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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

Cape Horn Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Chalcopyrite on quartz - 2,5x2x2cm - November of 2006
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 81848    View Count: 452

Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2, Dolomite : CaMg(CO3)2, Quartz : SiO2

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Irridesent chalcopyrite crystals on dolomite with minor quartz. FOV approximately 35mm. Specimen and Photo A. Tuma
 © Andrew TumaPhoto ID: 129762    View Count: 358

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

Multiple photos availableChalcopyrite : CuFeS2, Fluorite : CaF2, Chamosite : (Fe2+,Mg)5Al[(OH)8|AlSi3O10]

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

A stunning 18mm wide Chalcopyrite main crystal on chamosite with a couple of smaller chalcopyrites. Small clear fluorite is also present. Specimen is 76mm long. Specimen and Photograph A. Tuma N-D60.105m (2009 Zeehan Mineral fair)
 © Andrew TumaPhoto ID: 262808    View Count: 28

Copper : Cu

Lyell Blocks, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

A small native copper specimen coated in unknown secondary minerals. Specimen width is around 30mm. Specimen and Photograph A. Tuma, N-D60.105m.
 © Andrew TumaPhoto ID: 267026    View Count: 8

Cuprite : Cu2O

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Cuprite crystals to about 6mm; specimen about 100mm. R. Bottrill photo, Mineral Resources Tasmania specimen.
 © R. Bottrill 2005Photo ID: 122476    View Count: 176

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

Gold : Au, Quartz : SiO2, Bornite : Cu5FeS4

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia

Gold wires on quartz-bornite ore, ~25mm FOV. Tasmanian Museum specimen (TMAGX55), R Bottrill photo.
 © R. Bottrill 2006Photo ID: 183527    View Count: 238
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