ncat RAM3 Cuprite, Mission Mine, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Deep red chalcotrichite variety of cuprite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on image below for a higher resolution version.
Deep red chalcotrichite variety of cuprite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on image below for a higher resolution version.
Ex Rock Currier Collection #1329. Sharp creedite crystals with a pale lavender hue. Measures 58x30x28mm.
Lustrous twinned phillipsite (Stemple twin?). The smaller crystals in the image looked like possible pseudohexagonal chabazite under the microscope, but in the photo, it is clear that they too, are phillipsites. Ex Dick Haslam Collection....
Blue to black spray of vivianite crystals in a vugh in basalt. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version…
Brown pseudobrookite crystals with tiny yellow transparent aegirine-augite crystals. The larger pseudobrookite crystal has a “bend” in it, clearly an abrupt change of growth direction, not rare but also not common at this locality. The...
White hemispherical calcite that shows banding on broken surfaces. Collected at Bunjil’s Lookout, Maude, and most likely comes from the nearby Mountain View quarry. Width of view 6.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the...
Iridescent ilmenite crystal with an interesting growth. The specimen needs an ultrasonic clean but wanted to take the photo first in case I lose the crystal! Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack...
An interesting grouping of andesine crystals. There is a couple of sharp ilmenite crystals in the background too. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the photo below...
From Joel Kirkman farm in Dreeite. Sharp green clinopyroxene crystals with white tabular andesine crystals. Also present is an ilmenite crystal to the right of the clinopyroxene (showing rainbow colouring), and tiny calcites(?) sprinkled over...
Ex Dick Haslam Collection
Zoned hemispheres of siderite possibly grading into ferroan calcite. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on image below for a higher resolution version.
An unusual shape! Reminiscent of a pipe, or a rugose coral, this hyalite opal has seeded on a prismatic augite crystal. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on...
Green cubic pharmacosiderite crystals on brown dravite. The paragenesis is very clear here. Both ends of the dravite crystal are embedded in quartz. The pharmacosiderite is only on the dravite outside the quartz. Ex Dick...
A hexagonal-shaped ilmenite crystal sitting on a black prismatic augite crystal. The white tabular crystals are andesine. Needle-like crystals are probably apatite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Click...
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...
Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image for a higher resolution one.
Ex R Haslam Collection. Height of view 3.5mm. Stack of 35 images.
Iodine in sealed glass ampule. Paul van den Bergen photo. And thanks to Paul for creating this… 😁
Small yellow barite crystals on matrix. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 80 images. Click Image for High Resolution
Crystalline (but not crystals) of pyrite in quartz. Collected January 2021. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria. Collected by Bill Birch.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 at the Castlemaine Gemkana from a tailgater from Whyalla for $0.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1988 at the Boort Gemkana from Pat Sutton for $0.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from the Holland Micro Group.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat (peatite).
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Type Locality for norrishite. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Rob Sielecki for $10.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1992. Ex Museum Victoria. Collected in 1898.
Type Locality for clinocervantite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $5.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from Jack Leach.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $1.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Jack Leach for $2.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1992 from Frank Robinson.
Tiny brown crystals of zemannite and pink spiroffite(?). Width of view 5mm. Stack of 40 images.
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.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show for $1.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2003 from John Haupt.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 3.33mm. Stack of 63 images.
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.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat (peatite).
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.
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Jack Leach for $2.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1990. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Judy Rowe. Judy was involved in the hand-sorting of heavy minerals from the deposit.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995. Ex Museum Victoria. Ex Somerset Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images.
Gmelinite-chabazite intergrowth. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Frank Robinson. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 75 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from a Tailgater at the Wagga Gemboree.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Ruth Coulsell (fluornatrocoulsellite). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 34 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Robinson. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 64 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Frank Robinson.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from a Tailgater at the Wagga Gemboree.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat (peatite). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Judy Rowe.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Judy Rowe.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from June and Bob Gleeson at the Echuca Gemkana.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Joe Marty.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from the Holland Micro Group.
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1991. Ex Museum 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...
