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Austria Europe

4811 Clinotyrolite, Weisser Schrofen, Ringenwechsel District, Schwaz, Brixlegg – Schwaz area, Inn valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Munchener Micromounter, Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Germany

4810 Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Ex Erwin Schuhbauer Collection, Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Austria Europe

4808 Hydrozincite, Pyrite, Hemimorphite, Obernberg am Brenner, Obernberg valley, Sill valley (Wipp valley), North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Germany

4807 Duftite, Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Austria Europe

4806 Epidote, Diopside, Sollnkar, Krimmler Ache valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Ferrian diopside, originally labelled as augite, Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Austria Europe

4802 Amphibole, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Titanite, Basalt quarry, Pauliberg, Kobersdorf, Oberpullendorf, Burgenland, Austria

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Germany

4801 Stibnite, Sulphur, Neue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Braunsdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Germany

4799 Hauyne, Magnetite, In den Dellen quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Austria Europe

4796 Fluorapatite, Rutile, Beryller, Abichl Alp – Beryller area, Untersulzbach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Ex Erwin Schuhbauer Collection, Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Austria Europe

4795 Monazite-(Ce), Hopffeldboden, Hopffeld area, Obersulzbach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Germany

4791 Keckite, Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Germany

4788 Arsenopyrite, Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Ukraine

5584 Niter, Bakla Mountain, Skalistoye Village, Bakhchisaray area, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast’, Ukraine

White, Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Kyrgyzstan Type Locality

5583 Khaidarkanite, Khaidarkan Sb-Hg deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Fergana Valley, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

Type Locality. Tiny blue crystals., Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Type Locality Zambia

5579 Tarbuttite, Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Type Locality. Colourless crystals. Pink under LWUV. Labelled as Northern Rhodesia.,

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Russia

5578 Natrosilite, Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Karnasurt mine (Kedyk area), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

White bladed crystal, CK Minerals

  • October 5, 2019
Mexico North and Central Americas

5577 Lindstromite, San Martin de Porres Mine, Yecora, Mun. de Yecora, Sonora, Mexico

Silver, Peter Hall

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Namibia Type Locality

5572 Ferrilothmeyerite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Type Locality. Tiny brown crystals on calcite, Peter Hall

  • October 5, 2019
Mexico North and Central Americas Type Locality

5543 Zemannite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Type Locality. Ex John Lewis collection.

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Russia Type Locality

5514 Organovaite-Mn, Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast’, Northern Region, Russia

Type Locality, Peter Hall

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Vietnam

5511 Chondrodite, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam

Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Morocco

5506 Wendwilsonite, Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azzer District (Bou Azer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Kazakhstan

5504 Bertrandite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Kara-Oba W deposit, Betpakdala Desert (Bet-Pak-Dal Desert), Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast’), Kazakhstan

Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Vietnam

5503 Graphite, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam

Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Russia

5498 Lomonosovite, Lovozero Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast’, Northern Region, Russia

Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs

  • October 5, 2019
England Leicestershire United Kingdom

4901 Wulfenite, Galena, Breedon Quarry, Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Pakistan

4899 Vesuvianite, Alchuri (Alchori; Aschudi), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Scotland United Kingdom

4897 Clinoatacamite, Quartz, Goethite, Rhuba a’Mhill, Isle of Islay, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Labelled as Paratacamite, Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
North West Highlands Scotland United Kingdom

4890 Gold, Kildonan Burn, Helmsdale, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Kazakhstan

4875 Rusakovite, Kurumsak V Deposit, Aksumbe, Karatau Range, Southern Kazakhstan Province (Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy; Yuzhno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast’), Kazakhstan

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Pakistan

4874 Bastnasite, Tor Ghar, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan

Peter Hall

  • October 5, 2019
Scotland United Kingdom

4867 Fluorite, Schorl, Quartz, Albite, Scarisdale River, Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
United Kingdom Wales

4866 Stibnite, Metastibnite, Bwlch Mine, Deganwy, Conwy, Wales, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
United Kingdom Wales

4861 Fibroferrite, Cae Coch Mine, Trefriw, Gwydyr Forest area, Conwy, Wales, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
United Kingdom Wales

4859 Gorceixite, Benallt Mine (Tyddyn Meirion mine; Ty Canol mine), Rhiw, Llanfaelrhys, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
United Kingdom Wales

4857 Stibnite, Stibiconite, Bwlch Mine, Deganwy, Conwy, Wales, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Powys United Kingdom Wales

4853 Tyrolite, Dolyhir Quarry, Wethel, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Scotland United Kingdom

4849 Fluorite, Quartz, Albite, Orthoclase, Biotite, Clauchlands Point, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
England Leicestershire United Kingdom

4848 Manganite, Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire, England, UK

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Mexico North and Central Americas

4844 Cuzticite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Type Locality, Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Russia

4828 Djerfisherite, Khibiny Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast’, Northern Region, Russia

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Russia

4827 Umbozerite, Ussingite, Pegmatite No. 60, Second Eastern Stream, Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast’, Northern Region, Russia

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Pakistan

4825 Chevkinite-(Ce), Arondu (Arundu; Arandu), Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Switzerland Type Locality

4823 Preiswerkite, Geisspfad pass, Geisspfad area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Type Locality, Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Russia

4820 Shcherbakovite, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast’, Northern Region, Russia

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Madagascar

4818 Grandidierite, Amboasary District, Anosy Region (Fort Dauphin Region), Tulear Province (Toliara), Madagascar

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Mexico North and Central Americas

4817 Zemannite, Kinichilite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Brown crystals of Zemannite/Kinichilite. Type Locality for Zemannite, Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Mexico North and Central Americas

