Craig Bosel's Photo Gallery

40T-F4RCorundum Al₂O₃

Thoolmugga Well, Mardagee Station, Murchison Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Dimensions: 50 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm

A single crystal of corundum from this isolated occurrence, self collected by Mr John Rawlings in the 90s.

2HE-V3CCorundum Al₂O₃

Thoolmugga Well, Mardagee Station, Murchison Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Dimensions: 80 mm x 35 mm x 30 mm

From John Rawlings collection, self collected by him in the 90s. A large crystal of corundum. Hoping to slice off and polish the broken end soon to see what's inside.

2DL-EFAMagnetite Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Mount Phillip Station, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Dimensions: 100 mm x 90 mm x 80 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 15 mm

Weathered schist matrix displaying euhedral magnetite crystals up to 15mm across single triangular face. From the collection of John Rawlings in Perth, WA. Label says this comes from 'White Well' just E of Mount Phillip Station.

C1J-R53Magnetite Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Mount Phillip Station, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Dimensions: 70 mm x 55 mm x 40 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 28 mm

Large Magnetite euhedral crystal exposed in its host schist matrix.
Collected at 'White Well(s)' ... apparently east of Mt Phillip Station.
Collected by Rudy van der Klip pre-1998 and traded into the collection of John Rawlings in Perth in 1998, then to my collection this year (2023).

X8E-NFCGalena PbS

Geraldine Mine, Ajana, Northampton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Dimensions: 100 mm x 100 mm x 35 mm

A rare specimen from this old abandoned mine, labelled and in the collection of John Rawlings (Perth), purchased from the Soklich brothers in 1999. Two thin galena-bearing veins in the host matrix, with a thin calcite coating of the few unbroken crystals on the specimen.

CWF-3AYJamesonite Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄ , Pyrite FeS₂ , Calcite CaCO₃

Noche Buena Mine, Mineral de Noche Buena, Melchor Ocampo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico

Dimensions: 100 mm x 80 mm x 35 mm
Weight: 574 g

A felted mass of acicular Jamesonite crystals on a matrix which contain includes obvious pyrite and calcite patches but I suspect is mostly chalcocite (heavy, sooty stains on hands when handling, black streak). From the collection of Mr John Rawlings in Perth, collected in the late 90's.

65N-UADCopper Cu , Malachite Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

Dimensions: 200 mm x 120 mm x 70 mm
Weight: 1839 g

A large mass of copper, much of it coated by malachite, from underground 4 Level at Mt Isa. Collected most probably in the 90's.

PJ8-5ECCopper Cu

Girilambone Copper Mine, Girilambone, Canbelego Co., New South Wales, Australia

Dimensions: 230 mm x 110 mm x 80 mm
Weight: 1500 g

A large solid hackly mass of copper in the collection of Mr John Rawlings of Perth. The specimen displays many clean polygonal casts of some mineral no longer present.

066-H4PSilver Ag

Elizabeth Hill Mine, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Dimensions: 140 mm x 90 mm x 55 mm
Weight: 805 g

A very nice (rarely seen nowadays) large cabinet specimen of silver. It has been better exposed by acid etching of the quartz-carbonate breccia host, leaving the quartz pieces cemented by the silver. Several large polygonal casts obvious, presumably of carbonate crystals now etched away.
From the collection of Mr John Rawlings in Perth.