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]
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]
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 Phillipsbornite, Broken Hill Mines
Phillipsbornite 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.
1121 Ferro-actinolite, Broken Hill Mines
Ferro-actinolite from the Junction North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, Thumbnail.
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]
1191 Baryte, Rosebery Mine
‘golden’ Baryte crystals found in the late 1970’s from 5 North, G Lens, 15 Level of the Rosebery Lead/Zinc Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania. Some damage to this specimen but included as it shows the mixed sulphide...
0954 Baryte, Rosebery Mine
‘golden’ Baryte crystals found in the late 1970’s from 5 North, G Lens, 15 Level of the Rosebery Lead/Zinc Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania.
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.
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.
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] ☢️
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...
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
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]
1392 Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines
Yellow Pyromorphite from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [110x90x35mm]
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 Pyragyrite, Broken Hill Mines
Pyragyrite, Siderite and Galena from Brownes Shaft, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [55x30x10mm]
0827 Marshite, Smithsonite, Aurichalcite and Cuprite, Broken Hill Mines
Marshite (a rare copper halide), Smithsonite, Aurichalcite and Cuprite 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....
0092 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.
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.
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.
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 from the type locality – Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Minor Crocoite can also be seen.
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, Libethanite & Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines
Tsumebite, Libethanite and Pyromorphite from Block 14, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia.
1310 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1129 Fluorapatite, Broken Hill Mines
Fluorapatite on Calcite and Fluorite from the Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. [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.
1176 Galena, Quartz, Pyrite, Renison Bell Mine
Pyrite, Galena and Quartz from Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1163 Calcite on Siderite, Renison Bell Mine
Calcite on Siderite from Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1159 Natrolite, Little Plains Quarry
Natrolite from Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia.
1175 Danalite in Magnetite, Kara Mine
Danalite in Magnetite from Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.
1160 Crocoite, Dundas Extended Mine
Crocoite with Quartz from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1187 Hematite / Pyrite included Quartz, Mount Heemskirk
Hematite and Pyrite included Quartz from Mount Heemskirk, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1161 Quartz, West Coast Tasmania
Tabular Quartz from West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
1166 Luinaite-(OH) and Fluorite, Mount Bischoff Mine
Luinaite-(OH) and Fluorite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
1151 Witherite, Rosebery Mine
Witherite, 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.
0187 Calcite on Pyrite, Renison Bell Mine
Calcite on Pyrite from Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1097 Pyrite included Quartz, Mount Heemskirk
Pyrite included Quartz from Mount Heemskirk, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
1122 Alabandite, Broken Hill Mines
Alabandite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0684 Quartz w/ minor sulphides, Tullah
Quartz w/ minor sulphides from North Mount Farrell Mine, Tullah, Tasmania, Australia.
1064 Baryte on Apophyllite with Inesite inclusions, Broken Hill Mines
Baryte on Apophyllite with Inesite inclusions from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0685 Azurite, Smithsonite, Malachite, Broken Hill Mines
Azurite, Smithsonite, Malachite from Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
1124 Crocoite on Pyromorphite w/ Quartz, Platt Prospect
Crocoite on Pyromorphite with Quartz from Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1116 Pyrite on Slate, NW Tasmania
Pyrite on Slate from Arthur River, NW Tasmania, Australia.
1120 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Pale green tinted Smithsonite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
1131 Fluorite on Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Pale green-blue octahedral Fluorite crystals with Calcite on a matrix consisting of mostly Calcite, some Sphalerite and minor Pyrite – from North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 19.6 x 13.3 x 3.8cm.
0354 Coronadite, Broken Hill Mines
Filliform crystals of Coronadite from Kintore opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0334 Cuprian Tarbuttite, Zincian Olivenite, Broken Hill Mines
Cupriantarbutite / Zincianolivenite – mid range from the Pinnacles dumps, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0924 Lavendulan, Preamimma Mine
Lavendulan from the Preamimma Mine, Callington, South Australia, Australia.
0339 Turquoise, Broken Hill Mines
Turquoise from Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0331 Cuprian Adamite – Zincian Olivenite, Broken Hill Mines
Labelled Adamite (Var: Cuprian Adamite) but probably Olivenite (Var: Zincian Olivenite) from Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0356 Serpierite, Smithsonite, Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines
Serpierite with Smithsonite & Cerussite from the Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Old Peter McLeod Collection c.1908
0120 Luinaite-(OH), Tourmaline, Muscovite, Mt Cleveland
Muscovite balls, grey/white fibrous Luinaite-(OH), Tourmaline and Dolomite from the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. Fluorite and Quartz are also present on this specimen, but are not captured in the images below.
