ANKG4 Andradite, Pyrite, Epidote, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia
ANKG4 Andradite, Pyrite, Epidote, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.FOV 20mm.
Tasmania
ANKP79 Phillipsite, Cape Grim, North West Tasmania, Australia
ANKP79 Phillipsite, Cape Grim, North West Tasmania, Australia.FOV 30mm.
ANKG3 Andradite on Magnetite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia
ANKG3 Andradite on Magnetite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.18x15x13mm.
ANKF53 Fluorite, Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
ANKF53 Fluorite, Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.30x21x16mm.
ANKC387, Crocoite, Mimetite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
ANKC387 Crocoite with microscopic yellow Mimetite intermixed with a yet to be identified mineral – Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 10mm and 4mm
ANKV28 Vivianite, Pyrite, Renison Bell Mine, Tasmania
Vivianite, Pyrite – Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia – FOV 5mm.
3227 Tourmaline and Fluorite, Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania
Luinaite-(OH) (discredited), Tourmaline and Fluorite – Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania. 35x25x20mm.
3235 Scheelite, Mt Ramsay Mine, Waratah, Tasmania
Historic specimen. Freiberg Mining Academy Mineral Dealership label is in the handwriting of Wilhelm Maucher who was Faktor betewen 1904-1909. Label matched using the MinRecord label archive. #3235 Scheelite – Mt. Ramsay Mine, Waratah, Tasmania....
ANKC124 Calcite, Gads Hill, Tasmania
Calcite with Chabazite from Gads Hill, Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia. 28x9x8mm.
ANKB29 Baryte, Rosebery Mine, Tasmania
Baryte from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. 37x25x13mm.
ANKQ28 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Dolomite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania. 15x13x10mm.
ANKC171 Cerussite (Var: Chrome) with Crocoite, Kapi Mine, Tasmania
3250 Cerussite (Var: Chrome) with Crocoite and minor Dundasite – Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 45x35x10mm.
2265 Dickite on Fluorite, Mount Bischoff Mine, Tasmania
Dickite on Fluorite on Magnesite-Siderite | Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia | 30x25x23mm |
3221 Crocoite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite – Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Collected by Frank Mihajlowits. 85x80x60mm.
1043 Crocoite on Quartz, Comet Maestries Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite on Quartz – Comet Maestries Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Collected in the 1980’s. 90x75x35mm.
2574 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Mined in 2021. 75x70x40mm.
0457 Crocoite, Kapi Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite from the Kapi Mine, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 90x65x10mm.
2195 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. This specimen was mined in 1987. 90x50x35mm.
2466 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Kapi Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) – Kapi Mine, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 45x55x35mm.
1351 Copiapite, Gypsum, Brookstead Tin Mine, Tasmania
Copiapite on Gypsum – Brookstead Tin Mine, Royal George, Tasmania. 100x80x50mm.
2977 Elyite, Linarite, Malachite, Tasmanian Smelters, Zeehan, Tasmania
<1mm vugh containing purple Elyite crystals in Lead slag with green Malachite and blue Linarite from the Tasmanian Smelters, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 4mm.
3093 Natrolite, Cape Grim, Tasmania
Natrolite from the Cape Grim area in far NW Tasmania, Australia. 80x40x30mm.
0536 Crocoite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite – Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. FOV 50mm. No. 0536
3066 Mawsonite (TL), Mount Lyell Mines
Orange brown grains of the very rare Cu-Fe-Sn sulphide mineral mawsonite from the type locality in Tasmania (Mount Lyell, Queenstown) in a matrix of massive chalcopyrite and minor sulphides. Analysed by and from the Vandenbroucke...
0161 Chalcophanite, Magnet Mine, Tasmania
Chalcophanite from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 25mm. No. 0161.
0592 Chabazite, Bronte Park, Tasmania
Clay included Chabazite from Bronte Park, Tasmania, Australia. 20x20x15mm. No. 0592.
