Hanson Quarry, Kulnura, Northumberland Co., New South Wales, Australia
Fine white Natrolite needle xls on dark grey Basalt. Overall size 40mm x 17mm x 20mm Personal collection and photo
© Keith Compton
Curved Calcite crystals to 15mm, Specimen 80mm X 50mm
© Greg Andrew
Grey Smectite group on Calcite line vesicles in Basalt. The central Smectite group is 1cm in length. The Smectite may be Saponite or Montmorillonite?
© Keith F Compton
Calcite "Flower" on fine Phillipsite. Calcite crystal is 10mm
Specimen 70mm X 40mm.
Calcite on very fine phillipsite - Specimen 60mm X 50mm
Field of view 50mm across
Specimen is 90mm X 60mm
45x30 mm. Zeolite collection of Volker Betz.
© Volker Betz (2008)
A 5.9 by 3.6 cms specimen of white crystals. JSS specimen and photograph.
© 2007 JSS
Grey "Anemone-like" Smectite on pale orange Calcite in Basalt. The Smectite may be Saponite or Montmorillonite. Field of view is approximately 3cms
Strontianite spray, Brian England specimen. Photo width about 2.5mm.
© Steve Sorrell
Orange phillipsite crystals. FOV approx. 4.5mm.
Pale sherry coloured crystals to 2.5mm of Phillipsite-Na in basalt from Kulnura. Field of view is 30mm, of a 60 x 40 x 35mm specimen. Depth of field enhanced with CZM.
© D Mylius
A 4.3 by 4.3 cms mass of crystals. JSS specimen and photo.
Calcite Cluster of lamellar translucent Calcite xls with minor grey Basalt.
Calcite Cluster of lamellar translucent Calcite xls on minor grey Basalt.
Calcite Translucent grey-white lamellar Calcite on grey Basalt
Group of stubby natrolite crystals with a blue tint, obtained from Brian England
Sheets of coarse white natrolite collected on a Mineralogical Society of NSW field in November 2002, when blasting in the quarry exposed an abundance of this material. It peels off the basalt and while delicate, is surprisingly sturdy.
Calcite Cluster of lamellar pale grey translucent Calcite xls on grey Basalt. Micro transparent to white Phillipsite xls scattered over the specimen. Some micro reddish xls also visible (unknown).
Calcite Translucent lamellar Calcite xls (to 13mm) on basalt.
Taken in November 2006. Note the basalt columns.
Photo taken November 2006
Photo taken November 2006. Note the basalt columns.
View of several Quarry benches. Note the basalt columns. Each bench is approximately 6 meteres in height. Taken 19 November 2006
Basalt columns on one of the lower Quarry benches. 19 November 2006