0060 Greenockite on Sphalerite, Great South Comet Mine
Greenockite on Sphalerite with Dolomite from the Great South Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1090 Calcite ps. Aragonite, Renison Bell
Sprays of Calcite pseudomorphing Aragonite from a large vugh found in 1999 on the 1530m R.L, Bruny Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Renison Bell, Tasmania, Australia.
1089 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0340 Linarite, Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Linarite and Smithsonite from Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0011 Orcelite, Avebury Nickel Mine
Orcelite collected from the dumps at Avebury Nickel Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
0358 Sulphur, Anglesite, Galena, Broken Hill Mines
A translucent yellow 1mm crystal of Sulphur on Anglesite and Galena from the Pinnacle Dumps (Blackwood open cut ore), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0416 Conichalcite, Chrysocolla, Dome Rock Copper Mine
Conichalcite and Chrysocolla from the Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia.
0311 Calcite (Var: Ferroan Calcite), Bundoora
Calcite (Var: Ferroan Calcite) from the Bundoora Quarry, Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.
0303 Lithiophorite, Woy Woy
Lithiophorite from Putty Beach Headland, Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia.
0378 Decrespignyite-(Y), Paratoo Copper Mine
Decrespignyite-(Y) from the Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, South Australia, Australia.
0306 Wardite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Wardite from the Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia.
0423 Davidite-(La), Billeroo Davidite Prospect
Davidite-(La) from the Billeroo Davidite Prospect, Plumbago, South Australia, Australia.
0427 Brannerite, Crocker Well
Brannerite from Crocker Well, Plumbago, South Australia, Australia.
0394 Azurite, Malachite, Baryte, Spring Creek Mine
Azurite, Malachite and Baryte from the Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Australia, Australia.
0299 Smolyaninovite, Cobaltite, Mount Cobalt
Smolyaninovite and Cobaltite from the Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn, Queensland, Australia.
0296 Gillardite, Gaspeite, Gypsum, 132 North NI Mine
Gillardite, Gaspeite and Gypsum from the 132 North NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia.
0293 Ardealite, Moorba Cave
Ardealite from Moorba Cave, Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia.
0300 Herbertsmithite, Nangaroo Mine
Herbertsmithite from the Nangaroo Mine, Murrin Murrin, Western Australia, Australia.
0301 Duftite & Mimetite, Mt Bonny
Duftite & Mimetite from Sabine Shaft, Mt Bonny, Northern Territory, Australia.
0790 Calcite (Var: Ferroan Calcite), Bundoora
Calcite (Var: Ferroan Calcite) from the Bundoora Quarry, Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.
0308 Mangano-Ferri Eckermannite, Tamworth
Rare Na/Mn Silicate. Crystals up to 4mm. Mangano-Ferri Eckermannite from the Woods Mine, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
1052 Tennanite, Rosebery Mine
Massive silver Tennantite with minor Quartz and Chalcopyrite from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0942 Pyromorphite on Malachite, Rum Jungle
Pyromorphite on Malachite from the famous Pizza Pocket, Brown’s Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia.
0577 Anglesite ps. Cerussite, Magnet Mine
An old specimen containing granulous chunks of Anglesite psm. after Cerussite with Galena from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. The specimen is ex Dr Krantz of Germany and came with the old label shown...
1037 Fluorite & Quartz, Rex Hill Mine
Fluorite & Quartz from the Rex Hill Mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia.
1047 Axinite-(Fe), Avebury Nickel Mine
Axinite-(Fe) from the Avebury Nickel Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1049 Aragonite, Devonport
Aragonite from Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.
0969 Quartz (Var: Agate), Lune River
Quartz (Var: Agate) from Lune River, Huon Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
1057 Chabazite & Stilbite on Calcite, Giblin Street Quarry
Chabazite and Stilbite on Calcite from Giblin Street Quarry, Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Australia. Circa 1980.
0990 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Heemskirk
Hematite included Quartz from Mount Heemskirk, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
1058 Calcite, Arve Valley
Calcite from the Arve Valley, Tasmania, Australia. Dug in 2010.
1046 Talc, Mount Bischoff
Talc from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
1054 Phillipsite, Gads Hill
Phillipsite with minor Thompsonite from Gads Hill, Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
1061 Dolomite, Sphalerite, Great South Comet Mine
Vughy piece of Dolomite with disseminated brown/black Sphalerite, with scattered gemmy crystals – mined in late 1980’s when the mine was operational, reworking of old stopes. Great South Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1062 Datolite, Colebrook Hill
Datolite and Calcite from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0750 Chalcopyrite, Mount Lyell
Twinned Chalcopyrite crystal from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia.
