0241 Quartz, Mt Cleveland
Double terminated Quartz with minor Muscovite from the Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. 70mm in length.
Tasmania
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.