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Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

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Baryte : BaSO4

Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Barite on matrix. Photographer and collection: R. Bottrill. Largest crystal: 15mm
 © R. Bottrill, 2007Photo ID: 108792    View Count: 214

Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2, Quartz : SiO2

Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Chalcopyrite and quartz crystals. Specimen 30x30mm. Specimen and photo: R. Bottrill
 © R. Bottrill 2006Photo ID: 87830    View Count: 554

Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2, Quartz : SiO2

Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Chalcopyrite crystal ~50mm across, Mt Lyell mine. R Bottrill specimen and photo.
 © R Bottrill 2008Photo ID: 181334    View Count: 157

Dolomite : CaMg(CO3)2, Hematite : Fe2O3

Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Red dolomite crystals to ~20mm on edge, with some drusy hematite coating. 35mm across. R Bottrill specimen & photo.
 © R. BottrillPhoto ID: 205968    View Count: 157

Quartz : SiO2, Hematite : Fe2O3

Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

"Floater" doubly-terminated quartz crystal with fine hematite inclusions. Specimen is ~40mm long, Specimen and Photo R. Bottrill
 © R Bottrill 2008Photo ID: 219701    View Count: 34

Multiple photos availableTetrahedrite : (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)12Sb4S13, Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2, Fluorite : CaF2, Siderite : FeCO3

Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Tetrahedrite on Chalcopyrite, with fluorite and siderite. Tetrahedrite crystal is about 6mm across; specimen is about 20mm long. Adam Wright specimen and photo.
 © Adam WrightPhoto ID: 264067    View Count: 25
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