1484 Beryl (Var: Emerald) in Quartz, Torrington
Emerald in Quartz from the Torrington mining district, Torrington, New South Wales, Australia. Longest Beryl crystal is 65mm long.
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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
2238 Olmiite on Quartz, N’Chwaning #2 Mine, South Africa
Olmiite on Quartz | N’Chwaning #2 Mine, Kuruman, South Africa. 20x20x15mm.
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.
2250 Stibnite | Costerfield Reef (Main Reef)
Fine silver-grey needle-like crystals of Stibnite in milky-white Quartz | Costerfield Reef (Main Reef), Costerfield, Victoria, Australia. FOV is 20mm.
2082 Azurite | Wheal Barton Mine
Azurite on Quartz | Wheal Barton Mine, North Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. FOV 40mm. (No. 2082)
2337 Fluorite on Quartz | Kara Mine
Purple Fluorite on Quartz from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania. 40x30x15mm.
0105 Arsenopyrite on Quartz | Mt Cleveland Mine
Arsenopyrite on Quartz | Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia. 40x35x25mm.
2034 Brochantite on Hematite included Quartz | Mount Lyell Mines
Brochantite on Hematite included Quartz from Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. 60x23x15mm.
1922 Liroconite (TL), Kernowite (TL) | Wheal Gorland, England
Historic specimen of blue-green Liroconite on Quartz from Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England. Many of the crystals are bright green, suggesting they are transitioning into kernowite, the iron-end member, which forms a series with...
1731 Babingtonite | Malad Quarry, India
Babingtonite on Quartz from Malad Quarry (Kandivali Quarry), Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), India. FOV 20mm.
2072 Quartz, Fluorite | Mt Gee, Arkaroola
Old time specimen of Quartz on Fluorite from Mt Gee, Arkaroola, South Australia. [50x40x20mm]
2071 Quartz, Fluorite | Mt Gee, Arkaroola
Old time specimen of Quartz on Fluorite from Mt Gee, Arkaroola, South Australia. [50x40x20mm]
2070 Quartz after Fluorite | Mt Gee, Arkaroola
Old time specimen of Quartz after Fluorite from Mt Gee, Arkaroola, South Australia. [50x40x20mm]
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.
1827 Hematite – Iron Monarch Open Cut
Hematite, Quartz – Iron Monarch Open Cut , Iron Knob , South Australia. [40x35x25mm]
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]
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.
0264 Actinolite – Broken Hill Mines
Actinolite in Quartz from the North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. FOV 30mm.
1709 Quartz (Var: Amethyst) – Victoria River
A large violet coloured Amethyst cluster from the Victoria River Downs Station, Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia. Ex Dick Johnston collection. Ex Bernie Whyte collection. [215x118x108mm]
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]
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.
1355 Rhodochrosite, Hercules Mine
Rhodochrosite with Quartz from the Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Tasmania, Australia. Cabinet.
1483 Stibnite, Hillgrove
Stibnite on Quartz from Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia. Miniature.
0302 Bismutite on Koechlinite, Kingsgate
Bismutite (white) and Koechlinite (yellow) on Bismuthinite and Quartz. XRD Confirmed. Obtained from exploration work carried out a few years ago. Not seen from Kingsgate since early 20th century. Bladed Molybdenite replaced in some parts....
0309 Ferrimolybdite, Kingsgate
Ferrimolybdite on Quartz, a rare secondary mineral occuring in the oxdised zones of hydrothermal veins, it forms from the alteration of Molybdenite. From Old 25 Mine, Kingsgate, New South Wales, Australia.
1490 Beryl (Var: Heliodor), Harts Range
Beryl (Var: Heliodor) with minor Quartz and Mica from the Disputed Mine, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia. Miniature.
1705 Molybdenite w/ Quartz, Kingsgate
Molybdenite with Quartz, Kingsgate, New South Wales, Australia. [125x105x100mm]
0030 Gold in Quartz, Beaconsfield
Gold in Quartz from Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
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]
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]
1711 Corundum (Var: Ruby), Mistral Mine
Corundum (Var: Ruby) from the Mistral Mine, Spriggs Creek Bore, Northern Territory, Australia. [75x71x38mm]
1587 Quartz, White Rock Quarry
Quartz from the White Rock Quarry, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [140x130x80mm]
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]
1609 Calcite (Var: Manganoan), Kara Mine
Calcite (Var: Manganoan) on Quartz and Actinolite from the Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia. [75x45x25mm]
1472 Quartz, Biggenden Mine
Quartz w/ minor Magnetite in matrix from the Biggenden Mine, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [45x40x30mm]
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]
1158 Axinite-(Fe) w/ Quartz, Colebrook Hill
Axinite-(Fe) w/ Quartz from the Colebrook Hill Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. [55x50x45mm]
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.
1454 Boulangerite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rosebery Mine
A water clear Quartz crystal backed by steel-grey hair like crystals of Boulangerite on a matrix consisting of mostly Quartz and Rhodochrosite from Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia. These were found in the early 1980’s,...
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.
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...
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]
1045 Chalcedony (Var: Agate), Calder Gravel Pits
Chalcedony (Var: Agate) – Quartz – from the Calder Gravel Pits, NW Tasmania, Australia. [80x75x30mm]
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.
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.
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.
0298 Putnisite, Armstrong NI Mine
Putnisite, Quartz from Armstrong NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western 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.
1052 Tennanite, Rosebery Mine
Massive silver Tennantite with minor Quartz and Chalcopyrite from the Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
1037 Fluorite & Quartz, Rex Hill Mine
Fluorite & Quartz from the Rex Hill Mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia.
0990 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Heemskirk
Hematite included Quartz from Mount Heemskirk, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia.
0758 Chalcopyrite on Quartz, Mount Lyell
Chalcopyrite on Hematite and Chlorite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0769 Hematite included Quartz, Mount Lyell
Hematite included Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0955 Chlorite, Mount Lyell
Chlorite, Dolomite on Quartz from Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, 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.
0886 Cassiterite on Quartz, Oakleigh Creek
Cassiterite on Quartz with Muscovite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
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.
0583 Gold, NE Tasmania
Gold and some Quartz from XXX, North-East Tasmania, Australia.
0002 Baryte, Mount Lyell
10mm Baryte crystal with minor Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Dolomite from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, 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.
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...
0774 Calcite on Quartz, Mount Lyell
Calcite (uncommon from this location) on Quartz from the Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
0127 Quartz, Mount Read
Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Mount Read, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia.
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.
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.
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.
0118 Rhodochrosite, Rosebery Mine
Rhodochrosite w/ minor 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.
0822 Rhodochrosite on Quartz, Broken Hill Mines
Rhodochrosite on Quartz from the Broken Hill Mines, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0010 Cassiterite, Quartz, Oakleigh Creek
Cassiterite on Quartz with Muscovite from the Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Tasmania, Australia.