quarry
Quartz from the White Rock Quarry, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [140x130x80mm]
1096 Chrysocolla, Conichalcite etc, Dome Rock Copper Mine
Chrysocolla, Conichalcite, Opal (Var: Opal-AN) and Aragonite from the Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia. [110x80x18mm]
1508 Calcite (Var: Cobaltoan), O’Donoghue’s Castle Mine
Pink Calcite (Var: Cobaltoan) from O’Donoghue Castle Mine, 10km W of Wooltana Homestead, South Australia, Australia. [90x60x15mm]
1477 Tourmaline (Var: Dravite), Yinnietharra
Tourmaline (Var: Dravite) (black variant) in Biotite Schist from the Tomkap Tourmaline Mine (North Pit), Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia. [225mm]
1516 Decrespignyite-(Y), Paratoo Copper Mine
Decrespignyite-(Y) from the Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, South Australia, Australia. [120x100x8mm]
1349 Pyromorphite, Zeehan Queen Mine
Pyromorphite from the Pyromorphite lode, Zeehan Queen mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. [190x160x75mm]
1362 Cassiterite on Quartz, Oakleigh Creek Mine
Cassiterite and Muscovite on Quartz with Wolframite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia. [200x125x120mm]
1367 Schorl, Trial Harbour
Schorl from the Trial Harbour area on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. [220x120x100mm]
1411 Spessartine, Broken Hill Mines
Spessartine from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [110x75x70mm]
1220 Azurite and Malachite, Burra Burra Copper Mine
A large nodule combining Azurite and Malachite from the old Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. [90x80x70mm]
1615 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
Crocoite on Goethite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. [90x70x50mm]
1586 Calcite (Var: Manganoan), Broken Hill Mines
A large specimen of Calcite (Var: Manganoan) from a find in 2010 at the Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The specimen measures 200x90x90mm, the dogtooth crystals range in size from 5...
0799 Stellerite, Tambar Springs
Stellerite from Tambar Springs, New South Wales, Australia. [70x60x15mm]
0831 Rhodonite, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodonite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
1524 Secondary Galena and Sphalerite, Broken Hill Mines
Small secondary Galena crystals with secondary cauliflower like structures of cream to light green Sphalerite. From the watercourse area, Browne’s shaft, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [80x55x30mm]
0798 Gmelinite-Na, Cairns Bay
Gmelinite-Na, Natrolite & Analcime from Cairns Bay, Flinders Area, Victoria, Australia. [60mm]
0281 Chlorargyrite, Broken Hill Mines
Chlorargyrite from the South Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. I assume one side has been more exposed to light than the other. Photos show front and reverse. [45x45x20mm]
1464 Baryte, Rosebery Mine
Another large group of ‘golden’ Baryte crystals found in the late 1970’s from 5 North, G Lens, 15 Level of the Rosebery Lead/Zinc Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania. [150x80x50mm]
0689 Gypsum, Broken Hill Mines
Gypsum from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [90x70x55mm]
1410 Rhodochrosite on Pyrite on Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodochrosite on Pyrite on Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [80x60x30mm]
1610 Malachite after Azurite, Sir Dominick Mine
Malachite after Azurite from the Sir Dominick Mine, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia. [45x40x30mm]
1620 Siderite, Bridgewater
Siderite on basalt from the Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
1609 Calcite (Var: Manganoan), Kara Mine
Calcite (Var: Manganoan) on Quartz and Actinolite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [75x45x25mm]
1429 Witherite, Rosebery Mine
Witherite from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [55x35x25mm]
1345 Pyrargyrite, Broken Hill Mines
Pyrargyrite, Siderite and Galena from Brownes Shaft, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [55x30x10mm]
0827 Marshite, Smithsonite, Aurichalcite and Cuprite, Broken Hill Mines
Marshite (TL) , Smithsonite, Aurichalchite and Cuprite, with minor Malachite, Cerussite, Anglesite and Linarite from the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [28x15x12mm]
1481 Millerite, Perseverance Ni Mine
Millerite from the Perseverance Ni Mine, Leinster, Western Australia, Australia. [65x50x40mm]
1482 Cuprite, Red Dome Mine
Cuprite from the Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia.[12x11x10mm] First photo shows the crystal backlit, and the second without backlighting.
