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Sellaite : MgF2

Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia

Steve Sorrell specimen and photo. Crystal is 4mm long. Crude crystals have been found up to 2cm long. Sellaite occurs with blue beryl below the Slaughteryard Face at Mt Bischoff.
 © crocoite.comPhoto ID: 26641    View Count: 685

Multiple photos availableSellaite : MgF2, Magnesite-Siderite Series

Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia

A glassy sellaite crystal about 3mm long on ferroan magnesite; a recent find by Mathew Latham. The crystal is essentially a flattened tetragonal bipyramid, XRD confirms its identity. R Bottrill ID, specimen and photo.
 © R. BottrillPhoto ID: 265368    View Count: 18

Sellaite : MgF2

Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia

A glassy sellaite crystal about 3mm long on ferroan magnesite; a recent find by Mathew Latham. The crystal appears non-tetragonal, but the XRD confirms its identity. R Bottrill specimen, ID and photo.
 © R. BottrillPhoto ID: 265710    View Count: 17

Sellaite : MgF2, Magnesite-Siderite Series

Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia

A water clear twinned Sellaite crystal 20mm long from Mt Bischoff confirmed by R. Bottrill fro MRT. Specimen and Photograph A. Tuma, N-D60.105m
 © Andrew TumaPhoto ID: 264076    View Count: 15

Multiple photos availableSellaite : MgF2, Quartz : SiO2, Morinite : Na2Ca4Al4[(F,OH)5|(PO4)2]2 · 3H2O, Magnesite-Siderite Series

Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia

Clear crystals of Sellaite, double terminated quartz on magnesite/Siderite with micro crystals of morinite. Specimen and Photograph A. Tuma, N-D60.105m.
 © Andrew TumaPhoto ID: 264070    View Count: 14

Sellaite : MgF2, Magnesite-Siderite Series

Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia

A clear twined crystal of Sellaite. Crystal length 16mm long Recently found on upper benches of Mt Bischoff. Specimen and Photograph A. Tuma, N-D60.105m. Species confirmed by XRD by Ralph Bottrill MRT
 © Andrew TumaPhoto ID: 264068    View Count: 13

Multiple photos availableSellaite : MgF2, Magnesite-Siderite Series

Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia

A group of parallel sellaite crystals to about 15mm long on ferroan magnesite, recently found in the Mt Bischoff mine by Andrew Tuma. Confirmed personally by XRD.
 © R. BottrillPhoto ID: 264079    View Count: 12

Sellaite : MgF2

Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil

From Carlos Barbosa's Personal Collection, comes this huge, gemmy, complete-all-around crystal of the extremely rare phosphate sellaite. I know it looks like a blobby white rock in the pics, but it "is what is is" and is also somewhat more visually appealing in person I can assure you. Extremely significant and hard to find, in such size! 4.2 x ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 39033    View Count: 412

Sellaite : MgF2

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Size 15 cm
Massive (yellow) in Fluorite (blue)
 © JP LassortPhoto ID: 150188    View Count: 164

Sellaite : MgF2

Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Specimen of compacted white acicular sellaite crystals. Ex. A. Stevenson collection #605. Overall size of mineral specimen: 21x16x10 mm. Size of individual crystals: 2-4 mm.
 © 2001 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 1365    View Count: 758
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