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Voltaite: K2Fe++5Fe+++3Al(SO4)12·18(H2O) Alunogen: Al2(SO4)3·17(H2O)
Comments: Dark greenish-black crystals of voltaite on white alunogen. Location: Carola Mine, Freital, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Vrbaite: Tl4Hg3Sb2As8S20 Realgar: AsS
Comments: Black grain of vrbaite in red realgar matrix. Location: Allchar, Roszdan, FYR Macedonia. Scale: Picture size 1.7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Vyalsovite: FeS·Ca(OH)2·Al(OH)3
Comments: Purplish vyalsovite. Polished section from microbrobe analysis, in reflected light, parallel nicols. Location: Komsomolskaya Mine, Talnakh, Norilsk, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.1 mm. © Thomas Witzke
Wakefieldite-(La): LaVO4
Comments: Pale pink prisimatic crystal (center of photo) of Wakefieldite-(La) in matrix. Location: Grube Glücksstern, Berg Gottlob, Friedrichroda, Thüringen, Germany. Scale: Picture size 3 mm. © Thomas Witzke
Wallkilldellite-(Fe): (Ca,Cu)4Fe6[(As,Si)O4]4(OH)8·18(H2O)
Comments: Brown wallkilldellite-(Fe) with reddish cuprite. Location: Roua Mine, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Scale: Picture size 3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Weilite: CaHAsO4
Comments: White, radial aggregates weilite on matrix. Location: Schlema, Schlema-Hartenstein area, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Weinebeneite: CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2·5(H2O)
Comments: Colorless Weinebeneite on brown matrix. Location: Koralpe Mts, Carinthia, Austria. Scale: Picture size 3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Whewellite: Ca(C2O4)·(H2O)
Comments: Colorless, twinned crystal of Whewellite. Location: Burgk, near Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Crystal size 7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Widgiemoolthalite: (Ni,Mg)5(CO3)4(OH)2·4-5(H2O)
Comments: Green crystals of widgiemoolthalite. Location: 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Wilcoxite: MgAl(SO4)2F·18(H2O)
Comments: Small, transparent crystals of wilcoxite. Location: Lichtenberg Mine, Ronneburg U Deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 0.8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag