4174 Forsterite, “Lomu Islands”, Tonga
The so-called “Lomu Islands” rose up above the surface of the sea due to eruptions in 2000. There were calls to name them as such after the All Blacks rugby player Jonah Lomu, but this...
Oceana
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...
20036 Anglesite, Mérétrice Mine, Diahot River Valley, Northern Province, New Caledonia, France
Small anglesite crystals (largest about 3.5mm) on gossan. Ex Ian Graham.
7105 Nukundamite, Undu mine (Udu mine), Nukundamu, Vanua Levu, Fiji
ex Joan Lamond Collection
3919 Linarite, Pilou, Diahot, Northern Province, New Caledonia
Cederick Gineste 2/2005
3921 Uvarovite, Anna-Madeleine Mine, Mont Dore, Southern Province, New Caledonia
Cederick Gineste 2/2005
3922 Hematite, Goro, Yate, Southern Province, New Caledonia
Cederick Gineste 2/2005
3923 Siderite, Goro, Yate, Southern Province, New Caledonia
Cederick Gineste 2/2005
2830 Tellurium, Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Tavua Gold Field, Viti Levu, Fiji
Single crystal without matrix. Hoppered faces.
6091 Barite, Porgera Mine, Mt Kare Valley, Mt Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
A bladed cluster of blocky barite crystals that are white with a bluish hue. These crystals were collected in the early to mid 1990’s. Size: H:6.5cm x W:4.9cm x D:2.2cm
6090 Gypsum, Calcite, Porgera Mine, Mt Kare Valley, Mt Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
A fine doubly terminated gypsum crystal on a cluster of greenish white calcite scalahedrons. The 4.0 cm gypum crystal is splayed at one termination, this occured insitu and was collected in the 1990’s from the...
0086 Gold, Roger A Mine, Mount Kare Valley, Papua New Guinea
Crude crystals of gold make up this specimen from the Roger A Mine, Mt Kare Valley, Mt Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. Photo width 5mm.