William Wise's Photo Gallery
W05-FH6Magnesio-foitite ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Woodhouseite CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 , Quartz SiO2
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USAWoodhouseite crystals (pseudo-cubic) on fibers of magnesiofoitite in a quartz-lined cavity. Width of view 1 cm. W. Wise image.
F92-4XAWulfenite Pb(MoO4) , Calcite CaCO3
Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAPyramidal wulfenite on calcite. Individual crystals are 2 mm across. W. Wise specimen and image.
0JX-UCFVanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Princess Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USASingle vanadinite prism with pyramid modifications. Length of the crystal is 2.5 mm. W. Wise specimen and image.
96W-627Vanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl , Descloizite PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Princess Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USACluster of orange-red vanadinite prisms with descloizite. Width of image 6 mm. Wm. Wise specimen and image.
E1E-M20Sklodowskite Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O , Boltwoodite (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O , Fluorite CaF2 , Calcite CaCO3
New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAField of View: 3 mm
Overgrowth of transparent, yellow boldwoodite on sklodowskite phantom.
Wise specimen and image.
NNC-YQRBoltwoodite (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O , Fluorite CaF2 , Quartz SiO2 , Calcite CaCO3
New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAField of View: 10 mm
Cubes of purple fluorite on needles of boltwoodite associated with scalenohedra of calcite and a peculiar intergrowth of bluish quartz. Collected by V. Frazier, W. Wise specimen and images.
YAA-AFJBoltwoodite (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O , Fluorite CaF2 , Calcite CaCO3
New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAField of View: 6 mm
Sprays of boltwoodite blades with a fluorite cube on a background of calcite. Wm. Wise specimen and image.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 16th Jun 2007
A9E-J48Creedite Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2·2H2O
Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USACreedite in the form of sprays of very thin blades occurs on goethite. The width of the image is 2.5 mm. R. Thomssen specimen, W. Wise image.
VKA-7HTPharmacosiderite KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O , Jarosite KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAYellowish cubes of pharmacosiderite and deep brown pseudo-cubes of jarosite grew on a surface of goethite. R. Thomssen specimen, W. Wise image.
578-K85Caledonite Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 , Linarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAPrisms of pale blue caledonite with small crystals of deep blue linarite. Width of image 3 mm. R. Thomssen specimen, W. Wise image.