ncat NOVM Köttigite, Penguin Mine (Penguin silver mine), Penguin, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania
Pink cobalt and nickel-bearing köttigite. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
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3295 Quartz, Topaz, Kaolinite, Dolcoath Hill Quarry (Moina Quarry), Moina – Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania
Brown topaz crystals embedded in white kaolinite on the side of a quartz crystal. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 32 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
2466 Kaersutite, Ringarooma United Mine, Alberton, Dorset municipality, Tasmania
Black phenocrysts embedded in matrix. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 26 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
2210 Jarosite, King Hill gold mine, Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania
Yellow crystalline material from within a quartz vein. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat OW403 Osmiridium, Iridium, Osmium, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania
Osmiridium grains. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 20 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat WD105 “Osmiridium”, Osmium, Iridium, Chromite, Adamsfield, Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania
Rounded grains of osmiridium with sharp black crystals of chromite collected by Rusty Morley. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 20 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
1130 Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
A jumble of intense red mostly terminated crocoite crystals. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JP886 Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Cape Grim, Cape Grim district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania
Blocky colourless crystals. Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 14.5mm. Stack of 55 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat WD213 Hydromagnesite, Nickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Colourless to white hydromagnesite crystals on serpentine. Specimen measures 90x55x45mm. Close up photo width of view 6mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the images below for a higher resolution version.
ncat OW210 Dypingite, Hydromagnesite, Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania
A ball of crystals of hydromagnesite with white pearly dypingite. Specimen Measures 60x40x15mm. Closeup photo width of view 6mm. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
2399 VHD5 Scheelite, Calcite, Hübnerite, Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania
A brown scheelite crystal with white calcite on silvery black hübnerite. Ex Mark Hallam Collection. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 55 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0445 Cerussite, Magnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania
Pale greenish-yellow cerussite crystals showing signs of reticulated twinning. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 44 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.