7467 JL1166 Hydromagnesite, Lee Valley, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1990 from Stan Rowe.
New Zealand
ncat JP0250 Pyrite. Chabazite-Ca, Lyttelton Harbour Board Quarry, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury Region, South Island, New Zealand
Elongated pyrite crystals, one as a “flag”, with a pyrite cube at the tip, on colourless to white chabazite. Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7436 JL1808 Gold, Galena, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
7395 JL1952 Hyalite Opal, Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Judy Rowe.
7394 JL1759 Taranakite, Chrystalls Beach (Cooks Head Rock), Clutha District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Judy Rowe.
7378 JL1953 Sulphur, White Island (Whakaari), Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
7353 JL3637 Gold, Martha Mine (Waihi Mine), Waihi, Hauraki District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
Tiny fragment in a capsule. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from Jocelyn Thornton at the Mineralogical Societies Seminar in Hobart.
7345 JL5144 Tuhualite, Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
7314 JL3984 Enstatite, Mount Tarawera, Okataina, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand
Labelled as ferrosilite, but Mindat says “erroneously reported” so likely enstatite. Obtained by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 2003.
4589 Silver, Waihi, North Island, New Zealand
A very fine and rare group of native silver crystals from Waihi, an area known for its gold. It measures 20mm across.
1277 Barite, Chabazite-Na (Herschelite), Apatite, Siderite, Bickers Quarry (Simpkins Quarry), Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Small cavities containing white bladed barite, colourless pseudo-hexagonal chabazite, colourless prismatic apatite and brown siderite. Width of view 3.75mm. Stack of 80 images.
5690 Zircon, Biotite, Taratimi Bay (Crater Bay), Mayor Island (Tuhua), Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand
Sharp and very thin crystals of biotite with white concertina zircon crystal (indicated by red arrow). Width 5.5mm. Stack of 100 images.