Steve Bonney's Photo Gallery

PFX-W4CSincosite Ca(VO)₂(PO₄)₂·5H₂O

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA

Field of View: 9.0 mm

Tabular crystals and compact rosettes of green sincosite. Formerly in the collection of Michael Howard.

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NML-RX7Pyromorphite Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Lafayette Mine, Frances, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 4.5 mm

Personally collected from the mine dumps in conjunction with a Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum coordinated collecting opportunity.

Field of View is 4.5 mm.

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QYV-GTQPyromorphite Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Wheatley Mines, Phoenixville Mining District, Schuylkill Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Field of View: 4.0 mm

Formerly in the collection of Steven Garza.

Composite 40 frame photograph using a Canon 5D Mark III camera, Zhongyi 20 mm Super Macro lens, Cogynsis Stackshot Macro Rail, and modified by CombineZP.

XQ4-C8LHemimorphite Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O

Hickory Cane Mine, Marion, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 6.0 mm

Collected in conjunction with a Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum coordinated collecting opportunity.

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RMY-DDHFluorite CaF₂ , Baryte BaSO₄ , Calcite CaCO₃

East Faircloth, Faircloth Veins, Mundy's Landing, Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 2.0 cm

Purple fluorite and white bartye crystal clusters associated with calcite on limestone.

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29W-Q3VFluorite CaF₂ , Baryte BaSO₄

East Faircloth, Faircloth Veins, Mundy's Landing, Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 1.6 cm

Fluorite cubes and minor bartye associated with calcite.

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AXV-2TMFluorite CaF₂ , Baryte BaSO₄

East Faircloth, Faircloth Veins, Mundy's Landing, Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 2.5 cm

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5VP-3XJFluorite CaF₂

East Faircloth, Faircloth Veins, Mundy's Landing, Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 2.3 cm

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K3E-UG0Fluorite CaF₂

East Faircloth, Faircloth Veins, Mundy's Landing, Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 11.0 mm

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GHT-E61Fluorite CaF₂ , Baryte BaSO₄

East Faircloth, Faircloth Veins, Mundy's Landing, Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 3.0 cm


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1MN-RQ1Fluorite CaF₂ , Baryte BaSO₄ , Calcite CaCO₃

East Faircloth, Faircloth Veins, Mundy's Landing, Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 8.0 mm

Purple fluorite cubes with white feathery crystalline baryte and a solitary calcite crystal.

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0MT-C0TTitanite CaTi(SiO₄)O , Amphibole Supergroup AX₂Z₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂ , Fluorite CaF₂

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA

Field of View: 3.0 mm

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JXP-1ECEggletonite (Na,K,Ca)₂(Mn,Fe)₈(Si,Al)₁₂O₂₉(OH)₇·11H₂O , Aegirine NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆ , Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈) , Analcime Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA

Field of View: 10.0 mm

Dark brown crystal aggregates of eggletonite associated with aegirine, albite, and analcime. Tiny zircon crystals are also present, but not clearly visible in the photograph.

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UKM-D44Cacoxenite Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA

Field of View: 5.0 mm

Obtained from give-away material at the 2017 Central U.S. Micromineral Symposium at Little Rock, Arkansas.

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5NJ-RKFPyrite FeS₂ , Calcite CaCO₃

Kentucky 11 road cuts, Fleming Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 2.0 mm

Pyrite cubes on calcite. Calcite crystals at this location are often included by pyrite. Photo composite modified by CombineZP.

8C0-T3JCalcite CaCO₃ , Pyrite FeS₂

Kentucky 11 road cuts, Fleming Co., Kentucky, USA

Dimensions: 7.2 cm x 4.5 cm x 3.8 cm

Calcite crystal lined cavities with minor staining by natural hydrocarbons. Some of the calcite crystals have included pyrite crystals, but this is not visible in this photo.

NKQ-CK1Goethite α-Fe³⁺O(OH)

Outback prospect, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Field of View: 3.5 cm

Three goethite pseudomorphs after cubic pyrite. These pseudomorphs are relatively common in Maine pegmatites, but previously not reported from the Outback Prospect.

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9GD-7WNHemimorphite Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O , Smithsonite ZnCO₃

Hickory Cane Mine, Marion, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 3.5 mm

Radiating clusters of hemimorphite crystals with smithsonite collected from the mine dumps during a collecting opportunity coordinated by the Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum.

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8K1-VL3Sphalerite ZnS , Quartz SiO₂

Eureka Prospects, Marion, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 3.5 mm

Red sphalerite with quartz collected from the mine dumps during a Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum coordinated collecting opportunity.

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YV6-A27Cerussite PbCO₃

Hickory Cane Mine, Marion, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, USA

Field of View: 7.0 mm

Cluster of cerussite crystals collected from the mine dumps during a Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum coordinated collecting opportunity.

Stacked photo composite processed with CombineZP.