1472 Quartz, Biggenden Mine
Quartz w/ minor Magnetite in matrix from the Biggenden Mine, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [45x40x30mm]
1562 Sphalerite on Dolomite and Galena, Que River Mine
Gemmy orange/red Sphalerite crystals with tan coloured Dolomite on massive Galena from underground operations in the 1980’s at the Que River Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. Field of view in the photograph below is approximately 75mm.
1592 Epidote in Quartz, Renison Bell Mine
Epidote in Quartz from the S38 Pump Sump Drive, North Bassett Decline, Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. [90x60x20mm]
1591 Tremolite, Renison Bell Mine
Tremolite from the S38 Pump Sump Drive, North Bassett Decline, Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. [90x70x55mm]
1590 Beryl in Magnesite, Mount Bischoff
From the Slaughteryard face of the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia – blue Beryl crystals in a vein of white to brown Magnesite-Siderite. FOV in the photograph is 90mm.
1589 Vittinkiite, Rhodonite, Spessartine, Rosebery Mine
From 57 Level N Lens of the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia – granular greyish Vittinkiite – pinkish Rhodonite, with red-brown Spessartine, and some minor sulphides including Galena, Pyrite and Sphalerite, a previously unrecorded association...
1484 Beryl (Var: Emerald) in Quartz, Torrington
Emerald in Quartz from the Torrington mining district, Torrington, New South Wales, Australia.
1480 Rhodonite in Galena, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodonite in Galena from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. [87x72x58mm]
1158 Axinite-(Fe) w/ Quartz, Colebrook Hill
Axinite-(Fe) w/ Quartz from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [55x50x45mm]
0946 Heazlewoodite, Lord Brassey Mine
From the type locality, Heazlewoodite in serpentine matrix from the Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia. A relatively rich example of ore material from this old abandoned nickel mine. This specimen has been cut to...
0667 Harmotome w/ Tennantite, Rosebery Mine
Harmotome with Tennantite, these were found in small quantities with the second big Witherite find around mid 2018 in 37Y, Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [80x55x45mm]
0138 Takanelite on Calcite, Kara Mine
Takanelite on dog tooth Calcite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. The latest on this occurrence as documented on MinDat says that further work on this material suggests some may be Ranciéite, but it...
1567 Scheelite in Magnetite, Kara Mine
Scheelite in Magnetite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [90x75x60mm]
1083 Azurite and Malachite on Kaolinite, Malbunka Copper Mine
Azurite and Malachite on Kaolinite from the Malbunka Copper Mine, Gardiner Range, Northern Territory, Australia. [180x85x50mm]
1460 Gibbsite after Crocoite, Adelaide Mine
Gibbsite encrusting and largely replacing hollow Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. This particular specimen is ex Frank Mihajlowits and was acquired from the Zeehan School of Mines by another collector in 1987....
1500 Quartz (Var: Agate), Little Swanport
Quartz (Var: Agate) from Little Swanport, near Coles bay, Tasmania, Australia. [125x55x35mm]
1493 Goethite coating Cerussite after Anglesite, Broken Hill Mines
Goethite coating Cerussite after Anglesite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Ex Milton Lavers. [110x90x35mm]
1091 Wulfenite on Limonite, Whim Creek Copper Mine
Wulfenite on a Limonite matrix from the Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, Western Australia, Australia. [110x65x60mm]
1528 Chrysocolla, Whim Creek Copper Mine
Chrysocolla on iridescent Goethite, with a few small examples of the double pseudomorph that this location is well known for – Chrysocolla pseudomorphing Malachite after Azurite – from the Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek,...
1479 Rhodonite with Bannisterite, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodonite with Bannisterite from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Main crystal measures 70mm in length.
1565 Pyrosmalite-(Mn) & Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Pyrosmalite-(Mn) and Calcite from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [18x16x10mm]
1069 Gypsum, Broken Hill Mines
Gypsum from the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [90x65x15mm]
1437 Linarite on Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Galena, Hercules Mine
Linarite on Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Galena from the Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Tasmania, Australia. Macro FOV is 5mm and 80mm in closeups, full specimen measures 20x14x8cm.
