Mathew Latham's Photo Gallery

WPJ-950Petzite Ag₃AuTe₂ , Hessite Ag₂Te , Tellurobismuthite Bi₂Te₃ , Altaite PbTe , Gold Au , Quartz SiO₂ , Chalcopyrite CuFeS₂

Henty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Dimensions: 65 mm x 37.30 mm

Intergrown tellurides dark is mostly Petzite with Gold in Quartz from the Henty Mine. SEM tested by N Fox. M Latham specimen & Photo.

WQM-AEXTriplite Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F , Hübnerite MnWO₄ , Pyrite FeS₂ , Quartz SiO₂

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Dimensions: 45 mm x 43 mm x 30 mm

Brownish pink Triplite in Quartz with Pyrite, from between 4 -9 level Aberfoyle Mine. M Latham specimen and photo.

89W-A48Anhydrite CaSO₄

Savage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Field of View: 80 mm

Purple to white Anhydrite grading into Gypsum from a large lens intersected in the North Pit Exploration Decline, Savage River Mine. M Latham specimen and photo.

37Q-C85Brucite Mg(OH)₂

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Dimensions: 78 mm x 52 mm x 33 mm

Luminous undamaged terminated hexagonal crystals of Brucite forming nearly a complete floater from the 1925 m R.L Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Mine, Tasmania. M Latham specimen and photo.

X5K-DCGCalcite CaCO₃

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia

Largest Crystal Size: 60 mm

60mm wide floater of bladed Calcite covering larger crystals . M Latham specimen and photo.

6TH-Q2UBrucite Mg(OH)₂

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Largest Crystal Size: 23 mm

23mm high terminated Brucite crystals from 1925 Viking Orebody, Avebury Mine. M Latham specimen and photo.

QXG-XJEBrucite Mg(OH)₂ , Tochilinite Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Dimensions: 257 mm x 150 mm x 40 mm

Plate of terminated Brucite crystals from the earlier finds in October 23. Has unusual hexagonal holes after Aragonite? with Tochillinite in the matrix. M Latham specimen and photo.

L7M-AKUFluorite CaF₂ , Quartz SiO₂ , Tourmaline AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Luinaite-(OH) NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Largest Crystal Size: 30 mm

Pale green cubes of Fluorite on Tourmaline from the Mt Cleveland Mine. M. Latham specimen & photo.

5HJ-10YNatrolite Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O

Cape Grim, Cape Grim district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Dimensions: 100 mm x 95 mm x 71 mm

Natrolite hemispheres from the Woolnorth Basalts near Cape Grim, NW Tasmania. 100x95x71mm. M Latham specimen & Photo.

F5G-CPQFluorite CaF₂ , Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈) , Tourmaline AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Luinaite-(OH) NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Dimensions: 106 mm x 66 mm x 52 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 53 mm

Stepped cubes of Fluorite covering an earlier generation of darker Fluorite crystals with included Schorl - 1A "Luinaite" from the Mt Cleveland Tin Mine, Luina, Tasmania. Largest face is 53mm. M. Latham specimen & Photo.