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Canfieldite: Ag8SnS6
Comments: Dull, black pseudo-octahedral crystals of canfieldite. Location: Gallofa vein, Colquechaca, Chayanta, Potosi, Bolivia. Scale: Crystal size 2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Cerussite: PbCO3
Comments: Transparent reticulated crystal of cerussite. Location: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. Scale: 5 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Chevkinite-(Ce): (Ce,La,Ca,Th)4(Fe++,Mg)2(Ti,Fe+++)3Si4O22
Comments: Dark brown crystal of chevkinite-(Ce). Location: Miass, Central Ural Mountains, Russia. Scale: 3 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Chlorargyrite: AgCl
Comments: Dark (by exposure to light) octahedral crystals of chlorargyrite with brownish goethite in a vug. Location: Broken Hill, NWS, Australia. Scale: Crystal size 3 mm. © Dave Barthelmy
Cinnabar: HgS
Comments: Red single hexagonal (Trigonal) crystal of cinnabar on dolomite. Location: Fenghuang, Hunan Province, Peoples Republic of China. Scale: Crystal size 1 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Colemanite: Ca2B6O11·5(H2O)
Comments: Coarsely crystalline colemanite, in part, covered with minute acicular crystals of strontianite. Location: Boraxo #3 pit, Death Valley, California, USA. Scale: 30 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Colusite: Cu12-13V(As,Sb,Sn,Ge)3S16 Arsenosulvanite: Cu3(As,V)S4
Comments: Bronzy, metallic tetragonal crystals of colusite (arsenosulvanite) in white marble. Location: Val Bona quarry, Carrara, Italy. Scale: Picture size 1 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Coronadite: Pb(Mn++++,Mn++)8O16 Iodargyrite: AgI
Comments: Dark, fine-grained massive coronadite with yellowish octahedral iodargyrite crystals. Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 3x2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Crocoite: PbCrO4
Comments: Prismatic crystals of red-orange crocoite. Location: Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Scale: Specimen size 5 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Dioptase: CuSiO2(OH)2
Comments: Dark-blue-green crystals of dioptase on matrix. The color of dioptase does not photograph well and must be seen in person to appreciate. Location: Altyn-tyube, Kasakhstan. Scale: Crystal size 5 mm. © Dave Barthelmy