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Alabandite : Mn2+S

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

This group is 5 x 4 x 1 cm. Collection of Greg Murray.
[NOTE: ID has been questioned, see http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-79570.html]
 © Greg MurrayPhoto ID: 39669    View Count: 689

Multiple photos availableAlabandite : Mn2+S, Iodargyrite : AgI

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Dark gray stalactitic Alabandite abundantly sprinkled with small micro rounded pale yellow Iodargyrite crystals (light areas in photo) (overall 4.0 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm; ca. 250 g). Most likely from Zinc Corp Mine or Broken Hill Proprietary Mine. The alabandite crystals show symmetry 3m or 6m (unusual growth on 111), look like Wurtzite crystals stacked ...
 © JF CarpentierPhoto ID: 210076    View Count: 125

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

4.3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm. An incredibly beautiful and aesthetic specimen of interconnected plumose sprays of alabandite from the Broken Hill deposit of Australia. Alabandite is a rare manganese sulfide from this locale, and was not discovered until 1965 and described until 1971. This elegant, wing-like specimen is from Level 17 of the NBHC Mine.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 207508    View Count: 107

Alabandite : Mn2+S, Calcite : CaCO3

Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Alabandite with calcite & sulfur. From the collection of D. Pohl 1973. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 216968    View Count: 93

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Alabandite. From the collection of Ed Swaboda 1976. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 216970    View Count: 89

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Alabandite on calcite from the 18 level of the Zinc Corp. Mine. Specimen from the collection of the Australian Museum in Sidney, Australia. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 216969    View Count: 82

Alabandite : Mn2+S, Rhodochrosite : MnCO3, Neotocite : (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3·H2O

Molinello Mine, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy

Alabandite crystals, partly pseudomorphed by black neotocite, with pale pink rhodochrosite balls and quartz.
Field 4mm.
Collection & photo R. Bracco.
 © R. BraccoPhoto ID: 16783    View Count: 1342

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Molinello Mine, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy

dimension area mm. 2 x 2

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 253108    View Count: 15

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Mun. de Onavas, Sonora, Mexico

Width of field 3.2 mm. Collection of and photo by Jesse Crawford. Compositing program CombineZP. Equipment Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 199390    View Count: 118

Alabandite : Mn2+S

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru

A cluster of alabandite crystals, the largest of which is about 2.5 cm. The specimen is 7.5 x 3.8 cm. The small crystals growing on the larger ones are also alabandite. There are some small crystals of proustite and another unknown minerals also on the specimen but not readily apparent on the photo. The specimen is in the collection of Bill Pinch, ...

Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 17th Nov 2009
Photo ID: 213834    View Count: 593
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