3679 Biphosphammite, Murra-El-Elevyn Cave, Cocklebiddy, Western Australia
Colourless to tan crusts on bat guano. Type Locality. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Western Australia
7449 JL0462 Cuprite, Goethite, Tectonic Bore, Western Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1988 from a tailgater at the Canberra Gemboree for $2.
0534 Azurite, Teutonic Bore, near Leonora, Western Australia
Lustrous blue azurite crystals on a goethite matrix. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 36 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7358 JL3059 Ashburtonite, Mineral Claim 84 Cu deposit (Anticline prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia
Bright blue crystals of ashburtonite from the Type Locality. Width of view 2.33mm. Stack of 40 images. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Rob Sielecki in 1998 for $15.00. Click on the...
1320 Archerite, Petrogale Cave, Madura Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia
~1mm buff-coloured crystals. Type Locality. Width of view 2.5mm. Stack of 12 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7429 JL0007 Gold, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1992. Ex Museum Victoria. Collected in 1898.
7423 JL1835 Eucryptite, Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Jack Leach for $2.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
7306 JL3545 Gypsum, Carrboydite, Jarosite, North 132 Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Doedens via Audrey Tuck.
5713 Mcguinnessite, Copper, Dolomite, DeGrussa Copper Mine (DeGrussa Gold-Copper Mine; DeGrussa Mine), Doolgunna Station, Peak Hill Goldfield, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia
Genie of the lamp. Colourless bladed dolomite crystals over pale blue mcguinnessite on native copper. Height of view 11mm. Stack of 160 images.
9045 JP2202 Lavendulan, Alice Mary Mine, Kundip, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia
Light blue crust on matrix. Width 11mm. Stack of 40 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9060 JP2643 Chalcocite, Telfer Mine, Rudall River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia
Sharp platy crystals. Width 7mm, stack of 60 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9135 JP2645 Molybdofornacite, Wulfenite, Pyromorphite, Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia
Sharp green crystals of molybdofornacite on tabular yellow wulfenite with cream zoned hexagonal pyromorphite. Width 6.5mm. Stack of 37 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9088 JP2652 Aurichalcite, Hydrozincite, Calcite, Narlarla Mine (Barker Gorge), Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia
Pale blue aurichalcite with white hydrozincite and pink calcite. Width 6.5mm. Stack of 162 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
3682 Foggite, Montgomeryite, Variscite, Near Milgun Station, Western Australia
The foggite forms at the edge of the green variscite. Ex Minerals Unlimited specimen.
ncat M1504 Smithsonite, Teutonic Bore, Western Australia
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
ncat M760 Silver, Teutonic Bore, Western Australia
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
4684 Bobierrite, Wodgina Tantalite Mine, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia
Pale rose pink fibres. Ex Smithsonian, Helmut Braith
20016 Xenotime-(Y), Nardoo Hill (Beryl Hill), Yinnietharra (Yinnietharra Station; Yinnetharra), Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia
A blocky rusty brown, crude crystal. Old stock.
4576 Bobierrite, Wodgina, Western Australia
Excalibur Minerals
4578 Formanite-(Y), Cooglegong, Western Australia
Excalibur Minerals
4368 Cerussite, Mimetite, Teutonic Bore, Western Australia
Joan Lamond Micro Collection 2006
4369 Silver, Cerussite, Teutonic Bore, Western Australia
Joan Lamond Micro Collection 2006
4363 JL3644 Anthophyllite, Munglinup, Western Australia
Colourless to green prismatic crystals all generally oriented in the one direction. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 25 images. Ex Joan Lamond Micro Collection. Acquired by Joan from Ted Madden. Click on the image...
4355 Natrojarosite, Milgun Station, Western Australia
Joan Lamond Micro Collection 2006
4335 Paratacamite, Gaspeite, Gypsum, 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia
Joan Lamond Micro Collection 2006
4315 Widgiemoolthalite, Gaspeite, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia
Dakota Matrix (Kidwell collection)
4251 Glaukosphaerite, Carrboyd Mine, Yerilla District, Western Australia
Albert & Marianne Schrander-Hettinga 1/06
4248 Carrboydite, Carrboyd Mine, Yerilla District, Western Australia
Albert & Marianne Schrander-Hettinga 1/06
4181 Pucherite, Clinobisvanite, Londonderry, Western Australia
ex Jack Leach Collection
4179 Copper, Teutonic Bore, Western Australia
ex Jack Leach Collection
4075 Simpsonite, Tabba Tabba Pegmatite, Western Australia
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
2893 Chalconatronite, Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Menangina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia
Measuring 2×1.9x1cm and with its red arrow pointing to the chalconatronite, this specimen would seem like a micromount. The red arrow, however, is unnecessary, as the rare carbonate chalconatronite covers a sizeable portion of the...
6029 Kambaldaite, Widgiemoolthalite, Gaspeite, 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia
Type locality for widgiemoolthalite. Kambaldaite as bright green crystals(!) with pale bluish spheres of widgiemoolthalite on green gaspeite. From Westaus Mineral Museum (Blair Gartrell)
5282 Kambaldaite, 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia
Westaus Mineral Museum
5161 Gold, Peak Hill, Western Australia
JL0179. Ex Museum Vic
5162 Gold, Kaolinite, Messenger’s Patch, Western Australia
JL0236. Ex Museum Vic
5163 Gold, Marble Bar, Western Australia
JL0514. Michael Newnham $5
5091 Purpurite, Wodgina, Pilbara, Western Australia
Albert Kidwell Collection
ncat JP3150 Gold, Cue, Cue Shire, Western Australia
Ex Jack Nelson Collection
ncat JP2518 Quartz, Epidote, Chlorite, Rifle Range, Toodyay, Toodyay Shire, Western Australia
Epidote and chlorite as inclusions
ncat JP1144 Diamond, Argyle mine (Argyle AK1 pipe), Lake Argyle area, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia
Octahedron. Bluish-white fluorescence
7211 JL3288 Priderite, Walgidee Hills lamproite, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia
Type Locality. ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Ted Madden.
7037 JL1 Gold, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia
ex Joan Lamond Collection
1664 Gold, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia
Small patches of gold on quartz.
1570 Cuprite, Copper, Gypsum, Pit F0 Supergene Deposit, Boddington Gold Mine, Boddington, Western Australia
Originally thought to be barite, but no barium in analyses, so more likely gypsum.
1438 Dravite, Zircon, Yinnietharra Station, Gascoyne, Western Australia
Zircon inclusion in dravite.
5283 Takovite, Rockys Reward, Western Australia
Rocky’s Reward Ni Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia
