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Amesite
:
Mg
2
Al[(OH)
4
|AlSiO
5
]
Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
A magnified image of stellate twinned crystals of Amesite on a specimen offered by Alfredo Petrov at the Seattle Mineral Market. The field of view is 1.3 mm. Robert Meyer specimen and photograph
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 21st Aug 2009
© 2009 ROM
Photo ID: 233662 View Count: 656
Fornacite
:
Pb
2
Cu[OH|AsO
4
|CrO
4
]
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Rounded steep pyramidal dark olive green crystals on matrix with yellow Mimetite. The field of view is 1.2 mm. Ex: from the Joe A. Ruiz collection. Robert Meyer specimen and photograph.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 5th Jul 2009
© 2009 ROM
Photo ID: 217075 View Count: 375
Spinel
:
MgAl
2
O
4
,
Clinohumite
:
(Mg,Fe
2+
)
9
[(F,OH)
2
|(SiO
4
)
4
]
,
Graphite
:
C
,
Calcite
:
CaCO
3
Pamir Mts, Viloyati Mukhtori Gorno-Badakhshan (Viloyati Badakhshoni Kuni), Tajikistan
Purple-red octahedrons of noble spinel within white calcite marble. Associated minerals are orange-yellow clinohumite crystals and minor metallic-grey hexagonal plates of graphite. Specimen size is 4x3 cm. Collected in early 70th by Mikhail A. Litsarev on some unspecified occurrence of SW Pamir, but exactly not on famous Kukh-i-Lal deposit. Pavel ...
© Pavel M. Kartashov
Photo ID: 197520 View Count: 97
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 because there are to less specimens to fully identifie it. It is a rare earth carbonate ( Deliens ).
Ex Jean Marie Pendeville personal collection.
Specimen size, 164 mm.
Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.
© Paul De Bondt
Photo ID: 192670 View Count: 538
Carminite
:
PbFe
3+
2
[OH|AsO
4
]
2
,
Beudantite
:
PbFe
3
[(OH)
6
|SO
4
|AsO
4
]
,
Goethite
:
α-Fe
3+
O(OH)
,
Cerussite
:
PbCO
3
Slipfontein, Brits District, Western Bushveld Complex, Northwest Province, South Africa
A ridiculously colorful specimen, consisting of brilliant, transparent crystals of bright red Carminite, associated with yellow Beudantite, iridescent blue botryoidal Goethite, and a single thin white Cerussite crystal. This specimen was challenging to photograph, primarily for two reasons. First, there is a wide range between the brightest and ...
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 6th Aug 2009
© 2008 ROM
Photo ID: 188174 View Count: 1123
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: 63
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+x
(H
2
O)
2
[(UO
2
)
4
O
4+x
(OH)
3-x
]
2
,
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.
Specimen size, 85 mm.
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: 547
Opal
:
SiO
2
·nH
2
O
,
Aegirine
:
NaFe
3+
[Si
2
O
6
]
Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, 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: 518
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: 536
Graphite
:
C
,
Iron
:
Fe
Ozernaya Mount, Dzheltul'skii massif, Kureika river, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, 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: 659
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