WESTERN AUSTRALIA

 

OTHER MINERALS:

Dravite

Origin: Yinnietherra, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 5 x 5 x 4 cm
© Tom Loomis
 
Origin: Mineral Claim 82, 8 km north of Yinnietharra Station, Homestead, 800 km north of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: .5 x 7.5 x 11 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
 
  
Origin: Mineral Claim #82, 8 km north of Yinnietharra Station, Homestead, 800 km north of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
ex Lloyd Tate collection
Sample size: 8.5 x 8.5 x 6.5 cm (top), 4.8 x 4 x 4.2 cm (bottom)
© Dan Weinrich
 
              
Origin: Yinnietharra Pegmatite, Gascoyne Province, Western Australia
Ex Marty Lewadny Collection
Sample size: 7.3 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
Origin: Yinnietharra Station, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 7.3 x 6.6 x 5.6 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
Origin: Yinnietharra pegmatite, Yinnietharra Station, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 28 x 25 x 21 mm
© Dan Weinrich
 
     
 
  
 
  
Origin: Yinnietharra pegmatite, Yinnietharra Station, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 6.5 x 4 x 6 cm (top/2nd row), 3.2 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm (3rd row), 23 x 15 x 26 mm (bottom)
© Dan Weinrich
 
        
Origin: Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Ed Ruggiero collection
Sample size: 4.8 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
 
        
 
  
Ex. Gene Tribbey collection
  
Origin: Yinnietharra pegmatite, Yinnietharra Station, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 34 x 28 x 32 mm (top), 6 x 3.8 x 5.5 cm (2nd row), 8.5 x 6.6 x 5.9 cm (3rd row), 6 x 3.8 x 6.5 cm (bottom)
© Dan Weinrich
 
        
Origin: Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 11.8 x 6.8 x 4.0 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
Origin:  Yinnietharra pegmatite, Yinnietharra Station, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Scott and Ann Williams collection
Sample size: 5 x 3.7 x 5.7 cm
© Dan Weinrich
 
Origin: Barbara Mine, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner:  Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Foggite
 
White massive with green variscite
Origin: Milgun Station, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: micromounts
© Diederik Visser

 

Fornacite

  
Origin: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: field of view 2 mm
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 
Galena
 
  
Galena with sphalerite
Origin: Cadjebut mine, Fitzroy Crossing, Kimberley, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Scott Williams collection
Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 3.6 cm

Gaspéite

  
Origin: Widgiemooltha, WA, Australia
Sample size: 2.5x1.5x1cm with light yellow powdery of earthy hydrohonessite and green gaspeite
© Tom Loomis
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
  
Lime green, massive to crystalline in vugs with dark greencrystals of paratacamite.
Origin: 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 6.5 x 4 x 2 cm (top), 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm (2nd row), 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm (3rd row), 6 x 5 x 3 cm (4th row), 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm (5th row), 3 x 3 x 1 cm (6th row), 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm (7th row), 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm (bottom)
© Tom Loomis
 
           
Bright apple green acicular kambaldaite crystals in radial sprays to about 0.3 mm and crusts on waxy gaspeite.
Origin: Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia (type locality kambaldaite)
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm
© Tom Loomis
 
  
Origin: 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 5.8 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm
© Dan Weinrich
 
  
Bright lime green massive specimen with minor paratacamite.
Origin: Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 6 x 5 x 4 cm
© Tom Loomis

Goethite

  
 
  
Goethite pseudomorph after marcasite
Origin: Gascoyne River, Mooka Station, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 5.6 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm (top), 6.1 x 6.0 x 5.4 cm (bottom)

 

Gold

  
  
Gold with calcite
  
Origin: Mt. McClure mine, Leinster, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 32 mm in height (top left), 23 mm in height (top right), 20 mm across (2nd row left), 25 mm in height (2nd row right), 20 x 25 mm (3rd row left), 30 mm in height (3rd row right)
© Dan Weinrich
 
  
Nugget gold with minor quartz and iron oxide
  
Nugget gold with quartz
Origin: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 2.4 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm (top)
© John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
 
     
Gold on matrix
Origin: Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia
ex. FJ Barlow collection #5993
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
        
Origin: Mt. McClure Mine, Leinster, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 5.4 x 2 x 5.5 cm
© Dan Weinrich
 
Origin: Kookynie, Kalgoorlie District, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 0.8 x 1.0 cm
© Diederik Visser
 
Origin: Mt. McClure Mine, Leinster, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 17 x 27 mm
© Dan Weinrich
 
     
Gold in quartz
Origin: Murchison, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Mark Mauthner collection
Sample size: 4 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
        
Gold on calcite
Origin: Bronzewing Mine, Mt. McClure, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Mark Mauthner collection
Sample size: 4.1 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
Origin: Nullagine, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 1.5 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
        
Gold pseudomorph after calaverite in a polished slab of matrix
Origin: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Charlie Freed collection
Sample size: 5.0 x 2.7 x 0.8 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
Ex. F John Barlow collection
Origin: Lake Yindarlgooda, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 3.9 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm (top), 4.9 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm (bottom)
© Rob Lavinsky
 
  
Gold pseudomorph after calaverite
Origin: Golden Mine Mines, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 7.3 x 6.4 x 0.7 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
 
     
Gold on quartz
Origin: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 5.0 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
 
     
Gold on quartz
Origin: Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 4.6 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm
 
Holmquistite
 
Origin: Greenbushes, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
© Steve Sorrell
 

Ixiolite

  
Black, thin platy crystals, about 1mm thick of Ixiolite in fan-like aggregates to 2 cm embedded in matrix.
Origin: Williamsonites Pegmatite, Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm
© Tom Loomis
Jarosite
Origin: Mt Brockman, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
 

Page 1     Page 2     Page 4