1976 Schoepite, Uranophane, Tasmanian United Uranium Mine
The sample is a limonitic clay with mica, jarosite and gypsum with some poorly crystallised uranium minerals. The latter probably include Uranophane-β (fibrous), Schoepite (amorphous), Compreignacite (cuboid crystals) and other minerals as a complex mixture...
1985 Schoepite, Uranophane, Tasmanian United Uranium Mine
The sample is a limonitic clay with mica, jarosite and gypsum with some poorly crystallised uranium minerals. The latter probably include Uranophane-β (fibrous), Schoepite (amorphous), Compreignacite (cuboid crystals) and other minerals as a complex mixture...
1977 Schoepite, Uranophane, Tasmanian United Uranium Mine
The sample is a limonitic clay with mica, jarosite and gypsum with some poorly crystallised uranium minerals. The latter probably include Uranophane-β (fibrous), Schoepite (amorphous), Compreignacite (cuboid crystals) and other minerals as a complex mixture...
1449 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 40mm | No. 1449 |
0772 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms and minor Chalcopyrite | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | 30x30x25mm | No. 0772 |
0771 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms and minor Chalcopyrite inclusions | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | 25x18x10mm | No. 0771 |
0758 Chalcopyrite on Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Chalcopyrite crystals on Hematite included Quartz | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. | 35x30x30mm | No. 0758 |
0756 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 35mm | No. 0756 |
0734 Hematite included Quartz, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite phantoms and minor Chalcopyrite | Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | 25x20x15mm | No. 0734 |
0250 Metacinnabar included Baryte, Tasmania
Metacinnabar included Baryte | XXX, Tasmania, Australia | 25mm | No. 0250 |
0081 Chalcopyrite included Baryte, Queenstown, Tasmania
Chalcopyrite included Baryte | Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia | 15mm | No. 0081 |
1744 Romanèchite, Zeehan, Tasmania
Romanèchite | 40x40x20mm | Near Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia | No. 1744 |
2879 Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 90mm | No. 2879 |
2653 Cobaltite, Avebury Nickel Mine, Tasmania
Cobaltite | Avebury Nickel Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 30mm | XRD Analysed | No. 2653 |
2878 Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 20mm | No. 2878 |
2877 Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia | FOV 35mm | No. 2877 |
2880 Gmelinite-Ca, Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-(Ca), Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 35mm.
2882 Gmelinite-Ca, Analcime, Little Plains Quarry, Tasmania
Gmelinite-Ca, Analcime | Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 15mm.
0642 Chabazite-Ca, Liawenee Canal, Tasmania
Twinned rhombic Chabazite-ca crystals with minor Calcite on basalt matrix – FOV 50mm. Liawenee Canal, Central Tasmania, Australia.
0529 Chabazite, Gads Hill, Tasmania
‘Chabazite’ ‘var. Phacolite’ from Gad’s Hill, Mersey Valley, Tasmania. 110x70x65mm.
0540 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite and Cerussite (Var: Chrome) with Crocoite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 50mm.
0113 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Secondary growth of yellow ‘chrome’ Cerussite crystals on a twinned larger Cerussite crystal from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 24x13x10mm.
0112 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 23x15x15mm.
1146 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 15mm.
1759 Cerussite, Hercules Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 30mm.
2554 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 30x25x25mm.
1455 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Kapi Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite (Var: Chrome) with minor Dundasite and Crocoite from the Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 45x35x15mm.
1385 Cerussite and Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite and Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 20mm.
1157 Cerussite, Magnet Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Galena from the Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 35mm.
2556 Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Magnet Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite (Var: Chrome), Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. 35x30x10mm.
2557 Cerussite, Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 30x25x15mm.
2649 Connellite, Botallackite, Paratacamite, Couta Mine, Tasmania
Crusts of Blue Connellite with green Botallackite and Paratacamite on Copper ore from the Couta Mine, Western Tasmania, Australia. Described in the Australian Journal of Mineralogy Volume 5, issue 2. FOV 30mm.
2384 Franckeite, Mount Bischoff Mine
Dark grey-silver veins/aggregates of the rare and complex sulphide mineral Franckeite, in brown magnesite-siderite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania. 75x50x15mm. No. 2384.
