An interesting specimen with an analcime crystal on blue-grey saponite. The dark areas appear to be whatever material is sitting underneath the saponite. There are two other similar size analcime crystals in this vugh and...
A skeletal group of bluish green antlerite. Ex Joan Lamond Micro Collection, acquired by Joan from John Toma. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 25 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution...
Pale tan ferroan dolomite crystals on dark brown siderite. There is also a tiny pyrite cube visible in the photo, slightly to the right and below centre. The dolomite could grade into ankerite. Width of...
Tin-white crystal aggregates of native antimony in a thin vein. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Roger Colling Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution...
Tin-white patches, some crystalline, of native antimony. Acquired from Diederik Visser. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 25 images. Antimony from Lucknow is recorded in a Mining article in the Sydney Mail newspaper of 31...
Interesting bent crystal. Found on the mullock heap area near the main shaft of the Costerfield mine. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version…
Lustrous pale yellow crystal of sulphur in slag from the mullock heap area near the main shaft of the Costerfield mine. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for...
Double-terminated alstonite crystal group on a sulphide matrix (sphalerite, pyrite and galena). Also present but not in photo are twinned harmotome crystals. The sphalerite is providing the orange colour in the alstonite crystals. Width of...
It’s interesting to see a specimen with a paragenesis. In this instance, a double-terminated is surrounded by drill-bit twinned harmotome, but also has a harmotome perched on the alstonite crystal. The alstonite also has a...
Double-terminated alstonite crystal on a tiny bit of sulphide matrix. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version…
Double-terminated alstonite crystal on a tiny bit of sulphide matrix (sphalerite and galena). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version…
Interesting arsenopyrite with siderite(?) on a quartz matrix. There are also prismatic bavenite crystals amongst the carbonate blades (not evident in photo). Specimen is 38mm wide. Click on the image below for a higher resolution...
Red gmelinite with colourless analcime crystals. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Ralph Segnit Collection. Photo width 11.5mm. Click on image below for a higher resolution version.
A single red crystal 7mm in the longest direction. Stack of 90 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Prismatic arsenopyrite crystals, including a trilling (six-rayed star) twin, with tiny spear-shaped acanthite sprays. You can also see some light greenish yellow crystals of a possible beudantite group mineral. Width of view 2.5mm. Stack of...
Pink almandine garnets in matrix. Width of view 7mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on image below for a better resolution version.
Green individual crystals and groups on matrix. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version…
Orange hexagonal vanadinite with greenish brown thin plates of descloizite, with colourless calcite crystals. Calcite exhibits a pale yellow-orange fluorescence. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version…
Deep red chalcotrichite variety of cuprite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on image below for a higher resolution version.
Ex Rock Currier Collection #1329. Sharp creedite crystals with a pale lavender hue. Measures 58x30x28mm.
Lustrous twinned phillipsite (Stemple twin?). The smaller crystals in the image looked like possible pseudohexagonal chabazite under the microscope, but in the photo, it is clear that they too, are phillipsites. Ex Dick Haslam Collection....
Blue to black spray of vivianite crystals in a vugh in basalt. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version…
Brown pseudobrookite crystals with tiny yellow transparent enstatite crystals. The larger pseudobrookite crystal has a “bend” in it, clearly an abrupt change of growth direction, not rare but also not common at this locality. The...
White hemispherical calcite that shows banding on broken surfaces. Collected at Bunjil’s Lookout, Maude, and most likely comes from the nearby Mountain View quarry. Width of view 6.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the...
Iridescent ilmenite crystal with an interesting growth. The specimen needs an ultrasonic clean but wanted to take the photo first in case I lose the crystal! Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack...
An interesting grouping of andesine crystals. There is a couple of sharp ilmenite crystals in the background too. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the photo below...
From Joel Kirkman farm in Dreeite. Sharp green clinopyroxene crystals with white tabular andesine crystals. Also present is an ilmenite crystal to the right of the clinopyroxene (showing rainbow colouring), and tiny calcites(?) sprinkled over...
Ex Dick Haslam Collection
Zoned hemispheres of siderite possibly grading into ferroan calcite. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on image below for a higher resolution version.
An unusual shape! Reminiscent of a pipe, or a rugose coral, this hyalite opal has seeded on a prismatic augite crystal. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on...
Green cubic pharmacosiderite crystals on brown dravite. The paragenesis is very clear here. Both ends of the dravite crystal are embedded in quartz. The pharmacosiderite is only on the dravite outside the quartz. Ex Dick...
A hexagonal-shaped ilmenite crystal sitting on a black prismatic augite crystal. The white tabular crystals are andesine. Needle-like crystals are probably apatite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Click...
Brown fayalite(?) crystals with grey-green andesine. Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.83mm. Stack of 20 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
A fairly rough-looking white andesine crystal is perched on the end of a prismatic dark brown, almost black augite crystal. But wait there’s more. The top third of the augite crystal is coated by a...
Ex Dick Haslam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image for a higher resolution one.
Ex R Haslam Collection. Height of view 3.5mm. Stack of 35 images.
Iodine in sealed glass ampule. Paul van den Bergen photo. And thanks to Paul for creating this… š
Small yellow barite crystals on matrix. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 80 images. Click Image for High Resolution
Crystalline (but not crystals) of pyrite in quartz. Collected January 2021. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 at the Castlemaine Gemkana from a tailgater from Whyalla for $0.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1988 at the Boort Gemkana from Pat Sutton for $0.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from the Holland Micro Group.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat (peatite).
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Type Locality for norrishite. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Rob Sielecki for $10.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1992. Ex Museum Victoria. Collected in 1898.
Type Locality for clinocervantite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $5.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from Jack Leach.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $1.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1992 from Frank Robinson.
