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Burnside, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA

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Bararite : (NH4)2[SiF6], Sulphur : S8

Burnside, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Greyish colored coatings of bararite, with yellow sulfur.
1.5 cm field of view. S396-16
Specimen courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company.
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 139932    View Count: 225

Multiple photos availableDowneyite : SeO2

Burnside, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA

2 mm rock sample covered by very small white crystals of downeyite - natural selenium dioxide. The mineral is a coal-fire byproduct, formed by gas desublimation on a burning coal dump. The mineral is surprisingly unstable - its so extremely hygroscopic that decomposes in air in a very short time period and its probably connected with its structure ...
 © Ł Kruszewski 08Photo ID: 161598    View Count: 440

Laphamite : As2(S,Se)3

Burnside, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Picture width 1.5 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer
 © Christian RewitzerPhoto ID: 91012    View Count: 358

Laphamite : As2(S,Se)3

Burnside, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Brown laphamite. Grain size 1.5 mm. Photographer and collection Thomas Witzke.
 © Thomas WitzkePhoto ID: 9955    View Count: 611

Selenium : Se

Burnside, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Steely grey acicular crystals of Selenium collected at Burnside, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, just south of Shamokin. Deposition caused by the burning Anthracite coal within the mining waste piles (non-native). specimen aproximately 4 x 6mm. From the PA Annex of my personal collection, acquired in 2005.
 © M.HeintzelmanPhoto ID: 30303    View Count: 422
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