0629 Petterdite, Philipsbornite, Grimaldiite, Red Lead Mine
Petterdite (TL), Philipsbornite (TL), Grimaldiite, Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
Petterdite (TL), Philipsbornite (TL), Grimaldiite, Crocoite from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
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.
Witherite and Harmotome from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
Biotite from Killiecrankie, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
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.
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.
Baryte crystals found in the late 1970’s, 5 North, G Lens, 15 Level of the Rosebery Lead/Zinc Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. 55x35x25mm.
10mm Baryte crystal with minor Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Dolomite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
A mesh of Jamesonite crystals filling a small vug on massive Sphalerite from Mt Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. Field of View is ~4mm.
Calcite from the Don Hill road cutting, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. This piece measures 19x8x4 cm and was recovered during road works in 1986.
Witherite crystals from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
14mm Siderite on Calcite with black Hisingerite from Bridgewater, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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.
Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) from Beams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia.
Siderite on Fluorite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
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...
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...
Serpentine Subgroup (Var: Picrolite) from Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
Brochantite, Woodwardite, Posnjakite on Covellite, Chalcopyrite and Digenite from Murrays Reward Mine, Balfour, Tasmania, Australia.
Marcasite from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
Axinite-(Fe) from Colebrook Hill, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. Largest crystal is 30mm. Largest crystal is 30mm.
Botryoidal Dundasite with minor Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
Crocoite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. [45x25x20mm]
Azurite from the Murray’s Reward Mine, Balfour, Tasmania, Australia.
Calcite (uncommon from this location) on Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Mount Read, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
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.
White radiating Aragonite on a serpentine matrix from the Nickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour, Tasmania, Australia.
Calcite from Beams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia.
Gold (5.18 grams) from XXX, North West, Tasmania, Australia.
Fluorite, Calcite and Quartz w/ minor Chalcopyrite and Hematite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. FOV is ~ 40mm.
White Dickite and purple Fluorite on Magnesite-Siderite from Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
Chalcopyrite crystals on and included within a rhomb of Dolomite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
Chrysocolla from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.
Chalcopyrite on Hematite and Chlorite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
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.
Tourmaline in Fluorite from the Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia.
Cerussite from Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 70x50x20mm.
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Natrolite, Phillipsite from West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Tasmania, Australia.
Chrysotile from Tunnel Hill, Renison Bell, Tasmania, Australia.
Graphite from Savage River Mine, Savage River, Tasmania, Australia.
Torbernite collected in the 1990’s from the Royal George Mine, Avoca, Tasmania, Australia.
Stolzite from Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia.