Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Uncommon small tetrahedral crystals of pharmacosiderite from the Block 14 opencut in the George Lysiuk collection.

A 3.2 by 2.2 cms mass of brown crystals from the old Block 14 Mine. JSS specimen and photo.

© 2013 JSS

2mm field of view Specimen in the collection of Bernie & Margaret Day

© John Haupt

Green balls of plimerite (EDX confirmed) FOV 1 mm Collection and Photo : Vincent Bourgoin

© Vincent Bourgoin

Crystals Cd-bearing christelite (light blue) with cerussite and spessartine. 3mm Field of view. The christelite has been analysed by Peter Elliott. Specimen collected by George & Muriel Lysiuk. J. Haupt photo.

© John Haupt

Clusters of zincolivenite crystals (EDS-analysed; Cu:Zn = 44:56, trace P). Self-collected in 1997 from Block 14 material on the storage dump at the Pinnacles Mine. Photo Harald Schillhammer.

© Harald Schillhammer

Pristine 0.7mm crystal, with 2 others showing in this image Occurs in small vughs in Galena in association with Pyromorphite, Mimetite, Spessartine and other white/cream crystals not readily ID

A light blue group of birchite crystals. Specimen ex Peter Elliott.

Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 25 images.

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Collection and photo Henk Smeets The specimen was one of a collection of over 350 micromounts from various Australian localities. I obtained it directly from Australia, with the help of the South Australian Museum. The whole collection is fully analysed.

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A rare mineral at Broken Hill. The specimen was collected by George Lysiuk at the Block 14 ore dumped at the Pinnacles mine. Reference Birch 1999, Minerals of Broken Hill, p140.

4.87 mm green-blue pale color Smithsonite crystal. Collection & Photo Matteo Chinellato

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I am gonna try, but i know i cannot really describe in words how breathtakingly intricate and attractive this specimen really is! Broken Hill is one of the great classic localties for coppers. Copper "feathers" are among the most treasured though they are scarce on the market because of both age and fragility as well as the fact that so few good ...

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Specimen given to me by Bernie and Margaret Day of Melbourne. FOV 4mm

© Steve Sorrell

Silky needles of aldridgeite with blue niedermayrite. A specimen, similar to this specimen, has been analyzed by EDS and XRD. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2011

this is a group of cerussite after anglesite crystals with a coating of goethite. it is about 8.5cm, 6.3cm, 3.5cm. the largest crystal is

© Greg Murray

A group of calcium rich crystals on kidwellite. Photographed by, and in the collection of, karl Volkman. Ex George Downey.

© Karl Volkman 05/05

Bright blue sprays. Field of view, 2mm. R.D.Green collection and photo.

© R.D.Green

Bluish-greenish spheres of Aurichalcite together with Hemimorphite. Picture width 4 mm. Collection and Photograph Richard Bayerl.

© Richard Bayerl - RBmineral - 2006

Crystal aggregate of cupriferous Adamite. Picture width 3 mm. Collection Richard Bayerl and Photograph Ulrich Wagner. Many thanks to Ulrich!

© Ulrich Wagner/Richard Bayerl - RBmineral - 2007

Blue-green spheres of Rosasite together with colourless Hemimorphite. Picture width 4 mm. Collection and Photograph Richard Bayerl.

© Richard Bayerl - RBmineral - 2006

Single blue-green .9mm. spray. R.D.Green collection and photo.

© R.D.Green

1 mm spray of connellite crystals collected by Bernie Day. J. Haupt photo & specimen

© John Haupt

Pale bluish green Tsumebite. Picture width 4 mm. Collection and Photograph Richard Bayerl.

© Richard Bayerl - RBmineral - 2006

SEM photomicrograph showing bladed crystals of liversidgeite to 45 micrometers in length, with pyromorphite.

Octahedral Cuprite crystals with a Malachite crust. Picture width 4 mm. Collection Richard Bayerl and Photograph Ulrich Wagner. Many thanks to Ulrich!

© Ulrich Wagner/Richard Bayerl - RBmineral - 2007

total size is 11.5 cm, 6 cm,7 cm, crystals up to 3mm

© Greg Murray

Picture width 6 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

also known as native copper size is 6cm,4cm.3cm

© Greg Murray

Two half spheres of blue sprays. Field of View, 2mm. R.D.Green collection and photo.

© R.D.Green

Green crystal needles of Libethenite on Quartz (pink-brown grains are Garnet). Picture width 3 mm. Collection and Photograph Richard Bayerl.

© Richard Bayerl - RBmineral - 2006

Bluish green modified xls. and balls. R.D.Green collection and photo.

© R.D.Green

2mm crystal of linarite Specimen & Photo: John Haupt

© John Haupt

mineral size is 6 cm wide and 5 cm hight

© Greg Murray

Small sample of edwardsite. Specimen has been analyzed. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2012

Width of field is 2.5 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (5 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 on a homemade microscope.

© 2008 by Jesse Crawford

Groups of deep blue xls. Field of view, 2.5mm. R.D. Green collection and photo.

© R.D.Green

Group of beraunite balls to 0.5mm. Photo FOV 5mm across J. Haupt specimen

© John Haupt

Goethite coating and replacing Anglesite crystals. Largest crystal is approx 9mm long. Specimen and Photograph M.Willoughby.

© Mark Willoughby 2008

A nice typical specimen of Rosasite on Quartz from the Block 14 Open Cut. The F.O.V. is approx 12mm. Specimen and Photograph M. Willoughby.

