Tasmania
20035 Stilbite, Bitumen, Apophyllite, Laumontite, Calcite, Unknown, Russell Hard Quarry (8646), Russell River, Lonnavale, Tasmania
Colourless stilbite crystals on black bitumen. Laumontite intermingled with bitumen. Apophyllite (in second photo) and unknown hexagonal or pseudohexagonal (in main photo) crystals in another cavity. Maybe just apophyllite? Photo width 3.25mm. The calcite is fluorescent.
20027 Quartz, Mt Read, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Cluster of colourless quartz crystals.
20026 Gold Mathinna district, Break O’Day municipality, Tasmania
Small amount of gold in quartz. See arrow.
20023 Plumbogummite after Pyromorphite, Pyromorphite lode, Zeehan Queen mine (“Sylvester-Queen”), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Ex Ruth Coulsell Collection #1219, labelled as Sylvester Mine. As per Mindat, relabelled from hinsdalite to plumbogummite.
3313 Anatase, Philosophers Ridge, Mt Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania
Tiny anatase crystals (arrowed) on quartz with hematite inclusions.
ncat M3850 Cassiterite, Summit Face, Mt Bischoff, Waratah, Tasmania
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
ncat M2802 Dundasite, Cerussite, Crocoite, Kapi Mine, North Dundas, Tasmania
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
30047 Pyrrhotite, Andradite-Uvarovite, Calcite, Diopside, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Brassy crystal of pyrrhotite, with tiny bright green andradite-uvarovite series garnet crystals, pale diopside, and flattened calcite.
5558 Calcite, Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Kara Mine, Hampshire district, Burnie City, Tasmania
Mn-calcite/Ca-rhodochrosite pseudomorphing kutnohorite, Self-collected
5559 Calcite, Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Andradite, Kara Mine, Hampshire district, Burnie City, Tasmania
Mn-calcite/Ca-rhodochrosite pseudomorphing kutnohorite, Self-collected
4882 Topaz, Frome River, Moorina, Blue Tier district, Break O’Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Ex Neil Kinnane Collection, Peter Beckwith, Crystal Habit
10067 Fluorapophyllite-(K), Hedenbergite, Avebury Nickel Deposits, Zeehan district, Tasmania
Blocky transparent apophyllite crystals with pale green hedenbergite.
4341 Hemimorphite, Quartz, Calcite Quarry, near Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Joan Lamond Micro Collection 2006
4317 Quartz after Fluorite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Collected by Andrew Tuma 2006
4318 Calcite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Collected by Andrew Tuma 2006
4319 Calcite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Collected by Andrew Tuma 2006
4316 Fluorite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Collected by Andrew Tuma 2006
4256 Vivianite, Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection