Brent Thorne's Photo Gallery

FEL-UL0Chevkinite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Ca,Th)₄(Fe²⁺,Mg)(Fe²⁺,Ti,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈

Holtehædde, Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Field of View: 1 mm

Crystal of chevkinite-(Ce) on microcline. Associated mineral, not in the photograph is aegerine. Acquired from Shannon Family Minerals. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

9CF-VPWTellurium Te

Mariahilf Mine, Faţa Băii, Zlatna, Alba, Romania

Field of View: 1 mm

Trigonal crystal of tellurium in quartz. Acquired from Jason B. Smith. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

UMC-K4FSwamboite-(Nd) Nd_0.333[(UO₂)(SiO₃OH)](H₂O)_∼2.5 , Soddyite (UO₂)₂SiO₄·2H₂O

Swambo Hill, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Field of View: 1.3 mm

Needles of swamboite-(Nd) with soddyite. Associated mineral, not in the photograph is massive curite. Acquired from Jason B. Smith. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

FH8-QXTRietveldite Fe(UO₂)(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₅

Giveway-Simplot Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Field of View: 1.5 mm

Small crystals of rietveldite on a carbonaceous matrix. Associated mineral is shumwayite. Collected by Travis Olds. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

Q57-3MKShumwayite (UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂·5H₂O

Giveway-Simplot Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Field of View: 1 mm

Light green shumwayite on a carbonaceous matrix. Associated mineral is rietveldite. Collected by Travis Olds. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

9F3-T2PPolycrase-(Y) Y(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Field of View: 1.5 mm

Tan crystals of polycrase-(Y) in matrix. Acquired from Mineral Service. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

K32-4RGSchapbachite Ag_0.4Pb_0.2Bi_0.4S

Silberbrünnle Mine, Haigerach valley, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Field of View: 1.5 mm

Black schapbachite on quartz. Acquired from MinTreasure. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

DL1-XX0Laurentthomasite Mg₂K(Be₂Al)Si₁₂O₃₀

Beravina, Ambaro, Tsaraitso, Betroka, Anosy, Madagascar

Field of View: 4 mm

Hexagonal crystal of laurentthomasite. Acquired from Laurent Thomas of Polychrome Minerals France. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

GR0-3R9Northstarite Pb₆(Te⁴⁺O₃)₅(S⁶⁺O₃S²⁻)

Upper dumps, North Star Mine, Mammoth Peak, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, Juab Co., Utah, USA

Field of View: 1 mm

Tan, hexagonal plates of northstarite on a white acicular unknown on quartz. Associated minerals, not in the photograph, include, goldfieldite, and tlapallite. I collected this specimen from the upper dump of the North Star Mine on 10-2-17. The specimen has been EDS and Raman analyzed. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

RDX-FG2Telluroperite Pb₃TeO₄Cl₂

Upper dumps, North Star Mine, Mammoth Peak, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, Juab Co., Utah, USA

Field of View: 1.4 mm

Tan plates of telluroperite on quartz. Associated minerals, not in the photograph, include, baryte and utahite. I collected this specimen from the upper dump of the North Star Mine on 10-2-17. Specimen has been EDS and Raman analyzed. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.