Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Field of View: 2.5 feet

In situ: 5 inches of green fluorite glowing blue under (UV, LW) at 365 nM
In the alumino- fluoride wall 45' level northeast.

Photo ID: 1362416 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2024-03-26 View Count: 20 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 4032×2927 (11.8 Mpix)

UNW-33J Azurite Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ , Malachite Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Mother Lode Mine, Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA

Dimensions: 15 cm x 11 cm x 8 cm

Blue azurite fading into malachite (15x11x8 cm), collected by Ray Kreig (June 2023), below the Pitts. portal ML mine
Photo ~ Mark Wylie

Photo ID: 1321552 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-09-16 View Count: 19 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 3336×2502 (8.3 Mpix)

The Rhodes portal in better times

Mother Lode Mine, Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA

Postcard photo of the Rhodes portal before the avalanche by the owners of the Mother Lode, Ray Kreig & Lee Ann

Photo ID: 1320675 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-09-12 View Count: 35 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 6558×4153 (27.2 Mpix)

E1E-UFK Beryl Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈) , Quartz SiO₂

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Dimensions: 3 cm x 6 cm x 12 cm

Skeleton beryl crystal with quartz
float 2014, 3x 6 x12

Photo ID: 1310106 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-07-25 View Count: 28 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 3790×2727 (10.3 Mpix)

5WN-T8J Cryolite Na₂NaAlF₆ , Elpasolite K₂NaAlF₆

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Field of View: 4 inches

In situ; Inside the light brown translucent pod of cryolite
elpasolite glows a blue color under (UV, LW) at 365 nM
Field of view 4 inches across, photo by Mark Wylie, 6/1/2023

Photo ID: 1300205 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-06-03 View Count: 64 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 3024×4032 (12.2 Mpix)

Q24-0F2 Elpasolite K₂NaAlF₆ , Microcline (Var: Amazonite) K(AlSi₃O₈)

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Dimensions: 20 cm x 10 cm x 6 cm

Elpasolite intermix with an amazonite skeleton crystal
Mine in 2003, (20x10x6 cm), collected by Mark Wylie

Photo ID: 1300024 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-06-02 View Count: 27 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 3024×4032 (12.2 Mpix)

GQF-2YE Quartz SiO₂

Florida Fluorspar Mine, Little Florida Mountains Mining District, Little Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA

Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm

A thunderegg ~ quartz var. chalcedony from Rockhound State Park, Luna, NM
(8.5x5x5 cm) (UV LW) 365nM. Collected by Mark Wylie in 1999

Photo ID: 1299676 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-05-31 View Count: 22 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 2758×1827 (5.0 Mpix)

1XY-CV7 Elpasolite K₂NaAlF₆

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Dimensions: 6.5 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm

Purple and white elpasolite with other Al-F's, mine in 2003.

Photo ID: 1298076 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-05-21 View Count: 43 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 4032×3024 (12.2 Mpix)

elpasolite UV LW in situ

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Elpasolite UV LW in situ 45' level 240' Northeast.
Field of view 18", photo by MWylie on 4/16/2023

Photo ID: 1291596 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-04-17 View Count: 32 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 4032×3024 (12.2 Mpix)

Elpasolite in situ

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

In situ purple & white elpasolite partly incased in brown cryolite next to green amazonite.
45' level 240' Northeast; field of view 2 feet, photo by Mark Wylie on 4/16/2023.

Photo ID: 1291594 Uploaded by: Mark Joseph Wylie Upload date: 2023-04-17 View Count: 43 Status: Public galleries Type: Photo - 4032×3024 (12.2 Mpix)

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