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Priderite: (K,Ba)(Ti,Fe+++)8O16
Comments: Clusters of sub-mm black, opaque crystals of priderite. Location: Eveslogchorr Mt., Khibiny, Kola, Russia. Scale: 2.5 x 3.4 cm. © John Veevaert
Pseudomalachite: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 Halloysite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Comments: Deep green pseudomalachite crystals on cuprous halloysite. Location: Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Granite Co., Montana, USA. Scale: Crystal size 1-2 mm. © John Veevaert
Purpurite: Mn+++PO4
Comments: Massive purpurite, which never forms crystals but is only found in masses. Location: Newry, Maine, USA. Scale: 6.5 x 4 cm. © John Veevaert
Pyrochlore: (Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F)
Comments: Deep brownish black crystals of pyrochlore to 0.9 cm across. Location: Lauzon Farm, Oka, Quebec, Canada. Scale: 3.9 x 2.9 cm. © John Veevaert
Pyrosmalite-(Fe): (Fe++,Mn)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Comments: Crystal of ferropyrosmalite on clinochlore schist. Location: Normark, Wermland, Sweden. Scale: Crystal size 1 cm. © John Veevaert
Pyrosmalite-(Mn): (Mn,Fe++)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Comments: Greenish brown, blocky crystals of manganpyrosmalite in matrix. Individual crystals are up to 7 mm long. Location: Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: Picture size 5 cm. © John Veevaert
Quenselite: PbMn+++O2(OH)
Comments: Square crystal of quenselite on matrix. Location: Langban, Sweden. Scale: Crystal size 1 mm. © John Veevaert
Ralstonite: NaxMgxAl2-x(F,OH)6·(H2O) Cryolite: Na3AlF6
Comments: Massive cryolite with solution cavities lined with octahedral ralstonite crystals. Location: Ivigtut, Greenland. Scale: Picture size 0.5 cm. © John Veevaert
Rheniite: ReS2
Comments: Specimen covered with rheniite as micro crystals to .25 mm across. Location: Kudryaviy Volcano, Iturup Island, Kurilian Chain, Russia. Scale: 4.7 x 3 cm. © John Veevaert
Rittmannite: Mn++Mn++Fe++Al2(OH)2(PO4)4·8(H2O)
Comments: Light yellow, opaque, microcrystalline rittmannite on matrix. Location: El Galineiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. Scale: Specimen Size 2.4 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm. © John Veevaert