TASMANIA

 

OTHER MINERALS:

Pyromorphite

        
Pyromorphite with crocoite
Origin: Kosminsky Mine, Dundas District, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. Kevin Conroy collection
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

 

Quartz

  
Quartz with hematite inclusions
Origin: Mt. Lyell Copper Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 3.6 x 2.4 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
     
The crystal of quartz is heaviliy curved (Gwindel) and has abundant inclusions of small hematite crystals. The quartz also has a small root beer coloured crystal of siderite attached to it at the base.
     
This specimen has a cluster of intergrown crystals of quartz and small crystals of siderite. The quartz crystals appear to have a curved c-axis suggestive of a gwindel twin.
Origin: Mt. Lyell Copper Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 2.2 x 1.7 x 1 cm (top), 4.6 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm (bottom)
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
Hematite included in quartz
Origin: Iron Blow, Mt. Lyell, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Hematite included in quartz
Origin: Prince Lyell Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Milky quartz with hematite inclusions
Origin: Prince Lyell Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Reevesite
 
Reevesite with hellyerite and zaratite
Origin: Lord Brassey, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Riebeckite

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

Scheelite

Scheelite with calcite
Origin: Alberfoyle Mine, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Scorodite

Scorodite on arsenopyrite
Origin: Brown Face, Mt. Bischoff, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Sellaite
Crude crystals have been found up to 2 cm long. Sellaite occurs with blue beryl below the Slaughteryard Face at Mt Bischoff.
Origin: Mt Bischoff, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: crystal is 4 mm long
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 

Siderite

     
This specimen of quartz has several bladed crystals of siderite with irridescent luster. There are also several small sharp crystals of chalcopyrite to 2 mm across.
Origin: Mt Lyell Copper Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 6.5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
Origin: Princess Mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: platy crystals to 1.3 mm across
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Origin:  Great South Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
Sphalerite
 
Origin: Que River, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Sphalerite crystal on feldspar with and un ID'd irridescent yellow green coating
Origin: Comet mine, Dundas, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 1 mm crystal
Sample owner: Vic Cloete, donated by Brian Carney
© Vic Cloete

Stannite

  
Origin: Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
ex Scott Werschky collection
Sample size: 30 x 24 x 15 mm
© Dan Weinrich
Stilbite
 
Origin: Giblin Street Quarry, Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Sulfur

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

Tacharanite

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

Tetrahedrite

Origin: Hellyer Mina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Thomsonite
 
Thomsonite-Ca
Origin: Gads Hill, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: width of the "vugh" is around 3 mm
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Origin: Gad's Hill, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Thomsonite with chabazite
Origin:  Leith, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Origin:  Middlesex Plains, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Origin:  Table Cape, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Thomsonite with natrolite
Origin:  Table Cape, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Origin: Dolcoath Hill Quarry, Moina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Torbernite

Origin:  Royal George, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Peter Harris
© Steve Sorrell
 
Vivianite
 
Origin: Mt. Cleveland mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 26 mm in height
© Dan Weinrich

Wickmannite

Origin: Mt. Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Wollastonite

Grossular on wollastonite
Origin: Proctor's Road Quaary, Mt. Nelson, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell

Zaratite

     
 
  
 
     
Ex. Keith Hayes collection
Origin: Lord Brassy Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 2.7 x 4.9 cm specimen. Vivid emerald green band of massive, translucent to opaque zaratite (top), 6.5 x 3.5 cm (2nd row), 4.4x3.6x0.4 cm (bottom)
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
  
Origin: Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood Dist., Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 5.0 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 

Zircon

 
Origin: Sisters Beach, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 6 mm
© Dan Weinrich
 

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