Tasmania
0536 Molybdenite, Mount Stronach, Scottsdale, Tasmania
Ex Joan Lamond 3934, received as a gift from Frank Robinson in 2002.
0176 Boulangerite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Tasmania
Identification confirmed by Jim Sharpe (XRD)
0112 Stromeyerite, Chalcocite, Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania
Massive grey-metallic Stromeyerite inter grown with some Chalcocite. Old specimens collect around 1960. Ex Bergakedemie in Freiberg (Freiberg University of Mining and Technology). Reanalysed by Gunnar Farber. Analysis: At% S K 30.15 AgL 30.62 FeK...
0097 Stannite, Pyrite, Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania
Massive crystal aggregates of an Indium-rich Stannite, together with minor Pyrite. Very old specimens, collect around 1900. Ex Bergakedemie in Freiberg (Freiberg University of Mining and Technology). Reanalysed by Gunnar Farber. Analysis: At% S K...
1210 Calcite, Phillipsite, Marrawah, Tasmania
A doubly-terminated calcite crystal on phillipsite. Photo width 12mm.
3284 Gmelinite-Ca, Little Plains Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania
Orange gmelinite crystals with colourless phillipsite. Width of view 15mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
1847 Tourmaline, Allens Workings, Mt Bischoff, Waratah, Tasmania
Very fine transparent green tourmaline, possibly dravite or schorl.
3964 Faden Quartz, Philosophers Ridge, Mt Lyell, Tasmania
A very unusual occurrence of faden quartz, not normally found in Tasmania. “Faden” refers to the German for thread and relates to the white thread running through the two crystals, top left to bottom right.
5234 Crocoite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
Longest crystal is 45mm.
5557 Calcite, Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
A mixture of Mn-rich calcite-Ca-rich rhodochrosite pseudomorphing kutnohorite, sitting on drusy quartz crystals. According to Ralph Bottrill, analyses showed Mn40Ca60 and Mn75Ca25 from XRD. This specimen is quite pale compared to others found on a field trip...
0980 Crocoite, Kapi Mine, Northeast Dundas, Tasmania
Specimen is 40mm across.
