3911 Princivalleite (TL), Curiglia, Italy
Dark blue Princivalleite in Muscovite and Quartz from the type locality, Curiglia, Italy. FOV 22mm.
Type Locality
3833 Shinichengite (TL), Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Pale pink Shinichengite crystals from the type locality for this recently named species. Dimensions: 11 mm x 10 mm x 7 mm
3824 Alicewilsonite-(YLa) (TL), Paratoo Copper Mine, South Australia
Analysed specimen of pale pink Alicewilsonite-(YLa), from the type and only locality for the species. Associated with blue Decrespignyite-(Y). FOV 5mm.
2407 Gatehouseite (TL), Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia
2407 Gatehouseite (TL), Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia. FOV 5mm.
3407 Georgeite (TL), Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Western Australia
3407 Georgeite (TL) (blue) with Malachite (green), Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Western Australia. FOV 5mm.
3582 Brizziite (TL), Sulphur, Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Italy
3582 Colourless and pink-white Brizziite (TL), yellow Sulphur from the Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy. FOV 15mm.
3580 Formanite-(Y) (TL), Cooglegong pegmatite field, Western Australia
3580 Formanite-(Y) (TL), Cooglegong pegmatite field, Western Australia. FOV 10mm.
3501 Strontio-orthojoaquinite (TL), Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
3501 Strontio-orthojoaquinite (TL) | Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan. FOV 5 mm.
3521 Ningyoite (Type Locality), Ningyo-toge mine, Japan
3521 Ningyoite (Type Locality), Ningyo-toge mine, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. 30mm.
3444 Threadgoldite (TL), Kobokobo pegmatite, DR of Congo
Threadgoldite (TL) – Kobokobo pegmatite, Shabunda Territory, South Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo.Field of view is 20mm.
3441 Caryopilite (TL), Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Sweden
Caryopilite (TL) – Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden.Field of view is 30mm.
2700 Hardystonite (TL), Bustamite, Franklinite (TL), Willemite, Franklin Mine, New Jersey, USA
Hardystonite (TL), Bustamite, Franklinite (TL), Willemite – Franklin Mine, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Specimen measures 40x35x15mm.
3175 Rostite (TL), Kladno Mine, Czech Republic
3175 Rostite (Type Locality), Kladno Mine, Libušin, Kladno District, Czech Republic. 37x32x26mm.
3165 Santaclaraite (TL), Pennsylvania Mine, California, USA
3165 Santaclaraite (Type Locality), Pennsylvania Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara Co., California, USA. 40x30x22mm.
3179 Microsommite (TL), Mount Somma, Italy
3179 Glassy, colourless Microsommite (Type Locality) from Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy. FOV 30mm.
3168 Janhaugite (TL), Gjerdingen, Norway
3168 Janhaugite (reddish-brown) (Type Locality), Gjerdingen, Nordmarka, Oppland, Norway. 41x32x12mm.
3490 Svanbergite (TL), Hålsjöberg, Sweden
3490 Svanbergite (Type Locality), Hålsjöberg, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden. 40x30x28mm.
2642 Biphosphammite & Archerite (Type Locality), Murra-el-elevyn Cave, Cocklebiddy, Western Australia
2642 Biphosphammite (Type Locality) & Archerite from Murra-el-elevyn Cave, Cocklebiddy, Western Australia. Specimen of several fragments in capsule of very rare, tan/brownish Biphosphammite(TL) with minor, white Archerite. Both minerals are related to bat guano deposit....
3109 Widgiemoolthalite (TL), 132 North NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia
Micro dark green crystals of Widgiemoolthalite from the type and only locality for this species – 3109 Widgiemoolthalite (TL), 132 North NI Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. FOV 3mm.
3064 Waterhouseite (TL), Shigaite, Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia
Waterhouseite crystals on matrix with minor shigaite from the type and only locality for the species. FOV 5mm.
3161 Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite (TL), Norrishite, Hoskins mine, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
3161 Dark reddish grains of Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite (Type Locality) with black Norrishite from the Hoskins mine, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia. FOV 45mm.
2423 Francisite (TL), Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia
2423 Francisite (Type Locality), Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, South Australia. FOV 5mm.
3405 Newberyite (Type Locality), Mt Widderin Cave, Skipton, Victoria, Australia
3405 Newberyite (Type Locality), Mt Widderin Cave, Skipton, Victoria, Australia. 32x15x8mm. From the type locality, a greyish brown specimen of aggregated crystals of the rare Mg phosphate mineral, Newberyite. Not a beauty, but with an...
2890 Ashburtonite (TL), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia
2890 Ashburtonite (TL), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia. FOV 5mm.
3353 Domerockite (TL), Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia
3353 Domerockite (TL), Dome Rock Copper Mine, Olary Province, South Australia. Green microcrystals of rare domerockite on matrix (2mm) from the species’ type and only locality. Analysed.
3375 Hoganite (TL), Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia
3375 Hoganite (TL), Broken Hill Mines, New South Wales, Australia. FOV 25mm. Although these Hoganite crystals do originate from the Type Locality at Broken Hill, it is likely this particular specimen is a byproduct of...
3283 Cloncurryite (TL), Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
3283 Cloncurryite (TL), Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.FOV 20mm.
3289 Wilkinsonite (TL), Warrumbungle Volcano, New South Wales, Australia
3289 Wilkinsonite (TL), Warrumbungle Volcano, Warrumbungle National Park, Gowen Co., New South Wales, Australia.25X17X15mm.
ANKP139 Paulingite-Ca (TL), Three Mile Creek, Oregon, USA
3305 Paulingite-Ca (TL), Three Mile Creek, Oregon, USA. FOV 3mm.
3233 Gerdtremmelite (TL), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
A brown spherical aggregate of gerdtremmelite. Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia. FOV 2.5mm.
3236 Minrecordite (Type Locality), Willemite, Duftite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
White minrecordite with willemite and duftite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. SEM-EDS confirmed. 20×12×11mm.
3227 Tourmaline and Fluorite, Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania
Luinaite-(OH) (discredited), Tourmaline and Fluorite – Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania. 35x25x20mm.
2583 Angastonite (TL), Penrice marble quarry, South Australia
Angastonite (Type Locality) | Penrice marble quarry, Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. FOV 5mm. Angastonite is a relatively new Ca-Al-Mg phosphate mineral, IMA approved in 2008. It occurs as aggragates of...
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.
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 |