Stephen J. Gomersall's Photo Gallery
FW9-3CYWulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South AfricaField of View: 4.25 mm
Golden blades of Wulfenite in a silver slag matrix.
Self collected by Alison Rose 2023 and in her collection.
4X5-5D7Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 , Lanarkite Pb2(SO4)O
Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South AfricaField of View: 4.25 mm
Self collected by Alison Rose 2023 and in her collection.
0NV-AC7Hemimorphite Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Edendale Lead Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South AfricaField of View: 4.25 mm
0HV-0G3Siderite FeCO3 , Chalcopyrite CuFeS2
Edendale Lead Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South AfricaField of View: 4.25 mm
Named this one "Snake Eyes" In the left eye there are two Siderite crystals and the right has one, surrounded by Chalcopyrite in a vein of a Baryte, Quartz and Anglesite mix, picture taken with 4000k LED lighting.
TT3-QEXQuartz SiO2
Olifantspoort Mine, Olifantspoort Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South AfricaField of View: 5 mm
Self collected material from years ago.
GMR-TNQPyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Olifantspoort Mine, Olifantspoort Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South AfricaField of View: 5 mm
Pyromorphite (and at this stage an unrecognized black crystal) from material collected years ago.
J5C-2LGLinarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South AfricaField of View: 6.5 mm
Very flat crystals, do not stand proud of the matrix.
Self collected.
XD2-T4XAurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South AfricaField of View: 4.25 mm
Self collected.
D0P-V8WPhosphosiderite FePO4·2H2O
Straussheim I pegmatite, Kenhardt, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaField of View: 4.25 mm
Self collected.
KE5-8D4Lanarkite Pb2(SO4)O
Argent slags, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South AfricaField of View: 4.25 mm
Self collected.