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Ferrorhodsite: (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4
Comments: Epoxy grain mount of ferrorhodsite grains. Location: Yukhtochka placer, tributary of South Aldan River, Yakutia, Russia. Scale: Scale Bar 100 µm. © Diederik Visser
Ferrosaponite: Ca0.3(Fe++,Mg,Fe+++)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4(H2O)
Comments: Black to greenish black balls of radiating Ferrosaponite crystals on white calcite. Location: Levoberezhye Icelandspar deposit, Nizhuyaya Tunguska river, Evenkiya, Siberia, Russia. Scale: Not Given. © Diederik Visser
Franconite: Na2Nb4O11·9(H2O)
Comments: Irregular to ball-shaped aggregates of silky white franconite on white albite. Location: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Specimen Size 2.5 x 4 cm. © Diederik Visser
Georgechaoite: KNaZrSi3O9·2(H2O)
Comments: Single tan crystal of georgechaoite. Location: Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Scale: Crystal Size 1.2 mm. © Diederik Visser
Gmelinite-K: (K,Na,Ca)6(Al7Si17O48)·22(H2O)
Comments: Pink to reddish brown gmelinite-K crystals in a cavity in matrix. Location: Fara Vicentino, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. Scale: Not Given. © Diederik Visser
Grischunite: NaCa2Mn++5Fe+++(AsO4)6·2(H2O)
Comments: Red-brown prismatic grischunite crystals on matrix. Location: Falotta, Tinzen, Oberhalbstein, Graubünden, Switzerland. Scale: Specimen Size 1.5x2 cm. © Diederik Visser
Guimaraesite: Ca2(Zn,Mg,Fe)5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Comments: Brown guimaraesite spheres and crystal aggregates.. Location: Piaui district, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Specimen size 2 mm. © Diederik Visser
Gupeiite: Fe3Si
Comments: BSE image of a gupeiite (1) nodule surrounded by TiO2 (2). Location: Turishkino, Leningrad District, Russia. Scale: See Image. © Diederik Visser
Gutkovaite-Mn: CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O)
Comments: Pale pink gutkovaite-(Mn) in matrix. Location: Malyi Mannepakhk Mt., Chibiny, Kola, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 1.5x2 cm. © Diederik Visser
Jasmundite: Ca11(SiO4)4O2S Cuspidine: Ca4Si2O7(F,OH)2
Comments: Tan-brownish crystals of jasmundite and dark green cuspidine with gehlenite and spinel in matrix. Location: Bellerberg, Eifel, Germany. Scale: Not Given. © Diederik Visser