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5PC-R33Goethite α-Fe³⁺O(OH) , Quartz SiO₂

New Carlow Road, Carlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 2 inches
Largest Crystal Size: 2 mm

2mm sphere of goethite on quartz. Photo and collection of Matthew Neuzil. Picture take with Galaxy9

DT3-PYFChrysocolla Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄·nH₂O, x < 1

Mollendo, Mollendo District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru

Dimensions: 21 mm x 12 mm x 7 mm

Found this 1/1/2019 along the ocean in Mollendo.

9XK-4QLCalcite CaCO₃

Highway 28 road fill, Mayo Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 1 cm

Penny for scale

TWD-00TThorianite ThO₂ , Tremolite ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Millar's Mine, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 7 cm x 6 cm x 4.5 cm

Communication with Reiner Mielke has resulted in these being thorianites. He has had work done on ones he's collected. Visual ID made on my sample. They're on tremolite whole piece measures 7x6x4.5cm collected in 2008. There was much calcite dissolved away to expose crystals.

DMX-M7JClinozoisite (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Fruit Hill Avenue, North Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

Dimensions: 50 inches x 37 inches x 17 inches

measures 50x37x17mm in collection of photographer. purchased off ebay from a dealer about 2007

MH3-WD5Pyrochlore Group (Var: Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)) (Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)

Bicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

Highly radioactive sample not sure of the ID it is likely uranpyrochlore and until testing is done it wont be known for sure. Its about 2 inches across and is very dense. Some brick red feldspar also.

JH1-FA9Beryl Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

A 1.8 cm beryl in pegmatite. Collected in 2008

U4Y-T12Pyrite FeS₂ , Magnetite Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Hybla Road roadcut, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

pyrite with magnetite. Measures 10x12mm on edges. Collected in 2008

RML-6YMMolybdenite MoS₂ , Scapolite Group

Hybla Road roadcut, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Molybdenite in massive scapolite collected in 2008. The crystal measures 2cm from SW-NE and 1.8cm NW-SE so to speak. You can see that there is a lighter halo around the molybdenite crystal.

29J-JP0Lepidolite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Tiny hard to photo group of lepidolite crystals. The largest measures 1cm across. Was obtained a while back from David H Garske.