40005 RH1029 Fayalite, Andesine, Colac Quarry, Ondit, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria
Brown fayalite(?) crystals with grey-green andesine. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.83mm. Stack of 20 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
40003 RH Augite, Andesine, Hyalite Opal, Ilmenite, Colac Quarry, Ondit, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria
A fairly rough-looking white andesine crystal is perched on the end of a prismatic dark brown, almost black augite crystal. But wait there’s more. The top third of the augite crystal is coated by a thin blob of colourless hyalite opal. This hyalite also coats a number of small triangular...
40002 RH Hyalite Opal, Colac Quarry, Ondit, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria
Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image for a higher resolution one.
40001 RH Andesine, Augite, Apatite, Miners Rest Quarry, Miners Rest, City of Ballarat, Victoria
Ex R Haslam Collection. Height of view 3.5mm. Stack of 35 images.
300128 Iodine
Iodine in sealed glass ampule. Paul van den Bergen photo. And thanks to Paul for creating this… đ
ncat OW102 Barite,Rosebery Mine (EZ Mine), Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Small yellow barite crystals on matrix. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 80 images. Click Image for High Resolution
5731 Pyrite, Eaglehawk Mine, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria
Crystalline (but not crystals) of pyrite in quartz. Collected January 2021. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images.
7440 JL2012 Witherite, Settlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
7438 JL3591 Copper, Sliding Rock Mine, Warraweena, Beltana, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 at the Castlemaine Gemkana from a tailgater from Whyalla for $0.50.
7437 JL0821 Realgar, Matra Mine, Matra, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1988 at the Boort Gemkana from Pat Sutton for $0.50.
7436 JL1808 Gold, Galena, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
7435 JL2153 Rhönite, Nickenicher Weinberg, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from the Holland Micro Group.
7434 JL1919 Smoky Quartz, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat (peatite).
7433 JL1802 Gold, Pyrite, Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
7431 JL3164 Norrishite, Sugilite, Hoskins mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales
Type Locality for norrishite. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
7430 JL3060 Apachite, Socorro Peak, Socorro Peak District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Rob Sielecki for $10.00.
7429 JL0007 Gold, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1992. Ex Museum Victoria. Collected in 1898.
7428 JL3699 Clinocervantite, Valentinite, Tafone Mine, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Type Locality for clinocervantite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $5.00.
7427 JL2071 Chalcocite, Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
7426 JL2319 Adamite, Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from Jack Leach.
7425 JL2003 Linarite, Schulenbergite, Eaglebrook Mine (Nantycagl Mine), Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
7424 JL2368 Anorthite, Augite, Anguillara Sabazia, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $1.00.
7422 JL0961 Turquoise, Site 3, Edi-Cheshunt turquoise field, Whitfield, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1992 from Frank Robinson.
0010 Zemannite, Spiroffite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Tiny brown crystals of zemannite and pink spiroffite(?). Width of view 5mm. Stack of 40 images.
0881 Stibnite, Red Hill, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria
This stibnite specimen was collected from the open cut area before it was open cut. Some superb curving stibnite crystals! Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 25 images.
7419 JL2015 Cacoxenite, Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
7415 JL3069 Magnetite, Fluorapatite, Diopside, Cosgrove quarry, Cosgrove, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show for $1.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
7413 JL2906 Pyrite, Gold, Galena, Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 3.33mm. Stack of 63 images.
7412 JL1467 Fluorapatite, Barite, Quartz, Cuprite, Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Brian Beyer at the Adelaide Mineralogical Society Seminar for $1.00. Width of view 3.33mm. Stack of 60 images.
7410 JL1834 Hinsdalite, Pyromorphite, Pyromorphite lode, Zeehan Queen mine (“Sylvester-Queen”), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Labelled as hinsdalite but likely plumbogummite, and as “Sylvester Mine”. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Jack Leach for $4.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
7408 JL1830 Pyrophyllite, Gundagai, Clarendon Co., New South Wales
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Jack Leach for $2.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
7405 JL3651 Anatase, Alluvial gold mine, Carapooee, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Judy Rowe. Judy was involved in the hand-sorting of heavy minerals from the deposit.
7404 JL1655 Cinnabar, Mercury, Jamieson Mercury mine, Quicksilver creek, Jamieson, Mansfield Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995. Ex Museum Victoria. Ex Somerset Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7403 JL1741 Gmelinite-Chabazite, Analcime, Point Sambell, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria
Gmelinite-chabazite intergrowth. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Frank Robinson. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 75 images.
7402 JL3695 Quartz, Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from a Tailgater at the Wagga Gemboree.
7401 JL1724 Stibiconite, Stibnite, Ringwood Gold and Antimony Mine (Antimony Mine), Ringwood, City of Maroondah, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Ruth Coulsell (fluornatrocoulsellite). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 34 images.
7400 JL1740 Chabazite, Calcite, Point Sambell, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Robinson. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 64 images.
7399 JL1820 Calcite, Korumburra, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Frank Robinson.
7398 JL3692 Calcite, Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from a Tailgater at the Wagga Gemboree.
7397 JL1770 Gypsum, Chlorite, Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995. Ex Museum Victoria.
7396 JL1899 Anatase, Albite, Aegirine, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat (peatite). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images.
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.
7393 JL1798 Mordenite, Mount Hay, Wycarbah, Rockhampton Region, Queensland
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from June and Bob Gleeson at the Echuca Gemkana.
