2557 Cerussite, Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania
Cerussite, Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 30x25x15mm.
Tasmania
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 |
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...
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.
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.
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.
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]
1456 Andradite, Kara Mine
Andradite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [44x35x30mm]
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]