0679 Opal (Var: Opal-AN), Squaretop Mountain
Hyalite Opal (Var: Opal-AN) from Squaretop Mountain, Kaimkillenbun, Queensland, Australia. Difficult to do these justice with a photograph (well I find that anyway). [110x80x65mm]
1547 Hidalgoite, Broken Hill Mines
Green Hidalgoite with minor Rosasite from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [45x40x20mm]
1510 Hedyphane, Willlemite, E.Z Mine
Hedyphane, Willlemite from the E.Z Mine (Beltana Mine), Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. [35x32x10mm]
1521 Austinite, Willemite, E.Z Mine
Cu Austinite and Willemite from the E.Z Mine (Beltana Mine), Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. [45x35x25mm]
0294 Cyanotrichite, Malachite, Mount Oxide Copper Mine
Blue Cyanotrichite and green Malachite from the Mount Oxide Copper Mine, Mount Gordon, Queensland, Australia. [41x28x17mm]
1463 Calcite (Var: Ferroan), Bundoora Quarry
Calcite (Var: Ferroan) [27mm] on basalt from the Boral Limited Quarry, Bundoora Quarry, Victoria, Australia.
1522 Baryte, Linke’s Lode
Baryte from Linke’s Lode (Dunbar Mine; Dunbar Barite Deposit; Appealinna Barite), Oraparinna homestead (Oraparinna National Park), Bunkers Range, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. [40x30x18mm]
1523 Carminite, Segnitite (TL), Broken Hill Mines
Red Carminite with yellow-green Segnitite (TL) collected during a field trip in the 1990’s to Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [95x55x30mm]
1503 Cobalt Austinite (TL), Erythrite, Dome Rock Copper Mine
Dull olive-green patches of crude Cobalt Austinite crystals (Type Locality), with flat laying Erythrite crystals, from the Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia. [75x35x15mm]
1515 Andalusite (Var: Chiastolite), Mount Howden Mine
A partial crystal of Andalusite (Var: Chiastolite), cut and polished to reveal a cross section. From the Mount Howden Mine, Kalabity Homestead Area, South Australia, Australia and dates back to the 1920’s. Chiastolite are crystals...
1346 Cornwallite, Daly Gorge
Exceptional Cornwallite crystals from Daly Gorge, South Australia, Australia. [FOV 25mm]
1530 Pyrite on Calcite, Flowery Gully
Pyrite on Calcite from a small find at Beams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia.
1454 Boulangerite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rosebery Mine
A water clear Quartz crystal backed by steel-grey hair like crystals of Boulangerite on a matrix consisting of mostly Quartz and Rhodochrosite from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. These were found in the early 1980’s,...
1455 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Kapi Mine
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) w/ minor Crocoite and Dundasite from the Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0255 Pyrite, King Island Scheelite Mine
Pyrite from the King Island Scheelite Mine, King Island, Tasmania, Australia.
0604 Muscovite, Quartz, Molybdenite, Mt Cleveland
Muscovite, Quartz and minor Molybdenite from Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia.
0241 Quartz, Mt Cleveland
Double terminated Quartz with minor Muscovite from the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. 70mm in length.
0574 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
Crocoite with minor Dundasite from Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0573 Crocoite on Goethite, Red Lead Mine
Crocoite on Goethite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0572 Dundasite w/ Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
Dundasite w/ Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0571 Chalcophanite on Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
Chalcophanite on Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1453 Ankerite on Quartz, Henty Gold Mine
One of my personal favourites when it comes to ‘Tassie Classics’. Ankerite on drusy Quartz including an epimorph or pseudomorph after Calcite (top – centre). These were found in 1995 in a pillar adjacent to...
1251 Vesuvianite and Grossular, Renison Bell Mine
A rare locality specimen of Vesuvianite and Grossular from the Renison Bell mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1321 Stichtite, Tunnel Hill Quarry
Waxy pink-lilac Stichtite on serpentine with Chromite from the Tunnel Hill Quarry, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Stichtite was first discovered in 1910 in Tasmania and recognised as a new species by A.S. Wesley a former...
0429 Variscite and Crandallite, Tom’s Quarry
Variscite and Crandallite from Tom’s Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia.
0441 Kingite, Tom’s Quarry
Kingite with minor Variscite from Tom’s Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia.
0963 Piemontite, Bimbowrie Station
Piemontite from Near Cathedral Rock, Bimbowrie Station, South Australia, Australia.
