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Clinochrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Comments: Asbestiform crystals of brown Clinochrysotile. Location: Callenberg North (no. 2) open cut, Callenberg, Glauchau, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 6 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Clinomimetite: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Comments: Yellow crystals of clinomimetite. Location: Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Size of the largest crystal 12 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Cobaltarthurite: CoFe+++2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4(H2O) Arseniosiderite: Ca2Fe+++3(AsO4)3O2·3(H2O)
Comments: Olive-greenish crystalline druse of cobaltarthurite with spherical arseniosiderite. Location: Pastrana, Mazarrón, Murcia, Spain. Scale: Picture size 1.3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Cobaltaustinite: CaCo(AsO4)(OH)
Comments: Green, tabular crystal of cobaltaustinite. Location: Rappold Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Cobaltkoritnigite: (Co,Zn)(AsO3OH)·(H2O) Erythrite: Co3(AsO4)2·8(H2O)
Comments: Dark purplish cobaltkoritnigite with pink erythrite. Location: Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Cobaltlotharmeyerite: Ca(Co,Fe,Ni)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Comments: Brown crystalline aggregates of cobaltlotharmeyerite on matrix. Location: Sauschwart Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Cobalttsumcorite: Pb(Co,Fe)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Comments: Brown crystals of cobalttsumcorite. Location: Rappold Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Coccinite: Hg++I2 (?) Sulfur: S8
Comments: Orange-red coccinite on sulfur. Due to the volatility of the mineral at room temperature, the sample is preserved in a closed vial. The photo was made through the vial, therefore the sharpness is reduced. Location: Lichtenberg Mine, Ronneburg U Deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Cohenite: (Fe,Ni,Co)3C
Comments: Bluish gray, metallic iridescent crystals of cohenite on matrix. Location: Kopeisk, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Urals Region, Russia. Scale: 2.3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Colquiriite: CaLiAlF6
Comments: Colorless tabular crystals of colquiriite on matrix. Location: Serra Branca pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Picuí, Paraíba, Northeast Region, Brazil. Scale: Picture size 0.8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag