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<a href="/photo-539543.html"><h1>Medenbachite</h1><h2>Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany</h2><p>Field of view: 1.0mm Collection and photo: Marko Burkhardt</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Marko Burkhardt</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Medenbachite

Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

<a href="/photo-472142.html"><h1>Erythrite, Olivenite, Conichalcite</h1><h2>La Cena del Depósito concession, Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain</h2><p> FOV 1,0mm Green balls of conichalcite with erythrite, brown olivenite Lulu collected 2012 Leica macrozoom 1x, Canon S5, 68 stacks Photo &amp; Collection IOB Sylvano</p><p class="copyright">&copy; IOB Sylvano</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Erythrite, Olivenite, Conichalcite

La Cena del Depósito concession, Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

<a href="/photo-369988.html"><h1>Prehnite, Zoisite</h1><h2>Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania</h2><p>These unusual prehnite crystals, blue, blocky to 1.5 cm, some with white on crystal edges, in groups on zoisite (v. tanzanite) showed up at Tucson in 2011. Some were very good tanzanites, and of course priced accordingly. This zoisite has an unbroken &quot;gem nodule&quot; termination and some nice color when held up to the light.</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Bill Dameron</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Prehnite, Zoisite

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

<a href="/photo-470538.html"><h1>Pyrite</h1><h2>Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy</h2><p>3.89-mm-long group of blue oxidized pyrite crystals. Donated by Dr. Alberto Cattani. Collection &amp; Photo: Matteo Chinellato</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Chinellato Matteo</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Pyrite

Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

<a href="/photo-448694.html"><h1>Rruffite</h1><h2>Jote Mine, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile</h2><p>Beautiful group of celeste crystals of Rruffite dimension area mm. 3,3 x 3,3 photo Germano Fretti collection Luigi Chiappino</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Rruffite

Jote Mine, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

<a href="/photo-567182.html"><h1>Chanabayaite</h1><h2>Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile</h2><p>Field of view 4 mm.</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Leon Hupperichs</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Chanabayaite

Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

<a href="/photo-229162.html"><h1>Vanadinite, Descloizite</h1><h2>San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico</h2><p>How often can one use the word &#039;castellated&#039; to describe a mineral? This Disneyesque specimen consists of a framework of vanadinite turrets partially coated with furry tigger-orange descloizite. There is also some Blackbeard plattnerite on the back side. Originally it had a cap of calcite, which I removed with vinegar. The exposed vanadinite tip ...</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Tony Peterson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Vanadinite, Descloizite

San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

<a href="/photo-402529.html"><h1>Anatase</h1><h2>Gorb, Lärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland</h2><p> Unusual elongated crystal prism Crystal 1,3 long Specimen Maurizio Cauzzi Photo by Enrico Bonacina</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Enrico Bonacina</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Anatase

Gorb, Lärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

<a href="/photo-560317.html"><h1>Torbernite</h1><h2>Pinhal do Souto Mine, Tragos, Tavares, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal</h2><p>Torbernite.</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Torbernite

Pinhal do Souto Mine, Tragos, Tavares, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal

<a href="/photo-359041.html"><h1>Jervisite</h1><h2>Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy</h2><p>Small but nice clump of crystals (analyzed) Crystals up to 0,55 mm Specimen Enrica and Mariano Vedani Photo by Enrico Bonacina</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Enrico Bonacina</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Jervisite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

<a href="/photo-520511.html"><h1>Metatorbernite, Meta-autunite</h1><h2>Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA</h2><p>Metatorbernite crystal on zoned meta-autunite crystal with torbernite core. Collected Feb. 2001. JBS specimen and photo. </p><p class="copyright">&copy; 2013 Jason B. Smith</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Metatorbernite, Meta-autunite

Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

<a href="/photo-448109.html"><h1>Brookite</h1><h2>Les Crevasses, Jarrier, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France</h2><p>Brookite crystals on quartz. H : 4,30 mm Obtained with Martine et Pierre Valverde Photo &amp; collection Vessely</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Brookite