Tiny brown crystals of zemannite and pink spiroffite(?). Width of view 5mm. Stack of 40 images.
This stibnite specimen was collected from the open cut area before it was open cut. Some superb curving stibnite crystals! Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 25 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show for $1.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 3.33mm. Stack of 63 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Brian Beyer at the Adelaide Mineralogical Society Seminar for $1.00. Width of view 3.33mm. Stack of 60 images.
Labelled as hinsdalite but likely plumbogummite, and as “Sylvester Mine”. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Jack Leach for $4.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Jack Leach for $2.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Judy Rowe. Judy was involved in the hand-sorting of heavy minerals from the deposit.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995. Ex Museum Victoria. Ex Somerset Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Gmelinite-chabazite intergrowth. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Frank Robinson. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 75 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from a Tailgater at the Wagga Gemboree.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Ruth Coulsell (fluornatrocoulsellite). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 34 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Robinson. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 64 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Frank Robinson.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from a Tailgater at the Wagga Gemboree.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat (peatite). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Judy Rowe.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Judy Rowe.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from June and Bob Gleeson at the Echuca Gemkana.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Joe Marty.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from the Holland Micro Group.
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1991. Ex Museum Victoria.
The Organ Pipes National Park is enclosed in two Cities: Hume to the north of Jacksons Creek, and Brimbank to the south. It is not known which side of the creek this specimen was collected...
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Brian Beyer for $6.00 at the New South Wales Mineralogical Societies Seminar.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from Larry Queen for $5.00 at the Queensland Mineralogical Societies Seminar.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Brian Beyer for $10.00 at the New South Wales Mineralogical Societies Seminar.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Joe Marty.
Type Locality for theisite. Incorrectly labelled as La Plata Co. (refer comment in Mindat). Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $2.00.
Basketweave siderite. Collected by Joan Lamond in 1982. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 150 images.
Mindat only lists richterite. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Don Billinghurst.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond at the 1996 Prahran Show from Martin Rosser for $6.00.
Collected by Joan Lamond in 1993 on a Mineralogical Society field trip.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Cynthia Peat.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1996.
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $3.00.
Type Locality for tiptopite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $10.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Jack Leach. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 80 images.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Frank Robinson.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Michael Hirst.
Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from Bernie and Margaret Day at the Castlemaine Gemkana for $4.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2002. Ex Ralph Segnit Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from Robyn Sharp.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Rob Sielecki in 1998 for $10.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $4.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from the Bendigo Show club stall for $0.50.
Chrysocolla after veszelyite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Judy Rowe. Collected by Judy and Stan Rowe in May, 1985.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2002. Ex Ralph Segnit Collection.
Tiny fragment in a capsule. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2001 from Jocelyn Thornton at the Mineralogical Societies Seminar in Hobart.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 2000.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $2.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1993 from Frank Robinson.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 1998. Labelled as “Mannum”.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Rob Sielecki for $10.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $4.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $2.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show in 1998 for $1.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Peter Elliott at the Ballarat Gemboree for $5.00.
10mm across and much more intense blue than you normally see. Acquired by Joan Lamond from George Williams in 1999 at the Castlemaine Gemkana for $1.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from George Williams in 1999 at the Castlemaine Gemkana for $1.50.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
Probably (but to be confirmed) now the Hanson Quarry, Shell Cove, Shellharbour, New South Wales. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Noel Kennon in 2002.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from a Tailgater at the 1998 Coleraine Gemkana.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Ex Museum Victoria, acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Width of view 2.5mm.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998. Width of View 4mm.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show in 1998. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 2002.
Acquired by Joan Lamond at Tamborine Mountain in 1990.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group. Width of view 4mm.
Labelled as ferrosilite, but Mindat says “erroneously reported” so likely enstatite. Obtained by Joan Lamond from Judy Rowe in 2003.
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Type Locality. Obtained by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott at the 2000 Ballarat Gemboree for $5.00.
Type Locality. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 from the Holland Micro Group.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Andre Heyninck (Belgium) in 2001.
Five single crystals. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Kevin Davy at the Waverley Show in 1995 for $10.00.
Variety cabrerite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 2000.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jo Price in 2003.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 2000.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1997 from a Swiss Collection for $3.00.
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show in 1998. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
Dark green crystals in a small vugh. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Obtained from Albert Schrander-Hettinga 2/2005.
Crystal fragment of green elbaite, capped by schorl, then more green elbaite growing on an angle (broken and healed?).
Single crystal, etched termination, very pale pink and green.
Single unterminated brown crystal (dravite?).
Single terminated crystal, root-beer brown.
Watermelon tourmaline, pink core, green rim. Not terminated.
Single terminated black crystal.
Green elbaite rims over black schorl core.
Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 90 images.
Two watch hands coated with radium in phosphorescent paint. Luminous and highly fluorescent.
Sharp blue-green micro crystals of hoganite on cerussite and malachite. Colour is more green than shown in the photos. Width of view 3.5mm. Exact source of specimen is not known. The original occurrence was only...
Type Locality. White crystal sprays.
Type Locality. Tiny yellow cubes of this rare thallium species. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images.
Type Locality. Tiny green grains. Ex Peter Hall Collection.
Type Locality. Colourless to white prismatic crystals.
Lustrous black octahedral crystals.
Type Locality. Parallel group of crystals. Ex Peter Hall Collection.
Single red crystal (17mm longest direction) with very minor matrix. Fluoresces bright red (right hand image).
Type Locality. Pale yellow crust of this rare thallium species.
Interpenetrant slightly rounded pyrite cubes, some with truncated corners, altering to brown goethite with prismatic colourless striated prismatic stellerite crystals and minor white calcite crystals. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images.
