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Kamotoite-(Y)
:
Y
2
(UO
2
)
4
[O
4
|(CO
3
)
3
] · 14H
2
O
,
Uraninite
:
UO
2
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Best known specimen of this rare Uranium mineral.
The white mineral in the center is still unknown but there are to less specimens to fully identifie it. It is a rare earth carbonate ( Deliens ).
Ex Jean Marie Pendeville personal collection.
Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.
© Paul De Bondt
Photo ID: 192670 View Count: 154
Helvite
:
Mn
2+
4
Be
3
[S|(SiO
4
)
3
]
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
4.5 x 3.9 x 1.9 cm. A super-colorful, translucent, lustrous crystal of exceptional quality for the species, measuring 11 mm across. The crystal is so lustrous, it almost shimmers like a metal.
© Rob Lavinsky
Photo ID: 186654 View Count: 12
Wölsendorfite
:
(Pb,Ca)U
2
O
7
·2H
2
O
,
Becquerelite
:
Ca(UO
2
)
6
O
4
(OH)
6
· 8H
2
O
,
Uranophane
:
Ca(UO
2
)
2
[HSiO
4
]
2
· 5H
2
O
,
Rutherfordine
:
(UO
2
)[CO
3
]
,
Curite
:
Pb
3
(UO
2
)
8
O
8
(OH)
6
·2H
2
O
,
Uraninite
:
UO
2
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Central area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Red Wölsendorfite with amber Becquerelite, yellow Uranophane, beige Rutherfordine and orange Curite on massive Uraninite.
These are the great combo specimens from Shinkolobwe.
Ex Bruno Van Mol specimen.
Collection and photo, with the assistance of Richard De Nul, Paul De Bondt.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 3rd Oct 2008
© Paul De Bondt
Photo ID: 184198 View Count: 390
Opal
:
SiO
2
·nH
2
O
,
Aegirine
:
NaFe
3+
[Si
2
O
6
]
Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Verchères Co., Québec, Canada
FOV 3.7 x 2.6 mm. Collected by Modris B. April 1998.
The water clear opal droplets completely enclose greenish brown aegirine.
The opal fluoresces bright green.
Stereo child photo.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 24th Oct 2008
Photo ID: 181288 View Count: 311
Elbaite
:
[Na][(Li,Al)
3
][Al
6
][(OH)
3
|OH|(BO
3
)
3
|Si
6
O
18
]
Gorgolinato, Sant'Ilario in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Rare for the locality, 15 mm Elbaite with " Moor's head " termination. Federico Pezzotta Elba Collection photo M.Chinellato
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 15th Oct 2008
© Chinellato Matteo
Photo ID: 174288 View Count: 345
Graphite
:
C
,
Iron
:
Fe
Ozernaya Mount, Dzheltul'skii massif, Kureika river, Taimyr Autonomous Region (Taymyrskiy Okrug), Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Cubic graphite pseudomorph after an unknown precursor (some time speculated to be diamond). Exposed from native iron-filled voids in basalt by dissolving the iron in aqua regia. The cube is approximately 0.2 mm across.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 26th Oct 2008
© John A. Jaszczak
Photo ID: 170365 View Count: 281
Iodargyrite
:
AgI
Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried
© Stephan Wolfsried
Photo ID: 170222 View Count: 124
Carminite
:
PbFe
3+
2
[OH|AsO
4
]
2
Alto das Quelhas do Gestoso Mines, Gestoso, Manhouce, São Pedro do Sul, Viseu District, Portugal
Picture width 8 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 30th Oct 2008
© Christian Rewitzer
Photo ID: 170210 View Count: 617
Curite
(Var:
Thorian Curite
) :
Pb
3
(U,Th)
8
O
24
(OH)
6
·2H
2
O
,
Kasolite
:
Pb(UO
2
)[SiO
4
] · H
2
O
,
Soddyite
:
(UO
2
)
2
SiO
4
·2H
2
O
Chupa pegmatite field, Northern Karelia, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia
Bright yellow-orange pseudomorphoses of "gummite" after cm-size cubo-octahedrons of broggerite. Composition of this gummite is very interesting - central orange oxide core consist of translucent thorian curite, it is surrounded by yellow silicate rim, composed from bright yellow casolite (more former/inner) and pale yellow soddyite (more ...
© Pavel M. Kartashov
Photo ID: 167588 View Count: 105
Elpidite
:
Na
2
ZrSi
6
O
15
·3H
2
O
,
Fluoro-ferroleakeite
:
[Na][Na
2
][Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
2
Li][(F,OH)
2
|Si
8
O
22
]
,
Polylithionite
:
KLi
2
Al[(F,OH)
2
|Si
4
O
10
]
,
Microcline
:
K[AlSi
3
O
8
]
,
Quartz
:
SiO
2
Khaldzan Buragtag massif, Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), Mongolia
Agpaitic rare metal granite with orange primary-magmatic elpidite. Its formation under high temperatures allow it to contain significant amounts of impurities, mainly Ca and K, in the difference from pure sodic usual colourless/white elpidites of secondary or hydrotermal origin. Associated minerals are primary white microcline, greyish pea-like ...
© Pavel M. Kartashov
Photo ID: 164761 View Count: 49
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