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...
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
4318 Calcite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Collected by Andrew Tuma 2006
4319 Calcite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Collected by Andrew Tuma 2006
4317 Quartz after Fluorite, 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
4197 Calcite, Chabazite, Fluorapophyllite, Liawenee Canal, Liawenee, Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection
4192 Fluorite, Bavenite(?), Siderite(?), Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection
4194 Quartz (Smoky), Rossarden(?) (labelled as ‘Oakley Creek’ (sic)), Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection
4185 Crocoite, Siderite, Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection
4186 Cassiterite, Arsenopyrite, Renison, Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection
4188 Cerussite, Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection
4184 Crocoite, Kosminsky Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection
4178 Galena, Siderite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
ex Jack Leach Collection
4170 Zircon, Cassidy Creek, Boat Harbour, Tasmania
Single terminated crystal, green with a black cap.
4168 Natrolite, Kindred Quarry, Kindred, Tasmania
Single terminated crystal, mostly green then a small blue section and a black cap.
4169 Arsenopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Beaconsfield Gold Mine, Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Single unterminated brown crystal (dravite?).
4165 Opal, Calcite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Single terminated black crystal.
4163 Chabazite, Calcite, Stilbite, Lonnavale, Tasmania
Green elbaite rims over black schorl core.
4164 Calcite, Actinolite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Flattened pale smoky quartz.
4092 Stilbite(?), Proctors Road Quarry, Mt Nelson, Tasmania
Self Collected 2005
4090 Siderite, Quartz, Aberfoyle Mine Dumps, Rossarden, Tasmania
Self Collected 2005
4091 Muscovite, Aberfoyle Mine Dumps, Rossarden, Tasmania
Self Collected 2005
4086 Pyrite, North Pit, Savage River Mine, Tasmania
Self Collected 2005
4084 Stilbite, Proctors Road Quarry, Mt Nelson, Tasmania
Self Collected 2005
3977 Anatase, Philosophers Ridge, Mt Lyell, Queenstown, Tasmania
Steeply pyramidal anatase crystals on hematite-included quartz. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Collected on one of my many trips to the location. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
3967 Stolzite, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
Shane Dohnt via Mark Hallam
3957 Quartz (Japan Law Twin), Slaughteryard Face, Mt Bischoff, Tasmania
Collected by Ray Grant 2001
3931 Quartz (Smoky), Heemskirk Range, near Zeehan, Tasmania
Noel Curtis 11/2004
3419 Pyrargyrite, Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania
Not analysed. Could be pyrargyrite or proustite.