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Robinson.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Brian Beyer for $6.00 at the New South Wales Mineralogical Societies Seminar.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from Larry Queen for $5.00 at the Queensland Mineralogical Societies Seminar.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Brian Beyer for $10.00 at the New South Wales Mineralogical Societies Seminar.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Joe Marty.
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.
Basketweave siderite. Collected by Joan Lamond in 1982. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 150 images.
Mindat only lists richterite. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Don Billinghurst.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond at the 1996 Prahran Show from Martin Rosser for $6.00.
Collected by Joan Lamond in 1993 on a Mineralogical Society field trip.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1996.
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $3.00.
Type Locality for tiptopite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $10.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Jack Leach. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 80 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Robinson.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Michael Hirst.
Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from Bernie and Margaret Day at the Castlemaine Gemkana for $4.00.
May be bettertonite/penberthycroftite rather than liskeardite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2002. Ex Ralph Segnit Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from Robyn Sharp.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Rob Sielecki in 1998 for $10.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2002 from Ann and Noel Kennon.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $4.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from the Bendigo Show club stall for $0.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Rob Sielecki in 1998 for $15.00.
Chrysocolla after veszelyite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Judy Rowe. Collected by Judy and Stan Rowe in May, 1985.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2002. Ex Ralph Segnit Collection.
Tiny fragment in a capsule. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from Jocelyn Thornton at the Mineralogical Societies Seminar in Hobart.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 2000.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $2.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Frank Robinson.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
Cuprian tarbuttite. Collected by Joan Lamond in 1999 on a Mineralogical Society of Victoria field trip.
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 1998. Labelled as “Mannum”.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Rob Sielecki for $10.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $4.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $2.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show in 1998 for $1.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $5.00.
10mm across and much more intense blue than you normally see. Acquired by Joan Lamond from George Williams in 1999 at the Castlemaine Gemkana for $1.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from George Williams in 1999 at the Castlemaine Gemkana for $1.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
Probably (but to be confirmed) now the Hanson Quarry, Shell Cove, Shellharbour, New South Wales. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Noel Kennon in 2002.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1989 from John Haupt.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from a Tailgater at the 1998 Coleraine Gemkana.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Ex Museum Victoria, acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Width of view 2.5mm.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Ralph Segnit Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998. Width of View 4mm.
Labelled as Briagolong. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Doug Gaw at the 1999 Waverley Show. Width of View 5mm.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show in 1998. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 2002.
Acquired by Joan Lamond at Tamborine Mountain in 1990.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group. Width of view 4mm.
Labelled as ferrosilite, but Mindat says “erroneously reported” so likely enstatite. Obtained by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 2003.
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Type Locality. Obtained by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott at the 2000 Ballarat Gemboree for $5.00.
Collected by Joan Lamond in 1983 on a field trip that was part of the Adelaide Mineralogical Society Seminar. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 60 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Andre Heyninck (Belgium) in 2001.
Five single crystals. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Doedens via Audrey Tuck.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Kevin Davy at the Waverley Show in 1995 for $10.00.
Variety cabrerite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 2000.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jo Price in 2003.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 2000.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $3.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show in 1998. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Green crystal fragment with interesting growth faces.
Dark green crystals in a small vugh. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Obtained from Albert Schrander-Hettinga 2/2005.
Blue unterminated crystal with lepidolite crystal attached to “termination”.
Crystal fragment of green elbaite, capped by schorl, then more green elbaite growing on an angle (broken and healed?).
Single crystal, etched termination, very pale pink and green.
Single terminated crystal, green with a black cap.
Single unterminated brown crystal (dravite?).
Single terminated crystal, mostly green then a small blue section and a black cap.
Single terminated crystal, root-beer brown.
Watermelon tourmaline, pink core, green rim. Not terminated.
Single terminated black crystal.
Green elbaite rims over black schorl core.
Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 90 images.
Two watch hands coated with radium in phosphorescent paint. Luminous and highly fluorescent.
Sharp blue-green micro crystals of hoganite on cerussite and malachite. Colour is more green than shown in the photos. Width of view 3.5mm. Exact source of specimen is not known. The original occurrence was only...
Type Locality. White crystal sprays.
Type Locality. Tiny yellow cubes of this rare thallium species. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images.