7392 JL1683 Kettnerite, Mixite, Northern Spy Mine, Tintic Mining District, Utah Co., Utah, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Joe Marty.
7391 JL2141 Quartz, Bellerberg volcano, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from the Holland Micro Group.
7390 JL4983 Sigloite, Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, PotosĂ, Bolivia
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
7389 JL1821 Clinozoisite, Mokoan quarry, Goorambat, Rural City of Benalla, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1991. Ex Museum Victoria.
7388 JL3708 Chabazite, Thomsonite-Ca, Organ Pipes National Park, City of Hume/Brimbank, Victoria
The Organ Pipes National Park is enclosed in two Cities: Hume to the north of Jacksons Creek, and Brimbank to the south. It is not known which side of the creek this specimen was collected from. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from Rob Hamson. Collected by Prof. R.A. Willis...
7385 JL2236 Churchite-(Y), Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from Larry Queen for $5.00 at the Queensland Mineralogical Societies Seminar.
7384 JL1973 Gerhardtite, Cuprite, Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Brian Beyer for $10.00 at the New South Wales Mineralogical Societies Seminar.
7382 JL1686 Weeksite, Carnotite, Anderson Mine (Date Creek project; U-V Mine; Uranium-Air Mine), Date Creek Basin, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Joe Marty.
7381 JL2315 Theisite, Aurichalcite, Tuckerville prospects, Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USA
Type Locality for theisite. Incorrectly labelled as La Plata Co. (refer comment in Mindat). Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $2.00.
7380 JL3766 Siderite, Montmorillonite, Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria
Basketweave siderite. Collected by Joan Lamond in 1982. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 150 images.
7379 JL1822 Ferro-richterite, Camels Hump, Mount Macedon, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria
Mindat only lists richterite. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Don Billinghurst.
7378 JL1953 Sulphur, White Island (Whakaari), Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
7377 JL1875 Cerussite, Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Acquired by Joan Lamond at the 1996 Prahran Show from Martin Rosser for $6.00.
7376 JL1947 Wulfenite, Pyromorphite, Avondale Mine, Mount Lyndhurst station, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Collected by Joan Lamond in 1993 on a Mineralogical Society field trip.
7375 JL1926 Nepheline, Albite, Unknown Pink, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat.
7374 JL2011 Harmotome, Barite, Settlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1996.
7373 JL2317 VillamanĂnite, Providencia Mine, Villanueva de Pontedo, CĂĄrmenes, LeĂłn, Castile and Leon, Spain
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $3.00.
7372 JL3695 Tiptopite, Roscherite, Montgomeryite, Tip Top Mine (Tip Top pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA
Type Locality for tiptopite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $10.00.
7371 JL3673 Phillipsite-Na, Siderite, Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Jack Leach. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 80 images.
7370 JL1736 Barite, Chabazite, Redcliff Head (Red Cliff Head), Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Robinson.
7369 JL1705 Hyalite Opal, Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Michael Hirst.
7368 JL4977 Schuetteite, Rainbow mine, Brewster Co., Texas, USA
Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
7367 JL3272 Ullmannite, Masaloni Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from Bernie and Margaret Day at the Castlemaine Gemkana for $4.00.
7365 JL3927 Lavendulan, Erythrite, Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Olary Province, South Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2002. Ex Ralph Segnit Collection.
7364 JL3382 Sasaite, Turquoise, Site 3, Edi-Cheshunt turquoise field, Whitfield, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from Robyn Sharp.
7363 JL3054 Vaterite, Defernite, Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Rob Sielecki in 1998 for $10.00.
7361 JL3747 Hancockite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $4.00.
7359 JL3034 Pyrite, Mount Tarrengower, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from the Bendigo Show club stall for $0.50.
7357 JL3023 Chrysocolla, Veszelyite, Straitstep Vein (Margaret’s Vein), Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Chrysocolla after veszelyite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
7356 JL3132 Quartz, Gosse Bluff, Tnorala Conservation Reserve, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Judy Rowe. Collected by Judy and Stan Rowe in May, 1985.
7355 JL3456 Nickelskutterudite, Quartz, Lill Mine, ÄernojamskĂ© deposit, BĆezovĂ© Hory ore region, PĆĂbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
7354 JL3904 Gyrolite, Calcite, Fluorapophyllite, Mesolite, India
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2002. Ex Ralph Segnit Collection.
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.
7352 JL3683 Olivine, Andesine, CSR Quarry, Ondit, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 2000.
7351 JL3681 Cornubite, Hardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $2.00.
7350 JL3181 Thomsonite, Phillipsite, Chabazite, West Head, Flinders, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Frank Robinson.
7349 JL3200 Dumontite, Saléeite, Ranger Mine (Ranger Uranium Mine), Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
7345 JL5144 Tuhualite, Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
7344 JL3134 Beryl, Titanite, Biotite, Monazite, Magnetite, Tungkillo area, Palmer, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 1998. Labelled as “Mannum”.
7343 JL3014 Connellite, Stoneycroft Smelter slag locality, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
7342 JL3052 Holdawayite, Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Rob Sielecki for $10.00.
7341 JL3746 Fersmite, Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $4.00.
7340 JL2395 Hörnesite, Ore dumps, Richelsdorf Smelter, SĂŒĂ, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $2.00.
7339 JL3068 Diopside, Cosgrove quarry, Cosgrove, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show in 1998 for $1.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
7338 JL3843 Rammelsbergite, Lainijaur Mine (Lainejaur), MalÄ, VÀsterbotten County, Sweden
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $5.00.