Heulandite etched from
calcite
matrix
Origin: Tambar Springs, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 2.2 cm crystal (top), 12.5 x 7 cm (bottom)
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Origin: Garrawilla, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 3.4 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm
© Dan Weinrich
Origin: Tambar Springs, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 4.3 x 2 x 2 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
Origin: Tambar Springs , New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 2.0 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
Heulandite on
apophyllite
Origin: Tambor Springs, NSW, Australia
Sample size: 5.6 x 5.4 x 4.1 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
Origin: Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
This specimen is covered with pseudomorphs of hinsdalite after
mimetite.
The largest is 0.8 cm in length. Hinsdalite occurs as minute crystals oriented
in the shape of the former mimetite crystals.
Origin: Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 3.1 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
Hinsdalite pseudomorph after
pyromorphite with
gearksutite
Origin: Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 10.8 x 8 x 4.4 cm
© Dan Weinrich
This specimen of
galena and other minor sulfides is host to a top vein layer of
calcite
which has sprays and radial masses of inesite. The largest inesite crystal is
1.7 cm in length
Origin: Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 8.9 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Inesite with
apophyllite
Origin: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
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Origin: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 10.9 x 6.6 x 3.0 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
Origin: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
© Lou Perloff/Photo-Atlas
of Minerals
Origin: Proprietary mine, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm
© Tom Loomis
This specimen is covered with velvety
malachite.
On that are found lustrous crystals of
azurite and
yellowish iodargyrite as crystalline masses with crystals to 1 mm.
This specimen is host to one of the largest masses of iodargyrite that I can
recall seeing. It is completely crystalline with individual crystals to over
0.5 cm across. The mass in the center is 4 cm across its longest dimension.
Scattered on the surface of the iodargyrite are micro crystals of either
embolite or
chlorargyrite. Iodargyrite displays color change between incandescent
and fluorescent lighting. It is a drab color under incandescent lights and
bright lemon yellow under fluorescent lights.
Origin: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 5.4 x 4 x 3.4 cm (top), 8.5 x 4.6 x 4 cm (bottom)
© John Veevaert
Iodargyrite with
coronadite
Origin: Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
Ex. Kaar collection
Sample size: 6.8 x 6 x 3 cm
© John Veevaert
Black
coronadite matrix with scattered 0.8 mm sharp translucent cream/yellow
iodargyrite crystals of varying forms.
Origin: Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: micromount
© Diederik Visser
Origin: Broken Hill Proprietary mine (Proprietary Mine), Broken Hill, New
South Wales, Australia
Ex. Don Belsher collection
Sample size: 5 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
© Dan Weinrich
Origin: Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 4.6 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
Ex. George Elling collection
Origin: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 6.5 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm (top), 5.8 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm (bottom)
© Rob Lavinsky
Blocky black crystals of johannsenite to 7 mm on edge frozen in a massive
chalcopyrite matrix.
Origin: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 3 x 3.5 x 5 cm
© Dan Weinrich
Origin: Broken Hill, Australia
Sample size: 2 x 2 x 1.4 cm (top), 4.9 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm (bottom)
© Rob Lavinsky
Origin: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 1 x 1.4 cm
© Diederik Visser
Origin: Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Origin: Wood's mine near Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm
© Tom Loomis
This specimen of kutnahorite hosts a druse of
quartz
crystals.
Origin: Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 4.2 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
These are photos of a 'fulgurite' - fused sand where it has been struck by
lightning. Bottom photo shows the tube where the lightning bolt hit and
fused the sand.
Origin: Evan's Head, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 3 cm across
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Origin: Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Libethenite on
dufrenite
Origin: Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Very dark libethenite crystals. Difficult to photograph since the crystals
appear almost black and are highly lustrous and perched on a pale
quartz/clay
matrix.
Origin: Endeavour 26, North-Parkes Mine, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: field of view 1.5 mm (top), field of view 10 mm (2nd row), 2 mm
cluster (bottom)
Sample owner: Vic Cloete
© Vic Cloete
Linarite with
aurichalcite (?)
Origin: South mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
© Lou Perloff/Photo-Atlas
of Minerals
This specimen has abundant small 1-3 mm crystals of linarite that are complete
and partial. Also found on the specimen are smears of
brochantite
and scattered amber coloured crystals of
calcite.
Origin: Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 5.2 x 5 x 2.8 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Malachite with
cerussite
Origin: Woodlawn mine, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 3.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
© Dan Weinrich
Origin: Shutlleton, New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Don Belsher collection
Sample size: 9.2 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
© Dan Weinrich