1261 Stichtite, Stichtite Hill
Stichtite | from the Type Locality, Stichtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia | 130x50x40mm | No. 1261 |
1238 Stichtite, Nevada Creek Prospect
Stichtite , Aragonite, Chromite | Nevada Creek Prospect, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia | 170x100x55mm | No. 1238
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.
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.
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]
1201 Pyrite on Calcite, Renison Bell Mine
Micro Pyrite cubes on Calcite from the Renison Bell Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. 45x45x30mm. No. 1201
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.
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.
0114 Kimuraite-(Y) | Kara Mine
White hemispheres of Kimuraite-(Y) on soft actinolite skarn from the upper oxidized zone in the Kara No.1 Pit, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 17mm.
2364 Goslarite | Tasmanian Smelting Company (Slag Heap)
Goslarite | Tasmanian Smelting Company (Slag Heap), Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. 37x30x12mm.
2038 Epidote | Kara Mine
Epidote with Magnetite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania. 24x17x12mm.
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...
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.
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.
2337 Fluorite on Quartz | Kara Mine
Purple Fluorite on Quartz from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania. 40x30x15mm.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2069 Beryl | Mount Bischoff
Beryl with minor Sellaite, Magnesite and rare Ferroaluminoceladonite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. [FOV 30mm]
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.
0460 Analcime on Natrolite, Cape Grim
Water clear Analcime crystal on Natrolite from near Cape Grim in NW Tasmania, Australia. [55x50x45mm]
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]
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]
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]
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...
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.
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]
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...
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.
0254 Albite on Microline – Mount Cameron
Albite overgrowth on Microline crystal from Mount Cameron, Gladstone area, Tasmania, Australia. [45x35x35mm]
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]
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]
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...
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.
0196 Witherite, Harmotome, Rosebery Mine
Witherite on Harmotome from the Rosebery Mine, Tasmania, Australia. [45x25x15mm]
1355 Rhodochrosite, Hercules Mine
Rhodochrosite with Quartz from the Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Tasmania, Australia. Cabinet.
0537 Crocoite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 55x35x30mm.
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]
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]
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]
1851 Analcime, Cape Grim
A nice miniature specimen of linked clay included Analcime crystals from Cape Grim in NW Tasmania.
0591 Scorodite, Segnitite, Zeehan
From a small once off find in 2017 near Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
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]
1614 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Tasmania
Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. [120x80x90mm]
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]
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]
1615 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine
Crocoite on Goethite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. [90x70x50mm]
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]
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]
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...
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]
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]
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.
1530 Pyrite on Calcite, Flowery Gully
Pyrite on Calcite from a small find at Beams Quarry, Flowery Gully, 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. 30x30x20mm.
0573 Crocoite on Goethite, Red Lead Mine
Crocoite on Goethite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
0571 Chalcophanite on Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Tasmania
Chalcophanite on Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 25mm.
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...
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.
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...
0454 Wolframite/Sphalerite, Oakleigh Creek Mine
Muscovite on Wolframite and Sphalerite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
1389 Witherite, Rosebery Mine
Witherite with Harmotome and Galena from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [160x90x75mm]
1360 Cerussite, Comet Maestries Mine
A Tasmanian classic, ‘straw’ Cerussite from the Comet Maestries Mine, Dundas, Western Tasmania, Australia. [50x55x45mm] | No. 1360.
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...
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, Tasmania
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.
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.
1311 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1310 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1309 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, Australia.
1308 Rhodochrosite, NW Tasmania
Rhodochrosite on Goethite from XXX, North West Tasmania, 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. 45mm.
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, Tasmania
Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 70x60x40mm. Ex Frank Mihajlowits.
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.
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. FOV 40mm.
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.
0038 Grimaldiite, Red Lead Mine
Grimaldite with minor Cerussite on Galena from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Specimen around 35mm across.
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...
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...
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.
0684 Quartz w/ minor sulphides, Tullah
Quartz w/ minor sulphides from North Mount Farrell Mine, Tullah, Tasmania, 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.