1519 Scholzite, Plimerite, Hillite (TL), Zn Collinsite, Reaphook Hill
Scholzite, green Plimerite, and micro crystals of Zn Collinsite and Hillite (TL), from Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Ex Chris Johnson (Miner). [50x35x25mm]
1518 Scholzite, Hemimorphite after Smithsonite, Reaphook Hill
A 30mm spray of Scholzite front and centre with cloudy white crystals of Hemimorphite pseudomorphing Smithsonite in the background. From Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Ex Chris Johnson (Miner). [70x60x50mm]
1354 ‘Golden’ Baryte, Rosebery Mine
A large plate of ‘golden’ Baryte crystals found in the late 1970’s from 5 North, G Lens, 15 Level of the Rosebery Lead/Zinc Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania. [145x120x27mm]
1364 Quartz, Calcite, Fluorite on Pyrrhotite, Renison Bell Mine
Quartz, Calcite, Fluorite and minor Pyrite on Pyrrhotite from 1880 level, Envelope Orebody, Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Western Tasmania. Collected in the early 1980’s. [160x120x100mm]
1356 Tektite (Var: Darwin Glass), Queenstown
An 8cm tall example of Tektite (Var: Darwin Glass) from the Darwin Impact Crater south of Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. Formed ~800,000 years ago by a meteorite impact.
1042 Malachite, Kara Mine
Malachite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.
1145 Pyromorphite on Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines
Large cabinet sized specimen of yellowish-green Pyromorphite on greyish-white ‘straw’ Cerussite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
1452 Pyrite on Calcite, Renison Bell Mine
Pyrite on Calcite, collected circa 1984 by Ray Keating and others in K54 Stope, Melba Lode, Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania. Cyril Kovac sold this specimen at the Wagga Wagga Gemboree in 2001. There were...
1414 Iridescent Goethite, Broken Hill Mines
Iridescent Goethite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [95x60x35mm]
1398 Hedenbergite (Var: Manganoan), Broken Hill Mines
Hedenbergite (Var: Manganoan Hedenbergite) with Galena from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [60x45x35mm]
0454 Wolframite/Sphalerite, Oakleigh Creek Mine
Muscovite on Wolframite and Sphalerite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
1213 Inesite and Apophyllite, Broken Hill Mines
A nice specimen of Inesite and Apophylite from North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [70x45x25mm]
1389 Witherite, Rosebery Mine
Witherite with Harmotome and Galena from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [160x90x75mm]
1360 Cerussite, Comet Maestries Mine
Classic ‘straw’ Cerussite from the Comet Maestries Mine, Dundas, Western Tasmania, Australia. [70mm]
1045 Chalcedony (Var: Agate), Calder Gravel Pits
Chalcedony (Var: Agate) – Quartz – from the Calder Gravel Pits, NW Tasmania, Australia. [80x75x30mm]
1257 Stichtite, BHP Prospect – Noddy Creek
Small blebs of Stichtite in Serpentine with minor Chromite, Chrysotile and Magnetite from an uncommon location – BHP Prospect, Noddy Creek, Macquarie Harbour, West Coast, Tasmania. This piece was collected by Tony Joyce in 2013...
1412 Coronadite, Broken Hill Mines
Coronadite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [80x75x60mm]
1397 ‘Honey’ Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Honey coloured Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [70mm]
1390 Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines
‘Straw’ Cerussite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [135x90x70mm]
1399 Wulfenite, Broken Hill Mines
Wulfenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [55x40x20mm]
1400 Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines
Pyromorphite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [50x50x7mm]
1451 Clinozoisite (Var. Thulite), Beaconsfield
Clinozoisite (Var. Thulite) and Diopside from Andersons Creek, Beaconsfield, Tasmania. 100x 60x20mm.
1450 Diopside, Trial Harbour
Diopside in Calc-silicate hornfels from near Trial Harbour, West Coast, Tasmania. 170x100x35mm.
1461 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
A stonker of a Crocoite crystal from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Collected in the Summer of 1987. It measures 120x15x15mm.
1419 Quartz (Var: Smokey), Gladstone
A waterworn Quartz (Var: Smokey) crystal from the Gladstone area in NE Tasmania, Australia. From an old collection. 24cm in length, second photo shows the crystal backlit.
1366 Stichtite, Tunnel Hill Quarry
Waxy pink-lilac Stichtite on serpentine with Chromite from the Tunnel Hill Quarry, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Stichtite was first discovered in 1910 in Tasmania and recognised as a new species by A.S. Wesley a former...
1353 Natrolite, Cape Grim
A rather nice example of Natrolite on matrix from near Cape Grim in North West Tasmania. Specimen is approximately 140 x 90 x 75mm.
