TASMANIA

 

OTHER MINERALS:

Acanthite

Origin: Magnet Mine, Tasmania
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Brian Carney
© Steve Sorrell

Actinolite

See axinite

Alstonite

Origin:  Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: crystals are up to 3 mm long
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Analcime
 
  
Colourless opaque crystals of phillipsite and transparent glassy colorless crystals of analcime to 7 mm in size.
Origin: Cape Grim, West Coast, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 6 x 3.3 x 3 cm
© Dan Weinrich
Anatase
 
Origin: Philosopher's Ridge, Mt. Lyell, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Andradite

 
Origin: Kara, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Anglesite

Origin: Magnet Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Ankerite

Origin: Henty Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Arsenolite

Powdery white material on arsenopyrite
Origin: Princess Mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 4 mm across
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Arsenopyrite

Origin: Princess Mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: Largest crystal is 1.5 mm across
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Origin: Magnet Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Awaruite

See heazlewoodite

Axinite

  
Axinite with actinolite
Origin: Colebrook Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. DeVito collection
Sample size: 6.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm
© Tom Loomis

Bavenite

Origin: Slaughteryard Face, Mt. Bischoff, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Beudantite
 
Origin: Magnet Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Bindheimite

Origin: North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Bismuthinite

  
Bismuthinite on magnetite
Origin: Shepard/Murphy mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: miniature, crystal 5 mm
© Tom Loomis
 
Bismuthinite on quartz and siderite
Origin: Princess Mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: needles of bismuthinite to 2.5 mm in length (top), field of view 2 mm (bottom)
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Bismutostibiconite

Origin: North Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Bornite
 
Origin: Mt. Lyell, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Boulangerite

Origin: Rosebery Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Calcite

Origin: Variety Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Cassiterite

  
Cassiterite on quartz
Origin: Mt. Pellion mine, Oakleigh Creek, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 25 x 25 x 19 mm
© Dan Weinrich
 
Origin: Shepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Cassiterite on quartz
Cassiterite on quartz
Neat cluster of cassiterite crystals to 3 mm on quartz specimen
Origin: Rossarden (Aberfoyle) Tin mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 4 mm crystal (top), 5 mm crystal (2nd row), 25 mm specimen (bottom)
Sample owner: Vic Cloete
© Vic Cloete
 
  
Cassiterite with muscovite
Origin: Mt Bischoff, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.4 cm
© Dan Weinrich

Cerussite

  
Origin: Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
© Lou Perloff/Photo-Atlas of Minerals
 
  
  
Cerussite with crocoite
  
 
  
Cerussite with dundasite
Origin: Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Canada
Sample size: 2 x 1.5 cm (top), 1.8 x 1.2 cm (2nd row), 2.2 x 1.8 cm (3rd row), 2.5 x 1.7 cm (bottom)
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
     
 
     
 
  
This specimen of gossan hosts a 0.6 cm crystal of cerussite. Also found are small tufts of acicular dundasite. Chrome cerussite is coloured yellow by the presence of minute amounts of chromium.
Origin: Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 2.1 x 1 x 0.8 cm (top), 1.8 x 1.3 x 1 cm (2nd row), 1.8 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (bottom)
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
     
This specimen is comprised of mostly yellow coloured crystals of cerussite with brilliant reddish orange crococite. The largest cerussite crystals are about 3-4 mm across.
Origin: Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 2.2 x 1.7 x 1 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
     
This specimen is rich in yellow coloured cerussite crystals to 0.8 cm across. There are also numerous scattered small crystals of blood red crocoite to 1-2 mm in length.
Origin: West Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 9.3 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
  
Cerussite on crocoite
Origin: Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. DeVito Collection
Sample size: 6 x 4 cm x 5 mm
© Tom Loomis
 
  
Origin: Magnet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 2.0 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
     
Origin: Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. Keith Hayes collection
Sample size: 1.4 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
Origin: Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
        
Origin: near Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 6 x 5.4 x 4.7 cm
© Dan Weinrich
 
        
Origin: Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. Richard Hauck collection
Sample size: 6.3 x 5.0 x 4.7 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
Origin: Dundas, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. Don Belsher collection
Sample size: 23 x 7 x 24 mm
© Dan Weinrich
 
  
Light yellow, thin tabular cerussite crystals to 0.6 mm with bright orange crocoite.
Origin: Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 2 x 2 x 1 cm
© Tom Loomis
 
     
Cerussite with crocoite
Origin: Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. Edward E. David collection
Sample size: 5.9 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
Origin: Kapi Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania
Ex. Martin Zinn collection
Sample size: 4.8 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm

Chabazite

  
Origin: Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 4 x 5 x 2.5 cm
© Dan Weinrich
 
Origin: Wadamana, Central Tasmania, Australia
Ex. S. Nasser collection
Sample size: 1.9 x 1.1 x 1 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
Lens shaped colourless crystals of twinned chabazite (variety "phacolite")
Origin: Gad's Hill, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 4.7 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm
© Dan Weinrich
 
        
Variety phacolite
Origin: Gads Hill, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. B.E. Lockhart collection
Sample size: 8.2 x 5.2 x 4.4 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
Chalcanthite
 
Origin: Mt. Bischoff, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
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