John Veevaert's Image Gallery

Sphaerocobaltite: CoCO3

Comments: Calcite with numerous crystals of red sphaerocobaltite to 3 mm across.
Location: Kamoto Mine, Mashamba, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of the Congo. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Sphaerocobaltite: CoCO3

Comments: Calcite with numerous crystals of red sphaerocobaltite to 3 mm across.
Location: Kamoto Mine, Mashamba, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of the Congo. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Stibarsen: SbAs

Comments: Massive Stibarsen.
Location: Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. Scale: 3 x 2 cm.
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Stibarsen: SbAs

Comments: Massive Stibarsen.
Location: Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. Scale: 3 x 2 cm.
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Stromeyerite: AgCuS

Comments: 1.5 cm spray of hair-like Stromeyerite crystals on quartz and calcite matrix.
Location: Vrancice near Pribram, Czech Republic. Scale: Picture size 2 cm.
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Stromeyerite: AgCuS

Comments: 1.5 cm spray of hair-like Stromeyerite crystals on quartz and calcite matrix.
Location: Vrancice near Pribram, Czech Republic. Scale: Picture size 2 cm.
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Sugilite: KNa2(Fe+++,Mn+++,Al)2Li3Si12O30  
Pectolite: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)

Comments: Sharp terminated purple crystals of sugilite to 5mm on white, acicular pectolite.
Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari, South Africa. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Sugilite: KNa2(Fe+++,Mn+++,Al)2Li3Si12O30  
Pectolite: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)

Comments: Sharp terminated purple crystals of sugilite to 5mm on white, acicular pectolite.
Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari, South Africa. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Sulfur: S8

Comments: Single complex crystal of sulfur on white, sucrosic aragonite.
Location: Girgenti, Sicily, Italy. Scale: Crystal size 4.5.
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Sulfur: S8

Comments: Single complex crystal of sulfur on white, sucrosic aragonite.
Location: Girgenti, Sicily, Italy. Scale: Crystal size 4.5.
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Sulphohalite: Na6(SO4)2FCl

Comments: Octahedral sulphohalite crystal.
Location: Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA. Scale: Crystal size 5 mm.
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Sulphohalite: Na6(SO4)2FCl

Comments: Octahedral sulphohalite crystal.
Location: Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA. Scale: Crystal size 5 mm.
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Svanbergite: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

Comments: Milky white dolomite with scattered cinnamon brown crystals of svanbergite to 2 mm across.
Location: Mt. Brussilof Mine, near Radium, British Columbia, Canada. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Svanbergite: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

Comments: Milky white dolomite with scattered cinnamon brown crystals of svanbergite to 2 mm across.
Location: Mt. Brussilof Mine, near Radium, British Columbia, Canada. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Swamboite: U++++++H6(UO2)6(SiO4)6·30(H2O)

Comments: Yellow crystals of Swamboite to 0.5 mm across.
Location: Swambo, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of the Congo. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Swamboite: U++++++H6(UO2)6(SiO4)6·30(H2O)

Comments: Yellow crystals of Swamboite to 0.5 mm across.
Location: Swambo, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of the Congo. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Szenicsite: Cu3MoO4(OH)4

Comments: Deep green szenicsite crystals on siliceous green to brown jasperoid.
Location: Jardinera #1 Mine, Atacama Province, Chile. Scale: 6.2 x 3.5 cm.
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Szenicsite: Cu3MoO4(OH)4

Comments: Deep green szenicsite crystals on siliceous green to brown jasperoid.
Location: Jardinera #1 Mine, Atacama Province, Chile. Scale: 6.2 x 3.5 cm.
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Szomolnokite: Fe++SO4·(H2O)  
Voltaite: K2Fe++5Fe+++3Al(SO4)12·18(H2O)

Comments: Whitish crystalline crust of voltaite on crystals of brown szomolnokite.
Location: Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Chile. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
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Szomolnokite: Fe++SO4·(H2O)  
Voltaite: K2Fe++5Fe+++3Al(SO4)12·18(H2O)

Comments: Whitish crystalline crust of voltaite on crystals of brown szomolnokite.
Location: Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Chile. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
© John Veevaert