1350 Datolite, Colebrook Hill
Datolite from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. Approximate dimensions are 140x60x60mm. This piece dates back to when the location was mined for specimens in the 1980’s.
1359 Natrolite, Cape Grim
A rather nice example of Natrolite from near Cape Grim in North West Tasmania. Specimen is approximately 55mm x 35mm.
1204 Retgersite, Zaratite, Lord Brassey Mine
Granular pale blue Retgersite, with green Zaratite and minor Heazlewoodite from the Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia.
1327 Vivianite, Mount Bischoff Mine
Vivianite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. ~22mm.
1194 Crocoite, Dundas Extended Mine
Crocoite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Approximate dimensions are 45x40x30mm.
0045 Ilvaite, Kara Mine
This specimen won’t be winning any awards for aesthetics, but it’s an interesting locality piece. Ilvaite from a small tungsten-magnetite mine (Kara Mine) near Hampshire in north-western Tasmania, Australia.
1369 Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Kara Mine
Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.
1376 Calcite, Don Hill Cutting
Calcite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. Produced during road works in 1986.
1372 Pyrite on Calcite, Rosebery Mine
Iridescent Pyrite on Calcite from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
1373 Fluorapophyllite-(K), Sphalerite etc, Avebury Nickel Mine
Lots going on with this specimen of water clear Fluorapophyllite-(K), Sphalerite, Aragonite, Diopside, Andradite-Uvarovite and Calcite from 1950m R.L, North Avebury Orebody, Avebury Nickel Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. Approximate dimensions are 90x75x70 mm.
1381 Melanterite, Ferricopiapite(?), Granville mine (Granville East prospect)
Melanterite and Ferricopiapite(?) from the Granville mine (Granville East prospect), Mt Heemskirk, Tasmania, Australia.
1380 Melanterite, Ferricopiapite(?), Granville mine (Granville East prospect)
Melanterite and Ferricopiapite(?) from the Granville mine (Granville East prospect), Mt Heemskirk, Tasmania, Australia.
1379 Melanterite, Granville mine (Granville East prospect)
Melanterite from the Granville mine (Granville East prospect), Mt Heemskirk, Tasmania, Australia.
1378 Melanterite, Granville mine (Granville East prospect)
Melanterite from the Granville mine (Granville East prospect), Mt Heemskirk, Tasmania, Australia.
0214 Monazite-(Ce) on Quartz, All Nations Mine
Gemmy orange crystals of Monazite-Ce on Quartz from the All Nations Mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia. FOV in each image is ~5mm.
0322 Anatase on Hematite included Quartz, Philosophers Ridge
1mm crystal of Anatase on Hematite included Quartz from Philosophers Ridge, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
1343 Fluorite on Magnesite-Siderite, Mount Bischoff
Purple crystals of Fluorite on Magnesite-Siderite and some Pyrite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. 160x110x50mm.
1342 Zircon, Boat Harbour
A gem quality Zircon crystal measuring 8x8x8mm from Boat Harbour, Tasmania, Australia.
0804 Atacamite, Mount Gunson Copper Mines
Atacamite from the Cattle Grid deposit, Mount Gunson Copper Mines, South Australia, Australia. FOV is 30mm.
0803 Variscite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Variscite from the Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia.
0596 Topaz, Mount Cameron
Topaz crystal from Mount Cameron area, NE Tasmania, Australia.
1341 Enstatite, Northern Tasmania
Enstatite ranging in size from 5 – 18mm, self-collected from a river in Northern Tasmania. Black in appearance, colour varies from amber brown to emerald green when backlit.
1320 Petterdite, Red Lead Mine
A small vug in gossan containing the rare species Petterdite with minor Crocoite from the type locality – Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. The area covered by lilac Petterdite is approximately 30mm in width....
1323 Iridium (Var: Osmiridium), Osmium (Var: Iridosmine), Rutheniridosmine, Adamsfield
Two (3-4mm) nuggets of “Osmiridium”, from alluvial workings at Adamsfield, Tasmania, Australia. They contain mostly osmium, with lesser iridium and rutheniridosmine, plus minor ruthenium. Collected in the 1920’s.
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, Libethenite & Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines
Tsumebite, Libethenite 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. [61x48x38mm]
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.
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, Harmotome, 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 Grimaldiite, Red Lead Mine
Grimaldite with minor Cerussite on Galena from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Specimen around 35mm across.
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.