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6Y3-4Q2Stibnite Sb₂S₃

Mt Washington mine, Comox District, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Dimensions: 1 cm

Stibnite; spec 1 cm across. Mt. Washington Mine, Comox District, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Private collection; Mark Mauthner photo. Identification confirmed via microprobe analysis by Dan Topa (Naturhistorisches Museum - Wien).

R7Y-U4LZinkenite Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂

Gray Rock Mine, Truax Creek, Bridge River area, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Field of View: 1.2 cm

Zinkenite; xl group 8 mm across. Grey Rock Mine, Goldbridge, Bridge River area, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada. Private collection; Mark Mauthner photo.

F77-J2POwyheeite Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈ , Quartz SiO₂

Cream Silver Deposit, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Field of View: 6 mm

Owyheeite, Quartz; vug 4 mm across. Cream Silver Deposit, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Private collection; Mark Mauthner photo. This specimen was analyzed (EMPA) by Dan Topa (NHM-Wien).

TX8-PJHChalcophyllite Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O , Silver Ag

Silbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Field of View: 0.7 mm

Silver wire piercing chalcophyllite; wire + xl 0.5 mm across. Silbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada. Private collection; Mark Mauthner photo.

3K7-28VChalcophyllite Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O

Silbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Dimensions: 0.6 mm

Chalcophyllite; 0.6 mm. Premier-Silbak Mine, Stewart, British Columbia, Canada. Private collection; Mark Mauthner photo.

XH2-3D6Diopside (Var: Chromium-bearing Diopside) Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆ , Kimberlite, Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Jericho kimberlite pipe, Contwoyto Lake, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada

Dimensions: 9.4 cm

Kimberlite, Diopside (chrome diopside), Olivine, Lithic fragments; 9.4 cm across (diopside phenocryst 5.2 cm long). Jericho Pipe (Carat Lake), Contwoyto Lake, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Private collection; Mark Mauthner photo.

750-F3JDiamond C

Ekati Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada

Dimensions: 1 cm
Weight: 2.16 carats

Diamond (twin); 1 cm tall (2.16 ct). Ekati Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada. Private collection; Mark Mauthner photo.

G1T-E86Quartz SiO₂

Mount Teneriffe Breccia, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA

Dimensions: 21 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 5.8 cm

Quartz (Japan Law twin); specimen 21 cm across (twin 5.8 cm across). Mt. Teneriffe, North Bend, King County, Washington, USA. Private collection; Mark Mauthner photo.

QNQ-QXYMeta-autunite Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O , Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Alto da Golconda mine, Golconda, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dimensions: 1.6 cm
Field of View: 2 cm

Meta-autunite, Albite (cleavelandite); xl 1.6 cm across. Golconda I Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Brice Gobin (Mineral Art) and Emanuele Marini (Nimeral Minlab) specimen; Mark Mauthner photo.

9YM-FD3Celestine SrSO₄

Aldrian quarry, Lieschengraben, Oberhaag, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria

Dimensions: 2 cm

Celestine; main crystal 2 cm tall. Steinbruch Aldrian, Lieschengraben, Oberhaag, Leibnitz, Steiermark, Austria. Hermann Krallinger collection; Mark Mauthner photo.