0754 Chalcopyrite, Mount Lyell
Twinned Chalcopyrite crystal from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia.
0758 Chalcopyrite on Quartz, Mount Lyell
Chalcopyrite on Hematite and Chlorite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0769 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0185 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Crocoite, Kapi Mine
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) and Crocoite from the Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0955 Chlorite, Mount Lyell
Chlorite, Dolomite on Quartz from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0611 Witherite on Harmotome, Rosebery Mine
Witherite on Harmotome from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. 21cm wide.
0538 Crocoite, Dundas Extended Mine
Crocoite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
0606 Pyrite and Galena, Comstock Mine
Pyrite and Galena from the Comstock Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
0752 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0620 Pyrosmalite-(Fe), Broken Hill Mines
Pyrosmalite-(Fe) from the early 1960’s find in Browne’s Section on the 13 level of the Junction Mine. This find is described in Birch ed (1999) Minerals of Broken Hill as probably the largest mass of...
0809 Chalcophanite, Broken Hill Mines
Chalcophanite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0619 Baryte on Manganoan Calcite, Broken Hill Mines
Baryte on Manganoan Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0661 Rhodonite, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodonite with Galena from the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0962 Bustamite in Galena, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite in Galena from the Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [55x40x30mm]
0269 Pyromorphite, Broken Hill Mines
Pyromorphite from the Blackwood Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0834 Bustamite in Apophyllite, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite in Apophyllite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.[45x35x30mm]
0287 Kutnohorite, Broken Hill Mines
Kutnohorite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0836 Native Lead & Laumonite, Broken Hill Mines
Native Lead and Laumonite from the South Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0837 Cerussite, Broken Hill Mines
Large ‘V’ twinned Cerussite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0857 Smithsonite, Broken Hill Mines
Smithsonite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0632 Cassiterite with Quartz, Rossarden
Cassiterite with Quartz from the Aberfoyle Tin Mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia.
0886 Cassiterite on Quartz, Oakleigh Creek
Cassiterite on Quartz with Muscovite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
0813 Rhodochrosite (Var: Zincorhodochrosite), Broken Hill Mines
Rhodochrosite (Var: Zincorhodochrosite) from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0853 Bustamite, Broken Hill Mines
Bustamite and Galena from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.[50x40x35mm]
0618 Baryte, Broken Hill Mines
Baryte from the Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. These were sometimes refereed to as corn flake Barytes by the locals.
0059 Beryl, Sellaite, Mount Bischoff
Beryl with Sellaite, Magnesite and rare Ferroaluminoceladonite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0186 Fluorite, Quartz, Mount Bischoff
A small purple Fluorite crystal with Quartz on Sphalerite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0542 Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rosebery Mine
Quartz and Rhodochrosite from the B lens orebody in the upper levels of the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. These were found in the early 1980’s.
0233 Mimetite, Magnet Mine
Mimetite from Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0462 Pyrite, Arthur River
Pyrite on slate from Trowutta, Arthur River, Tasmania, Australia.
0583 Gold, NE Tasmania
Gold and some Quartz from XXX, North-East Tasmania, Australia.
0459 Calcite, Don Hill Cutting
Calcite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia – produced during road works in 1986.
0863 Tacharanite, Gyrolite, Coates Pit
White Tacharanite with pinkish brown Gyrolite and clear Apophyllite on Phillipsite from Coates Pit, Oonah, Tasmania, Australia.
0250 Metacinnabar, Rudges Mine
Dark red inclusions of Metacinnabar in Baryte from the Rudges Mine, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is ~5mm.
0531 Tetrahedrite, Bismuthinite etc, Ringville
An old ore sample containing Tetrahedrite, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite and Bismuthinite – probably from the Curtin-Davis mine, Ringville, Tasmania, Australia.
0520 Fluorite, Renison Bell
Fluorite on Dolomite from the Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
0584 Gold, NW Tasmania
Gold (3.15grams) from XXX, North West, Tasmania, Australia.
0547 Crocoite, West Comet Mine
Crocoite on Limonite from the West Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Certainly not the finest Crocoite specimen you’ll ever encounter but an interesting locality piece.
0629 Petterdite, Philipsbornite, Grimaldiite, Red Lead Mine
Petterdite (TL), Philipsbornite (TL), Grimaldiite, Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0519 Calcite ps. Aragonite, Renison Bell
Two intersecting sprays of Calcite pseudomorphing Aragonite from a large vugh found in 1999 on the 1530m R.L, Bruny Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Renison Bell, Tasmania, Australia.
