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Mineral Specimen Images (P) With 670 Images

Poldervaartite Image

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Poldervaartite: (Ca,Mn++)2SiO3(OH)2
Bultfonteinite: Ca2SiO2(OH,F)4

Comments: Bow-tie clusters of white, acicular bultfonteinite and blocky, beige-colored poldervaartite on matrix.
Location: N'Chwaning mine, South Africa. Scale: picture size 4 cm.
© John Veevaert

Poldervaartite Image

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Poldervaartite: (Ca,Mn++)2SiO3(OH)2
Bultfonteinite: Ca2SiO2(OH,F)4

Polhemusite Image

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Polhemusite: (Zn,Hg)S

Comments: B&W polished section (PPL) image (green filter) of aggregates of polhemusite (P) in stibnite (S) with associated cinnabar (C) and quartz (Q). (AmMin, v63:1153).
Location: Mercury-bearing antimony ore from the B and B deposit, Big Creek district, Valley County, Idaho. Scale: Scale Bar 0.5 mm.
© American Mineralogist

Polhemusite Image

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Polhemusite: (Zn,Hg)S

Polkanovite Image

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Polkanovite: Rh12As7

Comments: BSE image of isoferroplatinum (IFP) and polkanovite (PLK) inclusions in native osmium (Os, IR, Ru).
Location: Heavy minera concentrates, Miass River, Ural, Russia. Scale: See Image.
© Diederik Visser

Polkanovite Image

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Polkanovite: Rh12As7

Pollucite Image

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Pollucite: (Cs,Na)2Al2Si4O12·(H2O)

Comments: Isometric crystal of pollucite with clear quartz and sucrosic albite matrix.
Location: Shigar mine, Dossu, Skardu, Pakistan. Scale: 14.6x10x11.5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Pollucite Image

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Pollucite: (Cs,Na)2Al2Si4O12·(H2O)

Comments: Isometric crystal of pollucite with clear quartz and sucrosic albite matrix.
Location: Shigar mine, Dossu, Skardu, Pakistan. Scale: 14.6x10x11.5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Polyakovite-(Ce) Image

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Polyakovite-(Ce): (Ce,La,Nd,Pr,Ca)4(Mg,Fe++)(Cr,Fe+++)2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O22

Comments: Black, pitchy, polyakovite-(Ce) crystal showing conchoidal surfaces so typical for this mineral. Green fluororichterite overgrowth is just visible. Measured radioactivity is 146µR/h.
Location: Pit No. 97 (N97 Mine), Ilmen Natural Reserve, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia. Scale: Specimen size is 4.5x3x2.5 cm.
© Pavel M. Kartashov

Polyakovite-(Ce) Image

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Polyakovite-(Ce): (Ce,La,Nd,Pr,Ca)4(Mg,Fe++)(Cr,Fe+++)2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O22

Polybasite Image

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Polybasite: [Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]

Comments: Cyclic-twinned polybasite grain embedded in matrix..
Location: The Zaca mine, Alpine Co., California, USA. Scale: Grainsize .75 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Polybasite Image

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Polybasite: [Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]

Comments: Lustrous, metallic steel-gray rosette of polybasite crystals.
Location: Guanajuato, Mexico. Scale: 18 x 16 x 8 mm.
© Dan Weinrich

Polybasite Image

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Polybasite: [Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]

Comments: Cyclic-twinned polybasite grain embedded in matrix..
Location: The Zaca mine, Alpine Co., California, USA. Scale: Grainsize .75 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Polybasite Image

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Polybasite: [Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]

Comments: Lustrous, metallic steel-gray rosette of polybasite crystals.
Location: Guanajuato, Mexico. Scale: 18 x 16 x 8 mm.
© Dan Weinrich

Polycrase-(Y) Image

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Polycrase-(Y): (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O6

Comments: Large, black, blocky polycrase-(Y) crystal.
Location: Hidra, Vest-Agder, Norway. Scale: Crystal size 0.8 X 2.0 cm.
© John Veevaert

Polycrase-(Y) Image

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Polycrase-(Y): (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O6

Comments: Large, black, blocky polycrase-(Y) crystal.
Location: Hidra, Vest-Agder, Norway. Scale: Crystal size 0.8 X 2.0 cm.
© John Veevaert

Polydymite Image

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Polydymite: NiNi2S4

Comments: Octahedral crystals of polydymite on matrix.
Location: Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Betzdorf, Siegen District (W), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Polydymite Image

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Polydymite: NiNi2S4

Polyhalite Image

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Polyhalite: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2(H2O)

Comments: White crystals of polyhalite in matrix.
Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Polyhalite Image

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Polyhalite: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2(H2O)

Comments: White crystals of polyhalite in matrix.
Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

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