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Ankerite: Ca(Fe++,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2 Sphalerite: (Zn,Fe)S Dickite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Comments: White, rhombohedral crystals of ankerite and dark gray, metallic sphalerite on beige dickite. Location: Prego mine, Kladno, Czech Rebublic. Scale: Picture size 2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Antigorite: (Mg,Fe++)3Si2O5(OH)4
Comments: Yellowish green, fibrous antigorite. Location: East Broughon, Quebec, Canada. Scale: 22x10 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Apophyllite: KCa4(Si4O10)2F·8(H2O) Apophyllite-(KOH): KCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8(H2O) Stilbite-Ca: NaCa4[Al8Si28O72]·n(H2O) (n=28-32)
Comments: 3 cm. pink-colored rosette of stilbite and clear "apophyllite" (probably hydroxyapophyllite) in an amygdaloidal cavity. Location: Aurangabad District, Jalgaon, India. Scale: Specimen size 6 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Axinite-(Mg): Ca2MgAl2BO3Si4O12(OH)
Comments: Cinnamon brown crystal of "axinite" (probably magnesio-axinite). Location: El Fenomino Tungsten Mine, Northern Baja Californa, Mexico. Scale: Crystal size 2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Malachite: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments: Dark blue stubby pyramidal azurite crystals and green botryoidal-shaped radial aggregates of malachite. Location: Nevada Lode Mine, San Juan Co., Utah, USA. Scale: 4 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Bideauxite: Pb2AgCl3(F,OH)2
Comments: Richard Bideaux, American mineralogist, co-author of the Handbook of Mineralogy, Volumes I to V, mineral collector, and the person whom bideauxite is named after, kindly provided the mineral name pronunciation for bideauxite. Location: Tucson Convention Center, 50th Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, February 14, 2004. Scale: NA. © Dave Barthelmy
Comments: Brownish cubic crystals of bideauxite with blue boleite in tan limonitic matrix. Location: Mammoth-St Anthony mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA. Scale: Specimen size 2 x 3 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Birnessite: (Na,Ca,K)x(Mn++++,Mn+++)2O4·1.5(H2O) Buserite:
Comments: Round, "rabbit pellets" of buserite which dehydrates to birnessite when dry. Image photographed through water which is needed to preserve this species. Location: Aomori Springs, Oppu, Japan. Scale: Sphere size 7 mm. © Dave Barthelmy
Calcite: CaCO3
Comments: White, divergent calcite scalenohedral crystals. Location: Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, S.A., Mexico. Scale: 8 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Comments: Cream-colored crystalline aggregate of calcite crystals. Location: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Scale: 20 cm. © Dave Barthelmy