1902 Andradite, Epidote, Prehnite, Beith, Scotland
Photo width about 2.5mm. Tiny andradite crystals around the base of a prehnite group.
1892 Biehlite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Capsule. Originally from Clive Quiet, 2005
1859 Cumengeite, Boleite, Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulege, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
Six crystals/clusters, including a star formed by cumengite crystals epitaxially overgrown on boleite.
1858 Pyrite, Ankerite, Henty Gold Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania
Pyrite decomposed and destroyed the specimen.
1840 Turquoise, Kidwellite, Lake Boga, Victoria
The “kidwellite” is likely meurigite.
1802 Unknown Tourmaline in Fluorite, Mt Bischoff, Waratah, Tasmania
Greenish tourmaline, could be dravite.
1789 Silver, Acanthite, Magnet Mine, Waratah, Tasmania
Acanthite on native silver. Width of view 1.75mm. Stack of 40 images.
1778 Fluorite, Quartz, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Purple fluorite crystals on quartz
1730 Marcasite, Fluorite, Mt Bischoff, Waratah, Tasmania
More likely pyrite
1684 Willemite, Mimetite, Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Old mount with label of Yuma Co which predatesthe split of Yuma into the La Paz and Yuma counties.
1668 Arisite-(La), Tuperssuatsiaite, Aegirine, Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
White hexagonal plates. Other species present (maybe fluorapatite, analcime, albite?). Collected in 1994.
1664 Gold, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia
Small patches of gold on quartz.
1597 Stilbite-(Ca), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Colourless crystals partly on epidote. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection #T-10527, acquired by him in 1987, purchased for $5 from Parker Minerals. Marked at US$8 by Jewel Tunnel Imports, but Keystone.