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Willemite: Zn2SiO4
Comments: Sky blue botryoidal willemite with dark to white dolomite. Location: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. Scale: 6 x 3 cm. © John Veevaert
Comments: Specimen of blocky willemite crystals. The lower picture shows willemite under SW UV light. Location: Franklin, New Jersey, USA. Scale: 2.8 x 2.3 cm.. © John Veevaert
Witherite: BaCO3
Comments: Specimen of witherite with a rounded (stellate) habit. The lower picture was taken under SW UV light and shows the crystalline aggregates. Location: Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA. Scale: 5.2 x 4.5 cm. © John Veevaert
Wodginite: Mn++(Sn,Ta)(Ta,Nb)2O8
Comments: Dark, lustrous crystal of wodginite. Location: Sapucaia do Norte, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: 1.3 x 0.7 cm. © John Veevaert
Woodhouseite: CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Comments: Crystals of woodhouseite to 0.5 cm across on an exposed quartz vein. Location: Champion Mine, Inyo County, California, USA. Scale: Picture size 2 cm. © John Veevaert
Xonotlite: Ca6Si6O17(OH)2
Comments: Tufts of hair-like Xonotlite crystals on datolite rich matrix. Location: Kalahari Manganese Field, Kuruman Hills, Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 5.5 x 3.7 cm. © John Veevaert
Yingjiangite: (K2,Ca)(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)6·6(H2O)
Comments: Thin coating of yellow yingjiangite on matrix. Location: Kladaske Mine, Erzgeborge, Czech Republi. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm. © John Veevaert
Yofortierite: (Mn,Mg)5Si8O20(OH)2·8-9(H2O)
Comments: Radial spray of yofortierite in matrix. Location: Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm. © John Veevaert
Zajacite-(Ce): Na(REExCa1-x)(REEyCa1-y)F6 where (x ne y)
Comments: Specimen of granodiorite hosting cream colored phenocrysts of zajacite-Ce. This is one of the few minerals (less than 20) that contain Praseodymium. Location: Strange Lake, Lac Brasson, Quebec, Canada. Scale: 4.3 x 2.9 cm. © John Veevaert
Zaratite: Ni3(CO3)(OH)4·4(H2O)
Comments: Specimen exceptionally rich in apple green zaratite - a carbonate of nickel. Location: Lord Brassy Mine Tasmania, Australia. Scale: 6.5 x 3.5 cm. © John Veevaert
Zeophyllite: Ca4Si3O8(OH,F)4·2(H2O)
Comments: Numerous white zeophyllite spheroids on a tan matrix. Location: Brenk, Eifel, Germany. Scale: 2.5 x 1.5 cm. © John Veevaert