Les Crevasses, Jarrier, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

<a href="/photo-402482.html"><h1>Vesuvianite</h1><h2>Felskinn, Fee Glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland</h2><p> Vesuvianite FOV : 3,75 mm Obtained with Frank de Wit Photo &amp; collection Vessely</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Vesuvianite

Felskinn, Fee Glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland

<a href="/photo-378532.html"><h1>Indian copper miner</h1><h2>Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile</h2><p>Many years ago, this &quot;Copper Indian&quot; was given to the American Museum of Natural history where he has been on display in an obscure part of the anthropology section for many years. He was found trapped in an ancient mine tunnel where he died along with is digging tools. If and when I can nail down the exact locality where he has found and if he ...</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Rock Currier</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Indian copper miner

Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

<a href="/photo-555091.html"><h1>Antlerite</h1><h2>Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France</h2><p> Antlerite FOV : 0,95 mm Self collected 2012 Photo &amp; collection Vessely</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Antlerite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

<a href="/photo-491370.html"><h1>Bariopharmacosiderite</h1><h2>Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany</h2><p>Field of view 4.4 mm, Collection and Photo: Edgar Müller</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Edgar Müller</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Bariopharmacosiderite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

<a href="/photo-1438940.html"><h1>Galena</h1><h2>Wheal Clinton, Flushing, Mylor, Cornwall, England, UK</h2><p>Highly reflective fracture planes within a grain of galena, with grey margins exhibiting massive crystallisation. Within a small, heavy water worn pebble with a black crust and loosely cemented orange interior of possible lead oxides, found in a rock pool at low tide. Cerussite also present, but not well formed. No discernible blue tarnish in this ...</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Dave Griffiths</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Galena

Wheal Clinton, Flushing, Mylor, Cornwall, England, UK

<a href="/photo-559939.html"><h1>Pyrrhotite, Calcite</h1><h2>Rhomberg quarry, Unterklien, Hohenems, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria</h2><p>In coll. Nat. Hist. Mus. Vienna; collected by Uwe Kolitsch in August 2013. Nikon D4, Mitutoyo 10X Plan-Apo ELWD on bellows. Stacked from 84 images using ZereneStacker (Pmax).</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Harald Schillhammer</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Pyrrhotite, Calcite

Rhomberg quarry, Unterklien, Hohenems, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria

<a href="/photo-481755.html"><h1>Autunite</h1><h2>Uranium mine, Chotěboř, Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic</h2><p>Tabular autunite crystals photographed in combination of normal light and UV light.</p><p class="copyright">&copy; czechmin.cz</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Autunite

Uranium mine, Chotěboř, Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

<a href="/photo-222571.html"><h1>Uraninite, Uranophane</h1><h2>John Salak Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA</h2><p>A cluster of seven crystals (four visible in photo) of uraninite with a yellow uranophane coating. Photographed by and in the collection of Fred E Davis.</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Fred E Davis 2010</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Uraninite, Uranophane

John Salak Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

<a href="/photo-348906.html"><h1>Fluorapatite</h1><h2>Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí, Bolivia</h2><p>Cathodoluminescence image of hexagonal growth hillocks on a piacoid (001) face of an apatite crystal from the Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia. Luminescence is activated by different rare earth elements and manganese. The luminescence zoning, intrasectoral zoning, is the result of segregation of activators (Mn, Eu, etc.) among symmetrically and ...</p><p class="copyright">&copy; John Rakovan. All rights reserved.</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Fluorapatite

Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí, Bolivia

<a href="/photo-502865.html"><h1>Clinoclase, Cornwallite, Agardite-(Ce)</h1><h2>Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany</h2><p>Clinoclase crystals in paragenesis with spherical green crystals of Cornwallite and acicular Agardite. Collection: K.H. Tausend, Saarland. Photo: Edgar Müller.</p><p class="copyright">&copy; Edgar Müller</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Clinoclase, Cornwallite, Agardite-(Ce)

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany