0083 Gold, Stibnite, Red Hill, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Spongy bright yellow gold with stibnite in quartz. Collected before the open pit operation. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 50 images.
Gold
2948 Gold, Enterprise Mine, Edie Creek goldfield, Morobe goldfields, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Loose pieces of crystalline gold. Enterprise Mine not in Mindat. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 35 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
4595 Gold, Bear Mountain Gold Mine, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
A gold crystal that is almost a sphere. The flat crystal faces are pretty small. Ex Ray Hill. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 20 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat VHD15 Gold, Galena, Wattle Gully Gold Mine, Chewton, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria
Crystalline gold with galena and possibly other sulphides on quartz. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 35 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
5162 JL0236 Gold, Kaolinite, Messenger’s Patch gold area, Wadgingarra Goldfield, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia
Tiny gold crystals on/in grey kaolinite. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 25 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
5832 Gold, Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria
A hackly piece of gold in quartz. From the Yarrowee River. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 26 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat PA24 Gold, Winnecke Goldfield, Georgina Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory
A small patch of gold on quartz matrix. Ex Don McColl. Ex Ashleigh Watt Collection. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0089 Gold, Andersons Creek, Warrandyte, City of Manningham, Victoria
My first ever mineral specimen. I found this panning Anderson’s Creek in 1980 and it is still in my collection. Although the ‘nugget’ is only 2.5mm on its longest dimension, it is cute and reminds me of a wombat’s head (a wombat being a one metre long marsupial – check...
5175 JL0416 Gold, Tarnagulla, Loddon Shire, Victoria
A small gold nugget. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Acquired by Joan from Peter Cole for $6 in 1987. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
5178 JL0333 Gold, Wire Patch Mine, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Acquired by Joan from Harold Gallasch of Hahndorf, South Australia in 1995 for $15. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat AU003 Gold, Black Horse Gully area, Whipstick Forest, Bendigo, Victoria
Two small rounded nuggets. Width of view 18mm. Stack of 46 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7015 JL2230 Gold, Mongolata Gold Fields, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia
Small patches of gold in ironstone matrix. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Acquired by Joan in 1996 from John Toma. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat AA5 Gold, Tea Tree Creek, Georgetown, Queensland
Leaf gold with an embedded quartz crystal. Ex Brian Shelton. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 75 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat OW202 Gold, Gympie, Gympie Region, Queensland
Thin leaf gold in quartz. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 44 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
8131 Gold, Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Mount Isa – Cloncurry area, Queensland
A tiny bit of gold in matrix (centre of image). Ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 20 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
8116 Gold, Kidston mine, Etheridge Shire, Queensland
Dendritic crystalline gold. Ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat AA7 Gold, Union Mine, Hill End, New South Wales
Labelled as Union Mine, included in Golden Gully Area in Mindat. Thin hackly leaf gold in quartz. Ex D.J. Parsons Collection, Rapid City, South Dakota. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 49 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat AA7 Gold, Union Mine, Hill End, New South Wales
Labelled as Union Mine, included in Golden Gully Area in Mindat. Thin crystalline leaf gold in quartz. Ex D.J. Parsons Collection, Rapid City, South Dakota. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 122 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat OW209 Gold, Triako Open Cut, Mineral Hill, Condobolin, New South Wales
A tiny area of gold. Gold from this location is rare, small, and hard to find! There is a second, even smaller, piece of gold on the specimen that I didn’t pick up until I had taken the photo. Ex Margaret Brown Collection. Ex Jo Price. Width of view 4.5mm....
