Blue bowties of azurite with a malachite (or possibly rosasite) ball on pink to tan to white bladed barite. Native copper crystals towards the top left of the image. Width of view 6mm. Stack of...
Native copper porphyroblasts in saturated wood from an ancient mine. Width of view 14.5mm. Stack of 34 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
An aesthetic parallel growth of copper crystals. Ex Charles Willett Collection. Width of specimen 7mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution verion.
Arborescent copper crystal group 16mm wide.
Deep red cuprite crystals in a copper matrix from the Pit F0 Supergene Deposit. Width of view 8.63mm. Stack of 100 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
A rare copper pseudomorph after cuprite. Ex John Roe. Width of specimen 10mm. Stack of 38 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Native copper from a rare locality. Measures 25x22mm. Ex Neil Kinnane Collection. Ex Brian Shelton Collection. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Interesting cube-octahedra copper crystals. Width of view 8.63mm. Stack of 75 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Golden barite crystals with goethite balls on the surface and native copper inclusions. Ex Bernie Day Collection. Stack of 65 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Dendritic copper in yellow barite. Width of specimen 20mm. Ex George Stacey.
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999 at the Castlemaine Gemkana from a tailgater from Whyalla for $0.50.
Ex Museum Victoria, acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Width of view 2.5mm.
Genie of the lamp. Colourless bladed dolomite crystals over pale blue mcguinnessite on native copper. Height of view 11mm. Stack of 160 images.
Arborescent copper included in gypsum. Width of view 7.5mm. Stack of 150 images. Ex Charles Willett Collection.
Sharp native copper crystals. Specimen height 7mm. Stack of 100 images. Ex Joan Lamond Collection.
An attractive copper specimen partially altered to dark red cuprite. Video best viewed full screen.
5200-5203 mounted in one box. by Jules Bernhardt in 1976. Video best viewed full screen.
Mass of arborescent copper. Video best viewed full screen.
Ex Roger Colling Collection
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
Thin lacy native copper. Ex Roger Colling Collection #217.
Superb native copper in the shape of a sea dragon!
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
Andy Tindle: Ajoite is listed on MinDat from England, Devon, Tavistock District, Tavistock Hamlets, New East Wheal Russell (South Wheal Crebor). No reference is given, but almost certainly the source is the British Micromount Society...
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
ex Jack Leach Collection
JL0427. Ex Museum Vic
JL1463. Brian Beyer $1
Labelled as fresnoite from Rush Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California. Actually marshite, etc. Ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Roger Colling Collection.
Originally thought to be barite, but no barium in analyses, so more likely gypsum.
A mass of solid copper, whose crystallization is mostly crude. However a few distinct crystals reaching 1.1 cm are present. This specimen is almost completely free of green patina. Weighs 164 grams. 6.1×5.0x 3.3cm from...
Very fresh-looking copper protected beneath chabazite-Na from the Boral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria.
A neat little spray of malachite, roughly 0.6mm across, from the lesser-known Mineral Hill deposit, the Iodide Mine (Mount Iodide Mine), Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales. Also present on the specimen...