© Mark Willoughby 2007

A large cabinet specimen of smithsonite coating partially reticulated cerussite, from the Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Photo M. Willoughby. Copied from original transparency. Specimen in private collection.

© Mark Willoughby 2006

Green crystals of plimerite (EDX confirmed) FOV 1,5 mm Collection : Pierre Monniot Photo : Vincent Bourgoin

© Vincent Bourgoin

A most unusual form of this 15mm Cerussite specimen on Hematite. Self collected at the old Pinnacles Mine dumps, reclaimed from the Block 14 open cut

A 4.3 by 2.5 cms piece with small tan balls of an unknown mineral. JSS specimen and photograph.

© 2008 JSS

Pale bluish pharmacosiderite crystals. Collected in 1997 or 1998 on the Block 14 dumps at the Pinnacles mine. Width of photo ca. 3 mm.

© Fritz Schreiber

Crystals to .5mm on matrix. Photographed by and in the collection of, Karl Volkman. Ex George Downey Collection.

© Karl Volkman 05/05

Prismatic crystals of niedermayrite on quartz. Associated minerals, not in the photograph, include, birchite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and galena. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2011

A fine Specimen of pristine pale yellow Pyromorphites, approx 35mm across, on matrix. Self collected in 2002 from the Pinnacles mine dumps, reclaimed from Block 14 opencut

Linarite crystal on quartz. 5MP Chinese unbranded CMOS camera with bellows and Nikon 4X Plan Achromatic Objective Lens. Processed with Zerene stacker DMap and post stacking cleanup with Faststone. Collection and photograph of Rod Martin.

© RJ Martin

A green anglesite from the Block 14 open cut. Photo width is 9mm. Ex B&M Day Collection.

© Steve Sorrell

From Block 14, a rounded dark-green gahnite crystal in quartz. Field of view: 3mm.

© Judy Rowe

A 2mm crystal on matrix. Photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman. Ex Greorge Downey Collection.

© Karl Volkman 8/01/05

Glass clear Raspite crystal FOV 2mm photo and specimen Volker Hoppe

© Volker Hoppe

A 6.1 by 3.0 cms of "tear drop" Smithsonite on stalctitic black Coronadite. JSS specimen and photograph.

© 2008 JSS

Acicular crystals of birchite. Associated minerals, not in the photograph, include, libethenite, pyromorphite and sampleite. Specimen has been analyzed. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2011

From Block 14 in a small vugh in quartz, a cluster of translucent green libethenite crystals. Field of view: 3mm.

© Judy Rowe

Dark olive-green hemispherical aggregates of plimerite with a 0.5mm radiating group of braunite crystals. Photo 4mm FOV. J. Haupt specimen.

© John Haupt

A 3mm crystal of scholzite with yellow hinsdalite-corkite. Collected by George Lysiuk at the Pinnacles mine. J. Haupt photo & specimen

© John Haupt

From the Block 14 opencut, transparent green anglesite crystals on a dark goethite matrix. Field of view: 9mm. Collected in 1998.

© Judy Rowe

A lovely green anglesite from the 1998 discovery in the Block 14 open cut. Previously in the Milton Lavers Collection. Photo width 3.5mm. Stack of 33 images.

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A group of crystals. Field of view 2mm. photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman. Ex George Downey Collection

© Karl Volkman 8/01/05

11.8 x 9.0 x 4.8 cm. Embolite, once a valid species, is today called Bromian Chlorargyrite. This very large, 330-gram specimen of intergrown "embolite" is a superb and large example for these old finds. It is from the Eric Asselborn Collection, and he got it from an heir of part of the Albert Chapman Collection after Chapman passed away. It is ...

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Richly covered Raspite specimen, FOV 6mm, specimen and photo Volker Hoppe

© Volker Hoppe

4mm Field of View From Block 14 Opencut Specimen collected in April 1999 from dumps at The Pinnacles Mine

© John Haupt

this group is about 14cm, 8cm, 8cm. the largest crystals are about 1.5cm tall. (collection of greg Murray)

© Greg Murray

A small group of very pale green adamite crystals. Field of view: 4mm. In the collection of Graham Lee.

© Judy Rowe

A 3.5 by 2.5 cms specimen of small transparent crystals on black Coronadite. JSS specimen and photograph.

© 2007 JSS

5.06 mm group of green-blue pale color Smithsonite crystals. Collection & Photo Matteo Chinellato

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Quartz from the Block 14 opencut. These tiny sparkling crystals would be on a long thin blade of cerussite. Field of view: 4.5mm.

© Judy Rowe

A rounded aggregate of rosasite from the Block 14 opencut. Field of view: 1.4mm.

© Judy Rowe

SEM micrograph of pale greenish spherical crystal clusters of zincolivenite, self-collected in 1997 from Block 14 material on the storage dump at the Pinnacles Mine. EDS-analyses showed a Cu:Zn ratio of 44:56, and trace amounts of P (as an impurity element).

© Uwe Kolitsch and Franz Brandstätter

Bluish rosasite on pale greenish-yellow chlorargyrite on drusy quartz. Field of view: 2.3mm.

© Judy Rowe

Blue-green tsumebite clusters, part of a crust on a fracture. Field of view: 3mm.

© Judy Rowe

A 4.0 by 2.4 cms group of light brown crystals. JSS specimen and photograph.

© 2008 JSS

Blue linarite crystal FOV 4,5 mm Collection and Photo : Vincent Bourgoin

© Vincent Bourgoin