2627 Wodginite (Type Locality), Wodgina Tantalite Mine, Western Australia
2627 Wodginite (Type Locality), Wodgina Tantalite Mine, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia. 35x20x15mm.
Type Locality
3169 Juangodoyite (TL), Santa Rosa Mine, Chile
Blue Juangodoyite (Type Locality) from Santa Rosa Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile. 40x25x20mm.
3210 Cylindrite (Type Locality), Santa Cruz Mine, Bolivia
Cylindrite (Type Locality) – Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia. 35x15x15mm.
3099 Tengerite-(Y) and Decrespignyite-(Y), Paratoo Copper Mine, South Australia
White crystals of tengerite-(Y) with blue decrespignyite-(Y) (type locality) and minor green malachite from the Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia. FOV is ~5mm.
3100 Wulfenite & Tsumcorite (TL), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Several inter grown crystals of Wulfenite accompanied by Tsumcorite from the Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia | FOV 25mm – ~5mm in macro image.
3118 Ludlockite (TL), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Ludlockite on sulphide ore with colourless associated mineral (not analysed), most likely Zn-rich siderite, but can also be Stottite. The matrix is very iridescent, and most likely consists of a combination of Tennantite, Chalcocite and...
3111 Henmilite (TL) on Olshanskyite, Fuka mine, Japan
Sharp translucent deep violet-blue henmilite crystals on white olshanskyite matrix. It is the type and only world locality for henmilite. Fuka mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
2716 Apuanite (TL), Versiliaite (TL, Buca della Vena Mine, Italy
Black Apuanite (TL), and Semi-metallic black platy mica-like Versiliaite (TL). Buca della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy. 40x30x20mm.
2742 Colusite (TL) with Quartz, East Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District, Montana, USA
Colusite (TL) with Quartz, East Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District, Montana, USA. 50x40x35mm.
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...
2942 Sulvanite (Type Locality), Edelweiss Mine, South Australia
Sulvanite (Type Locality), Edelweiss Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. Two specimens in same display box. Specimen (left) measures 15x13x10mm, specimen (right) is altering to malachite, vesignieite and volborthite and measures 35x25x15mm.
2947 Newberyite (Type Locality), Mt Widderin Cave, Skipton, Victoria
Newberyite (Type Locality), Mt Widderin Cave, Skipton, Victoria, Australia. 35x28x15mm.
2706 Shattuckite, Ajoite (Type Locality), New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), USA
Dark blue Shattuckite with blue-green Ajoite (Type Locality) | New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona , USA | 40x40x35mm | No. 2706
2647 Seeligerite, Christelite (TL), San Francisco Mine, Chile
Seeligerite (yellow) with blue Christelite (TL) green Paratacamite, not readily visible in the photo is a micro crystal of orange-red Phoenicochroite, and some minor Herbertsmithite, Hemimorphite & Quartz. 50x35x25mm. From the San Francisco Mine (Beatrix...
2644 Cuprodongchuanite, Dongchuan District, China
Cuprodongchuanite (TL) with Veszelyite and Quartz. Light green possible Tyrolite or Theisite | Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China | FOV 20mm | No. 2644
2095 Ulrichite (TL), Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Ulrichite (Type Locality) | Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | FOV 5mm | No. 2095 |
1888 Ulrichite (TL), Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Victoria
Ulrichite (Type Locality) | Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | FOV 3mm | No. 1888 |
2623 Kimrobinsonite (TL), Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Western Australia
Lemon-white Kimrobinsonite from the type locality – Forrestania Gold Project / Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite,Mount Holland, Western Australia. Ex Dieter Nickolay collection. Field of view is ~1.5mm.
2584 Mountkeithite, Mount Keith, Western Australia
Mountkeithite | Type Locality | MKD5 nickel deposit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia | FOV 10mm | No. 2584
2517 Hanksite, Searles Lake, California, USA
Hanksite (Type Locality) | Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA | 30x25x20mm | No. 2517 |
2321 Carletonite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada
Carletonite (Type Locality) | Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada | 11x8x8mm | No. 2321 |
2477 Arsentsumebite (Type Locality), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Arsentsumebite (Type Locality), minor Azurite | Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia. 25x20x15mm. No. 2477.
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.
2324 Sanbornite, Gillespite, Celsian, Trumbull Peak, USA
White Sanbornite (Type Locality), Gillespite (red) with Celsian (whitish/translucent) from Trumbull Peak, Incline, Mariposa Co, California, USA. [53x25x5mm] No. 2324.
1525 Paratooite-(La) (TL) | Paratoo Copper Mine
Pale blue bladed Paratooite-(La) (TL) with white balls of Kamphaugite-(Y) | Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, South Australia. FOV ~5mm.
1252 Mawbyite (TL) | Broken Hill Mines
Mawbyite (TL) | Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. 10mm.
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...
2139 Sieleckiite, Libethenite, Turquoise | Mount Oxide Mine
A small sample with an area hosting extremely rare bright blue spheres of sieleckiite in association with libethenite and turquoise. From the type locality for sieleckiite – Mount Oxide Mine, Mount Gordon, Queensland. Measures 40x30x10mm.
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...
1927 Peisleyite, Tom’s Phosphate Quarry
Peisleyite from Tom’s Phosphate Quarry, Kapunda South Australia. Type Locality. [11x10x4mm]
1914 Neptunite, Joaquinite-(Ce) – California State Gem Mine
Na2KLiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24 Neptunite is a silicate mineral named for Neptune, the Roman god of the sea. It was first described in 1893 for an occurrence at the type locality for the species – Narssârssuk pegmatite, Narsaarsuk...
2054 Davidite-(La) (TL) with Roscoelite, Radium Hill Mine
Black glassy Davidite-(La) with Roscoelite (a rare Vanadium rich member of the Mica group) from the Radium Hill Mine, Olary Province, South Australia. This is also the type locality for Davidite-(La). [15x11x9mm]
1814 Kapundaite (TL), Tom’s Quarry
Kapundaite from the type locality, Tom’s Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia. FOV 10mm.
1885 Paulscherrerite (TL), Mt Painter
Orange-yellow Paulscherrerite (Type Locality) from the Mount Painter No. 2 workings, Mt Painter area, Arkaroola Region, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. [Thumbnail]
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.
0827 Marshite, Smithsonite, Aurichalcite and Cuprite, Broken Hill Mines
Marshite (TL) , Smithsonite, Aurichalchite and Cuprite, with minor Malachite, Cerussite, Anglesite and Linarite from the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [28x15x12mm]
1523 Carminite, Beudantite-Segnitite, Broken Hill Mines
Red Carminite with yellow-green beudantite-segnitite collected during a field trip in the 1990’s to Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. [95x55x30mm]
1503 Cobaltaustinite (TL), Erythrite, Dome Rock Copper Mine
Dull olive-green patches of crude Cobaltaustinite crystals (Type Locality), with flat laying Erythrite crystals, from the Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia. [75x35x15mm]
1519 Scholzite, Plimerite, Hillite (TL), Zn Collinsite, Reaphook Hill
Scholzite, green Plimerite, and micro crystals of Zn Collinsite and Hillite (TL), from Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Ex Chris Johnson (Miner). [50x35x25mm]