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Australian Minerals April 9, 2023 · 25 specimens |
AU158 - Wittichenite sold
Cattle Grid Pit, Mount Gunson Copper mines, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm
Single silvery metallic crystal of Wittichenite from the Cattle Grid Pit of the Mt. Gunson mine. Wittichenite is a very rare Copper and Bismuth sulfide mineral. This specimen is from a limited find in early 1980s that produce what are considered the finest known examples of the species. See the March-April 2013 issue of the Mineralogical Record for an article on this find.
AU157 - Stolzite sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Miniature - 4 x 3.3 x 2 cm
Bladed yellow crystals of Stolzite over matrix. Good coverage of crystals with individual crystals to 8mm in size. There is damage to the crystals, still a good representative piece of a hard to find specimen.
LP895 - Erythrite sold
Mount Cobalt Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Cabinet - 10.5 x 8 x 2 cm
Acicular crystals of purple/red Erythrite cover the matrix from the classic Australia locality for the species. Colorful with great coverage of crystals present on both sides of specimen.
LP896 - Spessartine with Galena sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 7 x 4 cm
Glossy deep red Spessartine crystals in crystallized Galena. The Spessartine crystals reach 1.5cm in size and there are 7 larger crystals and a number of smaller crystals exposed. Recently released from an old Australian collection.
AU159 - Mimetite sold
Elura Mine, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Richly colored yellow Mimetite crystals from teh Elura Mine. Quality crystals in excellent condition.
AU100 - Rhodonite with Galena $750 available
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
LP901 - Chlorargyrite $750 available
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm
LP903 - Chenevixite sold
Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6.5 x 6 cm
Box work formation of Chenevixite typical for this obscure locality. The lime green color is evident in areas without the Limonite staining. Chenevixite is an uncommon copper asenate mineral and except for the Limonite surface coatings, this appears to be composed of nearly solid Chenvixite. There are also small crystals of what I believe are Olivenite present in the vuggy areas between the boxwork.
LP906 - Plumbian Orthoclase sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 8 x 4 cm
Bright green lead rich Feldspar specimen from Broken Hill. This material was found at Broken Hill during the 1920's to 1940's.
LP904 - Atacamite $450 available
Mount Gunson Copper mines, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
Small Cabinet - 9 x 6 x 6 cm
AU160 - Stolzite sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3 cm
Blocky golden yellow crystals of Stolzite over matrix. The crystals are ranslucent to transparent with individual crystals to 1cm in size. There is some edge damage to the crystals as shown, still an attractive and hard to find specimenspecimen.
AU161 - Cerussite sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 5.5 cm
Reticulated Cerussite specimen from Broken Hill. Good sized example that's nearly solid Cerussite. Older specimen likely mined prior to 1920.
LP800 - Barite sold
Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, South Australia, Australia
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm
Translucent, doubly-terminated Barite crystal on matrix. The main crystal is 4.2cm long. Specimens from this locality are seldomly available.
LP776 - Inesite sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Dark red acicular crystal clusters on matrix. There are several radial clusters embedded in the matrix. Better known from South Africa, here's a nice Australian example.
LP799 - Spessartine with Galena sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Glossy deep red Spessartine crystals in crystallized Galena. The Spessartine crystals reach 1.5cm in size and there are 8 larger crystals and a number of smaller crystals exposed. Recently released from an old Australian collection.
LP818 - Spessartine with Galena sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.3 cm
Glossy deep red Spessartine crystals in crystallized Galena. The Spessartine crystals reach 1.5cm in size. Recently released from an old Australian collection.
LP774 - Bismuth with Molybdenite sold
Wolfram Camp Mine, Queensland, Australia
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm
A 5.5cm crystalline Bismuth with silvery metallic Molybdenite and Quartz.
LP793 - Spessartine with Galena sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 5.5 cm
Large red Spessartine crystal atop a matrix of Rhodonite and crystallized Galena. The Spessartine crystal is 3cm in size. Recently released from an old Australian collection.
AU113 - Crocoite sold
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Cabinet - 12 x 8 x 5 cm
Large specimen with jackstraw clusteres of red Crocoite crystals on both sides of specimen.
AU137 - Cerussite after Anglesite sold
Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5 x 3 cm
Well formed, blocky crystals of Cerussite pseudomorphs after Anglesite from Broken Hill. This is from a limited 1989 find and has crystals to 2.1cm wide that occur with Coronadite stalactites. The Cerussite crystals are also coated in Coronadite but the white Cerussite can be seen on the tip of one crystal.
AU138 - Bannisterite $750 available
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
AU128 - Opal after Ikaite sold
Naatji Nest Mine, White Cliffs, Yungnulgra Co., New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 7 x 7 x 4.5 cm
Spikey crystals of Opal after Ikaite forming what are known as 'opal pineapples'. These are actually believed to be double pseudomorphs, with the Ikaite first replacing Calcite crystals, which are then replaced by the Opal. The interior is all translucent to transparent opal with some blue/purple 'fire' showing. The large, spikey crystal form is very good on this one. I showed this specimen to mine owner Graeme Dowton who told me this one was found around 1995 and that most with such well defined points naturally fall apart before being mined. He indicated the mine is now nearly exhausted with little being found and he would value a piece like this at about $4000 (I got it in trade from a collection and can therefore offer it for much less). Interestingly, the mine name is derived from the fact that the indigenous people believed that the Opal Pineapple was the egg of the serpent Naatji, and since this is where they are found, it's the 'nest'.
AU127 - Bustamite $650 available
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet - 7.2 x 4 x 3 cm
AU121 - Gaspeite, Widgiemoolthaite sold
132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm
Vivid green Gaspeite with at least one area of micro, darker green Widgiemoolthaite on matrix. Rare and colorful specimen! From MINDAT: 'The 132 North open pit nickel mine has produced the greatest variety of secondary nickel minerals found anywhere in the world to date, some being the best of their species. It is the only locality for Widgiemoolthalite'.
AU122 - Bismuth $300 available
Wolfram Camp Mine, Queensland, Australia
Miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.2 cm
