SOUTH AUSTRALIA
TYPE MINERALS:
Aldermanite
This specimen has veins of lustrous crystals of
fluellite
to 2 mm across. Under the
fluellite
is a layer of fibrous aldermanite.
Origin: Moculta Phosphate Quarry, nr. Angaston, South Australia, Australia
ex - Mike Groben Collection
Sample size: 4 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)
Bariosincosite
Cobaltaustinite
Dull green commonly botroydal coatings on albitite
Origin: Dome Rock, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 1.5 x 2.5 cm
© Diederik Visser
Green crystalline crust in 5 mm patches with
erythrite
Grass green micro crystals to less than 0.05 mm in small patches across matrix
Origin: Dome Rock, South Australia, Australia (type locality)
Sample size: 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm (top), 3.5 x 2 cm x 5 mm (2nd row), 2.5 x 1.5 cm x
5 mm (3rd row), 3 x 1 x 1.5 cm (bottom)
© Tom Loomis
Davidite-(La)
Davidite-(La) in carbonatite
Origin: Thackering, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 9.5 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Microcrystalline to massive, black to grey davidite-(La)
Origin: Radium Hill, South Australia, Australia (type locality)
Sample size: 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm
© Tom Loomis
Decrespignyite-(Y)
Dull but deep sky blue micro spherulitic crystals associated with white
tengerite
and
malachite.
Origin: Paratoo Cu deposit, Yunta, Olary, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm (top), 4 x 2 x 1 cm (2nd row), 4 x 2 x 1 cm (3rd
row), 3 x 0.6 x 2 cm (bottom)
© Tom Loomis
Origin: Paratoo copper mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Picture size: 2 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
Origin: Old Copper Mine. nr Yunta, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 4 x 3.8 x 0.5 cm (top/2nd row), 3 x 2 x 2 cm (3rd row), 3.2 x 2 x
0.6cm (4th row), 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm (5th row), 3.2 x 1.8 x 0.4 cm (6th row), 3 x
1.3 x 0.3 cm (7th row), 1.2 x 1.2 x 1 cm (bottom)
© John Veevaert, Trinityminerals.com
Crusts and balls 1-2mm with right sparkly crystalline surface
Origin: Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, SA, Australia
Sample size: micromount
© Diederik Visser
Origin: Paratoo copper mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
(type locality)
Sample size: field of view about 40 mm
Sample owner: Vic Cloete
© Vic Cloete
Origin: Paratoo copper mine, Yunta, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges,
South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 13 x 10 x 8 mm
© Dan Weinrich
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