2136 Tapiolite, Strelley Pegmatite
Black rounded aggregates of Tapiolite | Strelley Pegmatite, Strelley Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia. 20x20x15mm. No. 2136.
James Melville
2307 Gonnardite & Chabazite on Calcite, Bundoora Quarry
Gonnardite & Chabazite var. Phacolite on Ferroan Calcite | Bundoora Quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. 23x10x11mm. No. 2307.
2572 Fluornatrocoulsellite (TL), Mt Cleveland Mine
Fluornatrocoulsellite (Type Locality) with Morinite, Albite and Siderite on Quartz and Fluorite from the the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. 28x23x19mm. No. 2572.
0965 Fluorite, Mount Lyell
Fluorite from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. 30mm.
2436 Turquoise, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Turquoise, Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. 23x18x14mm. No. 2436.
2381 Crocoite with Pyromorphite, Platt Prospect
Crocoite with Pyromorphite from the Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is 40mm and 70mm. Mined in 1972
0189 Lévyne, Gads Hill
Lévyne from Gads Hill, Upper Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia. Field of view 2mm. Yellowish brown globules are probably Nontronite. No. 0189.
2206 Carrolite, Kamoya South Mine
Carrolite, minor Pyrite, on matrix from the Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of Congo. [27x24x15mm]
2142 Malachite after Cuprite, Great Australia Mine
Malachite after Cuprite | Great Australia mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. 70x55x40mm. No. 2142.
2465 Dolomite on Chalcopyrite, Mount Lyell Mines
White rhombs of Dolomite on a Chalcopyrite crystal from the 1800 level, of the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia. [59x39x34mm]
2091 Pyromorphite on Coronadite, Broken Hill Mines
Pyromorphite on Coronadite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [55x50x15mm]
1399 Wulfenite, Broken Hill Mines
Wulfenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [55x40x20mm]
2500 Fluorapophyllite-(K) on Inesite, Broken Hill Mines
Fluorapophyllite-(K) on Inesite, Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 13mm.
1201 Pyrite on Calcite, Renison Bell Mine
Micro Pyrite cubes on Calcite from the Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. 45x45x30mm. No. 1201
1884 Powellite on Stilbite, Nasik Quarry, India
Powellite on Stilbite from the Nasik Quarry, Maharashtra, India. 50x50x30mm. No. 1884.
2163 Smithsonite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Cobaltoan Smithsonite from the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia. 45x35x20mm. No. 2163.
2320 Tanteuxenite-(Y), Mineral Claim 790 Pegmatite
Individual rounded masses to 5mm of tanteuxenite-(Y) from Mineral Claim 790 Pegmatite, Yinnietharra, Western Australia.
1583 Eosphorite, Rondu Mine, Pakistan
Eosphorite | 20x9x7mm | Rondu Mine, Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dis., Pakistan.
1930 Brucite, Wadh Mine, Pakistan
Brucite | 40x25x20mm | Wadh Mine, Khuzdar District, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
1959 Fluoro-richterite, Ladjuar Medam, Afghanistan
Fluoro-richterite | 35x25x18mm | Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
2311 Hydroxylclinohumite, Jikhan, Afghanistan
Hydroxylclinohumite | 15mm | Jikhan, Koksha Valley, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
2147 Bastnaesite-(Ce), Zagi Mountain, Pakistan
Bastnaesite-(Ce) | 25mm | Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
2162 Apatite after Tarbuttite, Scorpion Mine, Namibia
Apatite after Tarbuttite with Hemimorphite | Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia. [42x30x25mm]
2207 Benitoite, California State Gem Mine, USA
Benitoite (blue) & Neptunite (black) with Natrolite (white) | California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria Mining District, California, San Benito Co., USA. [40x25x20mm]
2212 Creedite, Qinglong Mine, China
Creedite on Quartz with a scattering of small Fluorite cubes | Qinglong Mine (Dachang Mine), Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China. 40x30x20mm
2210 Sugilite, Wessels Mine
Bright purple micro crystals of Sugilite from the Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa. 70x45x35mm.