4816 Zemannite, Kinichilite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Brown crystals of Zemannite/Kinichilite. Type Locality for Zemannite, Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Russia

4815 Karnasurtite-(Ce), Hackmanite Stock (Pegmatite No. 62), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast’, Northern Region, Russia

Type Locality, Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Switzerland

4784 Sursassite, Cuprite, Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubunden), Switzerland

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Pakistan

4780 Brucite, Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan

Peter Hall

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Namibia

4777 Topaz, Klein Spitzkopje granite stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe; Klein Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Namibia

4771 Zincian Dolomite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Turkey

4759 Sepiolite, Bursa Province, Marmara Region, Turkey

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Tanzania

4737 Pyrope, Tanzania

Three fairly sharp crystals, no matrix., Steve Ulatowski, New Era Gems, Grass Valley, California

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Russia

4735 Miersite, Azurite, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia

  • October 5, 2019
No location

4723 Topaz (fake diamond)

Topaz cut to look like diamond. Siezed in 2009 by Canadian Government., Kerry Day, KGD Minerals

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Kazakhstan

4719 Satimolite, Satimola salt dome, Oral Rayon (Uralsk Rayon), Western Kazakhstan Province (Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy; Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast’), Kazakhstan

Type Locality. Chalky-white microconcretions of satimolite – extremely rare borate mineral. Part of holotype., eBay geo-trader. Jaroslaw Skupiewski

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Kazakhstan

4718 Kurgantaite, Mt Kurgan-tau, Inder B deposit and salt dome, Atyrau (Gur’yev), Atyrau Province (Atyrau Oblysy; Atyrau Oblast’), Kazakhstan

Type Locality. Extremely rare chloride-borate of Ca and Sr. Part of holotype. This material is very rare, scarce and presents only in old collections and is completely unaccessible for collecting now., eBay geo-trader. Jaroslaw Skupiewski

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Kazakhstan

4717 Aksaite, Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Aktobe Province (Aqtobe Oblysy; Aktubinskaya Oblast’), Kazakhstan

Type Locality. Few perfect micro crystals of extremely rare borate mineral (part of holotype), eBay geo-trader. Jaroslaw Skupiewski

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Switzerland

4710 Prehnite, Epidote, Pyrite, Scolecite, Arvigo, Calanca Valley, Misox (Mesolcina Valley), Grischun (Grisons; Graubunden), Switzerland

84, Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Namibia

4701 Calcite, Mottramite, Sphalerite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Old label “SW-Afrika”., Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Pakistan

4680 Topaz, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan

Single gemmy colourless crystal, Hobart Show 2017

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Switzerland

4677 Prehnite, Epidote, Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca Valley, Misox, Grischun, Switzerland

Tabular colourless prehnite crystal on epidote. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

5545 Inderite, Brosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Asia India

5540 Cavansite, Stilbite, Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India

Ex John Lewis collection.,

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

5515 Spinel, San Vito quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Peter Hall

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

5513 Bulachite, Sa Malesa, Sa Bidda Beccia, Sarroch, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy

Peter Hall

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

4999 Kasolite, Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Ireland

4893 Phosgenite, Killiney Lead Mine, Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Greece

4891 Kamarizaite, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attiki Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Type Locality, Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Ireland

4840 Fluorite, Bunnigippaun, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Ireland

4839 Tyrolite, Azurite, Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Ireland

4834 Tyrolite, Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Ireland

4830 Gold, Kilgeever Abbey, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Africa Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

4819 Hydropyrochlore, Lueshe Mine, Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

Type Locality, Richard Bell

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

4805 Connellite, Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

4804 Mopungite, Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Greece

4803 Hydrocerussite, Fluorite, Legrena Cove slag locality (Legraina Cove), Sounion area, Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attiki Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

4798 Covellite, Anglesite, Sassetta, Campigliese (Campiglia Mountains; Campiglia Ridge), Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Greece

4794 Agardite-(Y), Hilarion Mine, Hilarion area, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece

Analysed by Uwe Kolitsch, Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

4789 Cuprite, Connellite, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Asia Japan

4787 Tosudite, Hokuno mine, Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

4775 Stellerite, Punta de Libezzu, Alghero, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

4764 Stilbite-Na, Cape Pula, Pula, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy

Type Locality, Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

4760 Stibnite, Pereta Mine, Pereta, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Italy

4754 Klebelsbergite, Sulphur, Pereta Mine, Pereta, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
Asia India

4721 Corundum (Ruby), Mysore District, Karnataka, India

Single thin deep pink crystal 11.65ct, eBay seller

  • October 5, 2019
Europe Greece

4687 Rosasite, Hemimorphite, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attiki Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Helmut Braith

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas Pennsylvania United States

5623 Lepidocrocite, Mud Lake – Grubb Lake, West Hempfield Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Rod Martin

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas Pennsylvania United States

5622 Hematite, Mud Lake – Grubb Lake, West Hempfield Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Rod Martin

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5609 Tamarugite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Unknown strong fluorescent green., Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5608 Tamarugite, Sideronatrite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Unknown fluorescent green., Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5607 Blodite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Pink, Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5606 Fermiite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Type Locality. Tiny yellow prismatic crystals. Fluorescent. Also another fluorescent mineral present., Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5605 Krohnkite, Sideronatrite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

bluish, orange-yellow, and unidentified fluorescent, Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5604 Sideronatrite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Orange-yellow, Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5603 Bobcookite, Pickeringite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Type Locality. Bright fluorescence, Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5602 Gerhardtite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Blue. Two different fluorescent minerals too., Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
North and Central Americas United States Utah

5601 Bobcookite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Type Locality. Extra fluorescent!, Al Wilkins

  • October 5, 2019
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