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.
0011 Orcelite, Avebury Nickel Mine
Orcelite collected from the dumps at Avebury Nickel Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.
1052 Tennantite, Rosebery Mine
Massive silver Tennantite with minor Quartz and Chalcopyrite from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, 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.
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.
0769 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. 70x50x25mm.
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. 45x40x35mm.
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.
0632 Cassiterite with Quartz, Rossarden
Cassiterite with Quartz from the Aberfoyle Tin Mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia. 70x50x40mm.
0886 Cassiterite on Quartz, Oakleigh Creek
Cassiterite on Quartz with Muscovite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia. FOV 70mm.
0059 Beryl, Sellaite, Mount Bischoff
Beryl with Sellaite, Magnesite and rare Ferroaluminoceladonite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. [40x38x35mm]
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.
0531 Tetrahedrite, Bismuthinite etc, Ringville
An old ore sample containing Tetrahedrite, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite and Bismuthinite – probably from the Curtin-Davis mine, Ringville, 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.
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. 55x35x25mm.
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.
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.
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.
0319 Brochantite, Woodwardite, Posnjakite etc. , Balfour
Brochantite, Woodwardite, Posnjakite on Covellite, Chalcopyrite and Digenite from Murrays Reward Mine, Balfour, Tasmania, Australia.
0957 Epidote – Anthony Headrace Tunnel
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.
0626 Native Copper, Mount Lyell
An uncommon specimen, collected in the late 1990s, of Native Copper in sandstone from the historic Lyell Blocks, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia.
0127 Quartz, Mount Read
Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Mount Read, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
0599 Aragonite, Don Hill Cutting
Aragonite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. This was recovered during road works in 1986.
0751 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz with Hematite coating the reverse side of the specimen entirely (not visible in photo). From 1540 level, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia. 110mm tall.
0312 Aragonite, Nickel Reward Mine
White radiating Aragonite on a serpentine matrix from the Nickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour, Tasmania, Australia.
0690 Calcite, Flowery Gully
Calcite from Beams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia.
0700 Gold, NW Tasmania
Gold (5.18 grams) from XXX, North West, Tasmania, Australia.
0757 Fluorite, Calcite, Quartz, Mount Lyell
Fluorite, Calcite and Quartz w/ minor Chalcopyrite and Hematite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is ~ 40mm.
0645 Dickite, Fluorite, Mount Bischoff
White Dickite and purple Fluorite on Magnesite-Siderite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0593 Chalcopyrite on Dolomite, Mount Lyell
Chalcopyrite crystals on and included within a rhomb of Dolomite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0638 Chrysocolla, Kara Mine
Chrysocolla from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.
0627 Calcite, Mt Cleveland
Iron-stained rosettes of Calcite on a pyrite-fluorite-dolomite matrix. There are crystals of the rare tourmaline species, Luinaite-(OH) on the underside. From the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. 50 mm across.
0753 Chalcopyrite, Quartz, Mount Lyell
Chalcopyrite on Hematite and Chlorite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0778 Dolomite, Quartz, Hematite, Mount Lyell
Dolomite and Quartz with Hematite coating and inclusions. From a pocket that was found in 1540 level, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Tasmania. Measures 85 x 60 x 45 mm.
0532 Tourmaline, Mount Bischoff
Tourmaline in Fluorite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
0940 Cerussite, Adelaide Mine
Cerussite from Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 70x50x20mm.
0022 Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Natrolite, Phillipsite, West Ridgley Quarry
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Natrolite, Phillipsite from West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Tasmania, Australia.
0061 Chrysotile, Tunnel Hill
Chrysotile from Tunnel Hill, Renison Bell, Tasmania, Australia.
0653 Graphite, Savage River Mine
Graphite from Savage River Mine, Savage River, Tasmania, Australia.
0004 Torbernite, Royal George
Torbernite collected in the 1990’s from the Royal George Mine, Avoca, Tasmania, Australia.
0008 Stolzite, Kara Mine
Stolzite from Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.