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Diaboleite: Pb2CuCl2(OH)4
Comments: Coarsely crystalline, blue diaboleite. Location: Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Arizona. USA. Scale: 2.8 x 2.5 cm. © John Veevaert
Diaspore: AlO(OH)
Comments: Crystals of deep violet-colored diaspore exposed from numerous vugs. Location: Saga Quarry, Oslo Region Norway. Scale: Crystal size 1 cm. © John Veevaert
Duftite-alpha: PbCu(AsO4)(OH) Mimetite: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Comments: Mimetite crystals are replaced by Duftite-alpha on a gossanous matrix. Location: Mt. Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia. Scale: Crystal size to 3mm. © John Veevaert
Effenbergerite: BaCuSi4O10 Sugilite: KNa2(Fe+++,Mn+++,Al)2Li3Si12O30
Comments: Blue effenbergerite pods to across in massive purple sugilite. Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: Crystal size 4 mm. © John Veevaert
Ellestadite: Ca5(SiO4,PO4,SO4)3(F,OH,Cl)
Comments: Honey yellow hexagonal dipyramids of ellestadite in light blue marble matrix. Location: Crestmore Quarry, Riverside County, California, USA. Scale: 6 x 7.7 cm. © John Veevaert
Elpidite: Na2ZrSi6O15·3(H2O)
Comments: Blocky, intergrown crystals of elpidite. Location: Narsasuk, Greenland. Scale: Crystal size 2 cm. © John Veevaert
Embolite: Ag(Br,Cl)
Comments: An exposed 3 x 2 cm vug in barite completely filled with a mass of embolite comprised of myriad crystals to 2 mm. Location: Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 4 cm. © John Veevaert
Emmonsite: Fe+++2Te++++3O9·2(H2O)
Comments: Quartz with small blebs of pea green emmonsite. Location: Barrbolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Bleb size 2 mm. © John Veevaert
Eosphorite: MnAl(PO4)(OH)2·(H2O) Zanazziite: Ca2(Mg,Fe++)(Mg,Fe++,Al,Mn,Fe+++)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6(H2O)
Comments: Minor crystals of equant, olive green zanazziite and brown, lath-like crystals of eosphorite on quartz. Location: Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Picture size 1 cm. © John Veevaert
Epistolite: (Na,[ ])2{(Na,Ti)4[Nb2(O,H2O)4Si4O14](OH,F)2}·2H2O
Comments: Plate-like crystals of pearly white epistolite to 2.7 cm. Location: Ilimaussaq, Kvanefjeld, Greenland. Scale: 3.5 cm. © John Veevaert