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Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

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Calcite : CaCO3, Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

Nice little calcite sitting on analcime. FOV approx 8mm.
 © Steve SorrellPhoto ID: 193605    View Count: 128

Gmelinite : (Na2,Ca)Al2Si4O12·6H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

Micro photo of gmelinite in cavity in basalt. Field of view ~3mm
 © steve sorrellPhoto ID: 4012    View Count: 601

Gmelinite-Ca : (Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O, Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

A deep red crystal of gemelinite to 4mm long, on analcime, in a vesicle in basalt. R, Bottrill photograph and specimen.
 © R. Bottrill 2006Photo ID: 87824    View Count: 180

Gmelinite-Na : (Na2,Ca)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O, Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

Specimen is about 35mm wide. Specimen and Photograph A. Tuma, N-D60.105m.
 © Andrew TumaPhoto ID: 267040    View Count: 8

Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O, Thomsonite, Hematite : Fe2O3, Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

Hematite stained Thomsonite crystals intergrown with Natrolite needles on a base of Analcime crystals. Collected in August 2004. FOV is 10mm. M. Latham Specimen and Photo.

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Photo ID: 210396    View Count: 613

Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

Natrolite spray detail extending from base of bladed thomsonite. Collected by Brian Carney at Fieldwick's Quarry, Weldborough, Tasmania. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2005(.0745.2). Field of view 4.5 mm.
 © Saul Krotki 2005Photo ID: 46475    View Count: 372

Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

Several isolated well formed natrolite crystal clusters like this one fill a 1.5" vug. Collected by Brian Carney. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2006 (.0757.1), Field of view 3.6 mm wide.
 © Saul Krotki 2006Photo ID: 51325    View Count: 345

Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

An iron stain adds a colorful touch to the base of these well formed natrolite crystal clusters. Collected by Brian Carney. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2006 (.0757.3). Field of view 5.0 mm wide.
 © Saul Krotki 2006Photo ID: 51327    View Count: 342

Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

Natrolite spray collected by Brian Carney at Fieldwick's Quarry, Welborough, Tasmania. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2005 (.0754.1). Field of view 10 mm. Krotki Micromount Collection.
 © Saul Krotki 2005Photo ID: 46474    View Count: 327

Natrolite : Na2[Al2Si3O10] · 2H2O, Thomsonite-Ca : NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O, Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Little Plains Quarry (Lottah Road Quarry; Fieldwicks Quarry; Weldborough Pass Quarry), Blue Tier district, Tasmania, Australia

Clear Natrolite sprays with red Thomsonite at the base of the spray sitting in a vug of clear Anacime from the Fieldwicks Quarry. Self collected in 2001. field of view is approximately 25mm, Specimen size is 90x85mm. cataloge number 01-1112. Specimen and photo A. Tuma
 © Andrew tumaPhoto ID: 129677    View Count: 210
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