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Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

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Acanthite : Ag2S, Silver : Ag

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Acanthite at Broken Hill was the main secondary silver mineral, especially in the ABH Consols lode at depths of less than 40 meters. It is said to have been formed because of the breakdown of tetrahedrite. Specimens are only very rarely seen available on today's market. This is an incredibly rich example, with a small amount of matrix and a ...
 © Dan WeinrichPhoto ID: 133091    View Count: 657

Adamite (Var: Cuprian Adamite) : (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH

Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Micro crystals of hemispherical cuproadamite crystals on dark gossan matrix. Under magnification the cuproadamite is seen to be translucent green, very beautiful. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x3x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: micro.
 © 2002 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 5456    View Count: 769

Adamite (Var: Cuprian Adamite) : (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH

Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Crystal aggregate of cupriferous Adamite. Picture width 3 mm. Collection Richard Bayerl and Photograph Ulrich Wagner. Many thanks to Ulrich!
 © Richard BayerlPhoto ID: 87275    View Count: 343

Agardite

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Picture size 6 mm, collector and photographer C. Gineste
 © Cédrick GINESTEPhoto ID: 29842    View Count: 608

Agardite-(Y) : (Y,Ca)Cu6[(OH)6|(AsO4,HAsO4)|(AsO4)2] · 3H2O

Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Light blue hair-like xls. Field of view,1.5mm. R.D.Green collection and photo.
 © R.D.GreenPhoto ID: 52493    View Count: 468

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

This group is 5 x 4 x 1 cm. Collection of Greg Murray.
[NOTE: ID has been questioned, see http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-79570.html]
 © Greg MurrayPhoto ID: 39669    View Count: 690

Multiple photos availableAlabandite : Mn2+S, Iodargyrite : AgI

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Dark gray stalactitic Alabandite abundantly sprinkled with small micro rounded pale yellow Iodargyrite crystals (light areas in photo) (overall 4.0 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm; ca. 250 g). Most likely from Zinc Corp Mine or Broken Hill Proprietary Mine. The alabandite crystals show symmetry 3m or 6m (unusual growth on 111), look like Wurtzite crystals stacked ...
 © JF CarpentierPhoto ID: 210076    View Count: 127

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

4.3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm. An incredibly beautiful and aesthetic specimen of interconnected plumose sprays of alabandite from the Broken Hill deposit of Australia. Alabandite is a rare manganese sulfide from this locale, and was not discovered until 1965 and described until 1971. This elegant, wing-like specimen is from Level 17 of the NBHC Mine.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 207508    View Count: 108

Alabandite : Mn2+S, Calcite : CaCO3

Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Alabandite with calcite & sulfur. From the collection of D. Pohl 1973. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 216968    View Count: 95

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Alabandite. From the collection of Ed Swaboda 1976. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 216970    View Count: 91
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