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Mullite: Al(4+2x)Si(2-2x)O(10-x) where x =0.17 to 0.59
Comments: Surface of a kaolinite stratum altered to white mullite by a prehistoric coal-seam-fire.. Location: Mt. Wingen (Burning Mountain), NSW, Australia. Scale: Picture size 6x4 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Muscovite: KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2
Comments: Pseudo-hexagonal crystalline aggregate of muscovite. Location: Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Crystal size 2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Nikischerite: NaFe++6Al3(SO4)2(OH)18(H2O)12
Comments: Tony Nikischer, Chairman of the Board of The Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, president of Excalibur Mineral Corporation, and the person whom nikischerite is named for, kindly provided the pronunciation of the mineral nikischerite. Location: Executive Inn hotel, Room 128, Tucson, Feburary 9, 2004. Scale: NA. © Dave Barthelmy
Northupite: Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Comments: Single octahedron of Northupite. Location: Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA. Scale: Grain size 8 mm. © Dave Barthelmy
Parachrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Comments: Asbestos fibers of greenish parachrysotile. Location: Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Scale: 8x10 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Pargasite: NaCa2(Mg,Fe++)4Al(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Comments: Lime green, prismatic crystals of pargasite in matrix. Location: Luc Yen, Vietnam. Scale: 12x10 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Proustite: Ag3AsS3
Comments: Crystal group of gemmy, red proustite. Smithsonian collection. Location: Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Atacáma Province, Chile. Scale: Specimen Size 6x8 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Pyrite: FeS2
Comments: Lustrous 1 - 2 cm cubes of pyrite encased in a very fine-grained sedimentary marlstone (clay and calcite). Location: Navajun-(La Rioja)-Spain. Scale: 6x5x3 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Quartz: SiO2
Comments: Crystal druse of transparent quartz crystals. Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. Scale: Specimen size 6 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Quartz: SiO2 Calcite: CaCO3
Comments: Purple-colored druse of amethystine quartz and white calcite. Location: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Scale: Sample size 20 cm. © Dave Barthelmy