ncat WD108 Gold, Wattle Flat, Roxburgh Co., New South Wales
Beautiful branching gold crystals on galena and quartz. Width of view 6.75mm. Stack of 68 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat NOVM M3323 Gold, Bismuth, Namibite-Beyerite, Bismuthinite, Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria
Tiny grains of gold in quartz, associated with native bismuth, bismuthinite and greenish namibite-beyerite. Ex Bernie Day Collection. Width of view 7mm. Stack of 41 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat NOVM Gold, Sugarloaf Mountain Goldfield, near Eden, New South Wales
Patchy gold in iron-stained quartz. Ex Chris Ah Yee. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 62 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
5187 JL0186 Gold, Drake, Drake Co., New South Wales
Dendritic crystalline gold without matrix. Precise mine not known. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Aquired by Joan from Norman Robinson in 1986 at the Loxton Gemboree, South Australia, for $5. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat OW310 Gold, Kirkeek’s Treasure Mine, Mt Victor Homestead, Olary Province, South Australia
Labelled “Nhillinghoo”. Should be spelled Nillinghoo. Probably from Kirkeeks. Gold in goethite. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 53 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JLMAR02 JL947 Gold, Gundagai, Clarendon Co., New South Wales
Small gold pieces in serpentine. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 41 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JLMAR02 JL616 Gold, Galena, Rotten Gully, Nerrina, City of Ballarat, Victoria
Small bits of gold on galena and quartz. It is possible that other sulphides/sulphosalts such as boulangerite(?) are also present. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 8.63mm. Stack of 49 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JLMAR02 JL547 Gold, Tibooburra, Tongowoko Co., New South Wales
Hackly gold on and in matrix. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Tony Fraser. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 48 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JLMAR02 JL2049 Gold, Maude and Yellow Girl Mine, Glen Wills goldfield, Mt Wills mining district, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria
Tiny hackly gold. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Jo Price. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 37 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JLMAR02 JL Gold, Winnecke Goldfield, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Small patches of gold in reef quartz. A golden bird up top? And a Remote Bogger in the middle? Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Don McColl. Specimen measures 4x2x2.5mm. Stack of 62 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JLMAR02 JL643 Gold, Halleurs Mine, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
Small gold pieces on ironstone matrix. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JLMAR02 JL618 Gold, Sofala Mine, Sofala, Roxburgh Co., New South Wales
A 2mm wide gold crystal with a face! Pareidolia! Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Pareidolia is defined as the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern. It is the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness. Think about the...
30046 Gold, Glenluce, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia
Coarsely crystalline gold in white quartz. Chris Ah Yee. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
2168 Gold, Moonee Beach, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
A tiny speck of gold in quartz. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 34 images. This would be one of the deposits/short-lived mines of the village of Moonee Beach. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0074 Gold, Fluorite, Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Hackly silver-rich gold in fluorite. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0073 Gold, Fluorite, Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Hackly silver-rich gold in mostly grey fluorite with a hint of purple. Width of view 17.25mm. Stack of 100 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
20120 Gold, Savage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania
Small speck of gold in iron ore. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat RB Gold, Ecuador
Labelled simply “Plateau Mining Co., Ecuador”, this specimen came from a collection acquired by Richard Bell. Obviously, Plateau Mining Co. isn’t a locality, but a company, so the starting point is simply Ecuador. After a bit of searching, I came across a mining professional, Byron Granda, who at one time...
20095 Gold, Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Olary Province, South Australia
Bright thin leaf gold sitting up from matrix.
3913 Gold, Goethite, Dorlin, Maripasoula, Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana, France
Small patches of gold associated with altered pyrite. Labelled Inini. Ex Cedrick Gineste 2/2005. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 20 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
3915 Gold, Dorlin, Maripasoula, Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana, France
Small patches of gold in quartz. Labelled Inini. Ex Cedrick Gineste 2/2005. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 52 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
3914 Gold, Goethite, Dorlin, Maripasoula, Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana, France
Small patches of gold associated with altered pyrite. Labelled Inini. Ex Cederick Gineste 2/2005. Width of view 8.63mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat OW110 Gold, Costerfield, Victoria
Bright gold richly embedded throughout matrix. Ex Margaret Brown. Ex Castlemaine School of Mines. Ex CLC Collection. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0052 Gold, Timroseite, Khinite, Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Visible gold (just above centre) with yellow timroseite and green khinite. Type Locality for timroseite. Width of view 5mm. Stack of 51 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0885 Gold, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, El Dorado Co., California, USA
Hackly gold in a quartz vein. Ex John Sobolewski. Width of view 5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat NOVM Gold, Mazowe Goldfield, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
Pareidolia! I see the head of a Big Cat in this small slug of gold in quartz. Photo width 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7472 JL0546 Gold, Heathcote, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1988 from Tony Fraser at the Canberra Gemboree for $1.
7451 JL0945 Gold, Wapiti Mine, Farncomb Co., California, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1991. Ex Museum Victoria.
1045 Gold, Cracow, Queensland
Rough hackly bits of gold in matrix. Acquired from Ian Graham in 1993. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0878 Gold, Stibnite, Heathcote, Victoria
Spongy reddish gold that results possibly from the breakdown of aurostibite(?) with small areas of more yellow native gold, and silver stibnite. Collected by me in the early 1990s. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 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.
7433 JL1802 Gold, Pyrite, Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
7429 JL0007 Gold, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1992. Ex Museum Victoria. Collected in 1898.
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.
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.
5715 Gold, Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field, Viti Levu, Fiji
Stacked crystals of gold that twist and bend giving an almost curved wire gold look. In one image, the red circled areas show a change to the tips of these “wires”. One in particular is reminiscent of native copper, with the very end perhaps a copper sulphide. Width of view...
1002 Gold, Eagle Mine, Potomac, Montgomery Co., Maryland, USA
A single grain of gold approximately 1mm wide, mounted on the point of a pin. Label says recovered from the rock run below the Eagle mine. Width 3mm. Stack of 50 images. Label also includes previous owner’s (and presumably mounter) codes: 1111-186, K1-D2, BA.
5174 JL0004 Gold, Moliagul, Victoria
Cluster of tiny gold crystals. Width 5.5mm. Stack of 80 images. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Obtained from Gordon Dicker in 1973.
5677 Gold, Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria
Small amount of gold in quartz. Width 11mm. Stack of 70 images.
9120 JP2802 Gold, Bendigo, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Gold (trying very hard to be an octahedral crystal) in quartz. Width 11mm. Stack of 58 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9037 JP2292 Gold, Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria
Very small patches of hackly gold embedded in quartz. Width 4.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
5672 Gold, Goethite, New Penrose Mine, Berringa, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria
Small amount of gold with iridescent goethite in white quartz.
5671 Gold, Goethite, New Penrose Mine, Berringa, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria
Bright gold patches with iridescent goethite in white quartz. Width 9mm. Stack of 50 images.
9018 JP2256 Gold, La Gardette Mine, Bourg d’Oisans, Isere, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
Rich hackly gold in quartz. Width 9mm. Stack of 62 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9008 JP2389 Gold, Galena, Wirrealpa Mine (Flinders Range Silver Lead NL; Donkey Bore Prospect), Wirrealpa homestead area, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Small flakes of gold on vein quartz and on galena. Also present in one cavity – malachite and cerussite. Possible acanthite on silver in another. Width 9mm. Stack of 40 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9076 JP2761 Gold, Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria
Many flakes of gold on matrix. Width 6.5mm. Stack of 44 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
5200 Gold, Kittitas Co., Washington
5200-5203 mounted in one box. by Jules Bernhardt in 1976. Video best viewed full screen.
7406 JL0615 Gold, Ballarat, City of Ballarat, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1990. Ex Museum Victoria.
20026 Gold Mathinna district, Break O’Day municipality, Tasmania
Small amount of gold in quartz. See arrow.
ncat JL1333 Gold, Hopes Nose, Devon, England
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1994 from Nick Carruth. Photo width 11mm.
7333 JL3638 Gold, Chlorargyrite, MMM Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Acquired in 2001 by Joan Lamond from George Lysiuk (collected in 1986).
ncat JP3128 Gold, Greymouth, Grey District, West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand
Shantytown. Jack Nelson Collection
30045 Gold, Hokitika, South Island, New Zealand
Flattened alluvial gold. John Betts.