2367 Cinnabar on Dolomite, Chatian Mine
Cinnabar on Dolomite | Chatian Mine, Xiangxi, Hunan Province, China. FOV 10cm. Originally acquired from a dealer of Chinese minerals at Tuscon in 2000.
2443 Beyerite, Namibite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Beyerite associated with Namibite | Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia. FOV 5mm.
2385 Bermanite, Iron Monarch Open Cut
Bermanite with Hausmannite? | Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia. FOV 5mm.
0916 Beraunite, Moculta Phosphate Quarry
Beraunite, Cacoxenite, Variscite, Strengite from Moculta Phosphate Quarry (Klemm’s Quarry), Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. FOV 5mm.
2238 Olmiite on Quartz, N’Chwaning #2 Mine, South Africa
Olmiite on Quartz | N’Chwaning #2 Mine, Kuruman, South Africa. 20x20x15mm.
2121 Wulfenite, La Morita Mine, Mexico
Wulfenite | La Morita Mine, Ascencion Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 18mm.
1947 Bismuth, Kingsgate
Last one for the evening. Bismuth from Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia. 13z12x5mm.
2254 Alstonite, Rosebery Mine
Alstonite from the P-K Lens, Rosebery Mine, Tasmania, Australia. Alstonite is a rare Barium Carbonate mineral. FOV 30mm.
1751 Boulangerite on Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Rosebery Mine
Boulangerite on Rhodochrosite, Quartz | Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 50mm.
2355 Vivianite, Wannon Falls
Vivianite from Wannon Falls, Wannon River, Wannon, Victoria, Australia. [70x62x48mm] No. 2355.
2322 Vivianite, Wannon Falls
Long slender green translucent Vivianite crystal from Wannon Falls, Wannon River, Wannon, Victoria, Australia. [97x11x7mm]. No. 2322.
2324 Sanbornite, Gillespite, Celsian, Trumbull Peak, USA
White Sanbornite (Type Locality), Gillespite (red) with Celsian (whitish/translucent) from Trumbull Peak, Incline, Mariposa Co, California, USA. [53x25x5mm] No. 2324.
2214 Beryl (Var: Emerald) | Torrington mining district
Beryl (Var: Emerald) | Torrington mining district, Torrington, NSW, Australia. 17x5x5mm.
2325 Jeremejevite, Mile 72, Namibia
Jeremejevite | Mile 72, Cape Cross area, Arandis, Erongo region, Namibia. [13×1.5mm] No. 2325.
2323 Serandite, Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Serandite with Aegirine from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada. [10x5mm] No. 2323.
0404 Cyrilovite, Kidwellite, Strengite | Iron Monarch Open Cut
Cyrilovite, Kidwellite, StrengiteIron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.[35x30x15mm]
1504 Libethenite | Spring Creek Mine
Libethenite | Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Australia, Australia. FOV 40mm.
0814 Iodargyrite | Broken Hill Mines
Iodargyrite | Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. Cabinet.
2103 Staurolite | Thackaringa
Staurolite | Thackaringa, Broken Hill District, New South Wales, Australia. Cabinet.
2234 Native Copper | Rocklands Group Copper Project
Copper from Rocklands Group Copper Project, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. 30x19x12mm.
2105 Rhodochrosite, Calcite (Var: Manganese-bearing Calcite) after Kutnohorite | Kara Mine
One last post for the evening. A mixture of manganoan Calcite and calcic Rhodochrosite pseudomorphing Kutnohorite on Quartz and Magnetite | from Kara #1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire district, Tasmania. FOV is 40mm.
1525 Paratooite-(La) (TL) | Paratoo Copper Mine
Pale blue bladed Paratooite-(La) (TL) with white balls of Kamphaugite-(Y) | Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, South Australia. FOV ~5mm.
2102 Nullaginite | 132 North NI Mine
Specimen with many intense green crystalline aggregates/balls of nullaginite on matrix from the 132 North NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. FOV 15mm.