Saleeite   SOLD

Ranger No. 3 Pit, Jabiru, 250 km East of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Saleeite is found on fractures and segregations of massive quartz in the upper level of the No.3 pit. This specimen is a nice example; bright lemon-yellow to yellow-green thin tabular crystals up to 5 mm, scattered on the surface and contrasting nicely with brown massive quartz. Collected by staff of the Museum Victoria in July 1998.

4.0 x 3.0 x 0.5 cm

Stichtite   SOLD

Tunnel Hill Quarry, North Dundas, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia.

A nice display size specimen of purplish Stichtite mixed with yellowish-green Serpentine.  

10.0 x 8.0 x 4.5 cm

Decrespignyite-(Y)   SOLD

Paratoo Cu Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia.

Aggregates of tiny blue balls generously covering all sides of light grey base rock. Type locality specimen.

4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

Bismuth   SOLD

Shepherd & Murphy Mine, Moina District, Tasmania, Australia.

Massive brilliant mtallic silver-light bronze nodule of Bismuth cated with earthy-yellow bismite. Bill Baker specimen.

4.5 x 2.0 x 3.5 cm

Segnitite, Carminite & Chlorargyrite   SOLD

Kintor Open Cut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia.

A rich specimen of microscopic Segnitite crystals, type locality specimen, in association with reddish Carminite and some Chlorargyrite. B & M Day specimen.

10.0 x 8.0 x 3.0 cm

Aeschynite-(Y) (TL)   SOLD

Ursted, Hidra, Flekkefjord, West-Agder, Norway.

Massive yellow to dark brown earthy Aeschynite-(Y) (TL) with some lustrous black veins. Type locality, Brian Shelton specimen.

5.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm

Minium   SOLD

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

Great display specimen of this colourful, brownish-red Minium, generously coating the dark brown grey matrix from this Australian classic locality.

8.0 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm - 908.0 g

Pyrrhotite   SOLD

Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru.

Sharp steel-grey cluster of lustrous platy pyrrhotite crystals to 10 mm on minor white base rock.

3.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

Kornerupine   

Mt Riddock Station, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia

Dark green eight sided vitreous prisms of rare borosilicate in base rock of schistose granulate. As described in Mineralogical Record, 1984, ps 99-101.

6.5 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm

Ilmenite   SOLD

Arkaroola Area, Flinders Ranges, South Australia.

Large metallic black-greyish terminated crystal from this well known South Australian locality.

2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm

Sampleite   SOLD

Endeavour 26 Open Cut, North Parkes Mine, Goonumbla, New South Wales, Australia.

Vibrant blue sprays of Sampleite to 7 mm across, sprinkled and nicely contrasting on the dark brown base rock.

6.5 x 6.5 x 2.0 cm

Minyulite   SOLD

Tom's Phosphite Quarry, Kapunda, Mt Lofy Ranges, South Australia.

An excellent specimen of brown limonitic matrix covered on top site with tiny sprays of acicular Minyulite crystals from this well know phosphate quarry in South Australia.

6.0 x 5.0 x 2.0 cm