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Kampfite: Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
Comments: Anthony Kampf, Curator and Section Head of the Mineral Sciences Section at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and the person whom kampfite was named for, kindly provided the pronunciation of the mineral kampfite. Location: Tucson Convention Center, 50th Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, February 12, 2004. Scale: NA. © Dave Barthelmy
Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 Plagioclase: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Comments: Dual view of a cleavage fragment of labradorite showing the multi-colored labradorescence (schiller effect) and the same area viewed without the color. The color is due to optical interference on Bøggild exsolution lamellae. Location: Ihosy, Betroka district, Toliara Province, Madagascar. Scale: Picture size 3x3 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Lanarkite: Pb2(SO4)O
Comments: Cleaved crystals of greenish beige lanakite on matrix. Location: Leadhills, Scotland. Scale: Picture size 2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Lead: Pb
Comments: Irregular mass of native lead from a lead-zinc-silver ore deposit. Location: Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. Scale: 8 cm across. © Dave Barthelmy
Livingstonite: HgSb4S8
Comments: Dark brown, acicular-columnar crystals of livingstonite in anhydrite. Location: Guerrero, Mexico. Scale: 2x3 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Lizardite: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Comments: Lizardite pseudomorphously replacing olivine. Location: Snarum, Norway. Scale: 2x2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N2S: Mg3Al8BeO16
Comments: Faucetted purple magnesiotaaffeite. These specimens are very rare and un-cut samples ever rarer.. Location: Ceylon gem gravels, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Scale: See Image. © Dave Barthelmy
Meneghinite: Pb13CuSb7S24
Comments: Black, acicular crystals of meneghinite on matrix. Location: Bottino Mine, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: 1x1 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Millerite: NiS
Comments: Dense tuft of hair-like millerite crystals. Location: Kerr-Addison mine, Timmons, Ontario, Canada. Scale: Tuft height 5 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Moeloite: Pb6Sb6S14(S3)
Comments: Dark gray, metallic grains of moelite on white dolomite. Location: Cava Ceragiola, Seravezza, Lucca, Italy. Scale: Picture size 2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy