Ross Island, Lough Leane, Killarney, Kerry County, Munster, Ireland
Pale blue, acicular to bladed serpierite. Field of view approxiamtely 3mm.
© Dr Richard Unitt
'Snowflake' twinned crystal of pale blue langite (approximately 1mm in diameter).
Radiating cluster of caledonite (1mm) on an iron-stained smithsonite matrix.
Group of Fe-stained prismatic anglesite to 1mm.
Aggregate of highly lustrous cuprite up to 30 microns (0.03mm) on edge with minor growth of acicular malachite. This image was taken with an Olympus DSX500 digital microscope.
Aggregate of lustrous cuprite surrounded by delicate sprays of malachite. Field of view is approximately 0.5mm. Image taken using an Olympus DSX500 digital microscope.
Iron-stained prismatic anglesite to 1.5mm, associated with linarite.
Group of cuprite crystals up to 50 microns on edge. Taken with a Leica DVM2500 digital microscope with a Leica VZ80 zoom lens. Modified by CombineZP.
Water trapped behind the dam associated with the 19th century mining operation at Ross Island (01-09-06).
The 19th century flooded opencast known as the 'Blue Hole' as seen in September 2006.
The open shaft associated with the 19th century mining operation at Ross Island (01-09-06).