0630 Stitchtite, Stitchtite Hill
Stitchtite from Stitchtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0194 Witherite, Harmotome, Rosebery Mine
Witherite and Harmotome from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0013 Biotite, Flinders Island
Biotite from Killiecrankie, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
0001 Vivianite, Mt Cleveland
Vivianite crystals to 40mm from the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. Most of these were salvaged in the late 1970’s from a small pocket in the face of a development drive.
0006 Boulangerite, Rosebery Mine
Boulangerite on Rhodochrosite from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. These were found in the early 1980’s, mostly in the B lens orebody from the upper levels of the mine. Specimen is 25mm wide.
0003 Baryte, Rosebery Mine
Baryte crystals found in the late 1970’s, 5 North, G Lens, 15 Level of the Rosebery Lead/Zinc Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0002 Baryte, Mount Lyell
10mm Baryte crystal with minor Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Dolomite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0005 Jamesonite, Mount Bischoff
A mesh of Jamesonite crystals filling a small vug on massive Sphalerite from Mt Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. Field of View is ~4mm.
0007 Dypingite, Lord Brassey Mine
White crusts and small globules of Dypingite with some light green Zaratite on Serpentine from the Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia.
1053 Dundasite on Crocoite, Kapi Mine
Dundasite on Crocoite from the Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
1060 Calcite, Don Hill Cutting
Calcite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. This piece measures 19x8x4 cm and was recovered during road works in 1986.
0553 Witherite, Rosebery Mine
Witherite crystals from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0664 Siderite on Calcite, Bridgewater
14mm Siderite on Calcite with black Hisingerite from Bridgewater, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
0529 Chabazite (Var: Phacolite), Gads Hill
Chabazite (Var: Phacolite) crystals, a lens-shaped variety due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons. This piece is from Gads Hill, Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
0543 Siderite, Quartz, Hematite, Mount Lyell
Small crystals of Chalcopyrite and a dusting of Hematite on Siderite with Chlorite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0243 Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar), Flowery Gully
Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) from Beams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia.
0557 Siderite on Fluorite, Mount Bischoff
Siderite on Fluorite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0562 Quartz, Boulangerite, Rosebery Mine
Quartz with dark to silvery, hair-like, Boulangerite needles on a Quartz and Rhodochrosite rich matrix – these were found in the early 1980’s, mostly in the B lens orebody from the upper levels of the...
0132 Calcite, Mole Creek
Calcite from Liena, Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia. These were collected in the 1970’s and are often mislabelled as coming from the Wilmot Hydro Tunnel – this was to protect their true source which were caves...
0128 “Straw” Cerussite, Comet Maestries Mine
“Straw” Cerussite from the Comet Maestries Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. ~70mm in length.
0597 Serpentine (Var: Picrolite), Tunnel Hill Quarry
Serpentine Subgroup (Var: Picrolite) from Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0546 Fluorite, Mount Bischoff
Fluorite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0949 Franckeite, Mount Bischoff
Franckeite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0319 Brochantite, Woodwardite, Posnjakite etc. , Balfour
Brochantite, Woodwardite, Posnjakite on Covellite, Chalcopyrite and Digenite from Murrays Reward Mine, Balfour, Tasmania, Australia.
0957 Epidote, Tullah
Epidote crystals from the Anthony Headrace Tunnel, Tullah, Tasmania, Australia. Found in veins associated with the Cambrian Murchison Granites. Sourced in the 1990’s during the tunnel’s construction.
0947 Marcasite, Rosebery Mine
Marcasite from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0093 Axinite-(Fe), Colebrook Hill
Axinite-(Fe) from Colebrook Hill, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. Largest crystal is 30mm. Largest crystal is 30mm.
0278 Dundasite, Crocoite, Adelaide Mine
Botryoidal Dundasite with minor Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0544 Crocoite, Dundas Extended Mine
Crocoite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. [45x25x20mm]
0534 Crocoite on Pyromorphite, Platt Prospect
Crocoite on Pyromorphite from the Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0581 Azurite, Balfour
Azurite from the Murray’s Reward Mine, Balfour, Tasmania, Australia.
0774 Calcite on Quartz, Mount Lyell
Calcite (uncommon from this location) on Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0965 Fluorite, Mount Lyell
Fluorite from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0626 Native Copper, Mount Lyell
An uncommon specimen, collected in the late 1990s, of Native Copper in sandstone from the historic Lyell Blocks, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia.
0127 Quartz, Mount Read
Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Mount Read, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0599 Aragonite, Don Hill Cutting
Aragonite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. This was recovered during road works in 1986.