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<a href="/photo-22850.html"><h1>Native Antimony, Calcite, Valentinite, Senarmontite</h1><h2>Lake George Antimony mine, Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada</h2><p>Native Antimony xls to over 2cm. Specimen size about 5x7 cm. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Antimony, Calcite, Valentinite, Senarmontite

Lake George Antimony mine, Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada

<a href="/photo-10910.html"><h1>Native Antimony, Valentinite</h1><h2>Lac Nicolet Antimony mine, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada</h2><p>The antimony xls only got to mm size at this locality as on this 4x6 cm specimen. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Antimony, Valentinite

Lac Nicolet Antimony mine, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

<a href="/photo-10907.html"><h1>Native Arsenic, Pyrite, Quartz, Calcite</h1><h2>Arsenic occurrence, Edward Island, Porphyry Island Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada</h2><p>This Arsenic is in submillimeter xls. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Arsenic, Pyrite, Quartz, Calcite

Arsenic occurrence, Edward Island, Porphyry Island Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

<a href="/photo-10909.html"><h1>Native Arsenic, Proustite</h1><h2>Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany</h2><p>This specimen is an Arsenic pseudomorph after dendritic Silver. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Arsenic, Proustite

Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

<a href="/photo-10908.html"><h1>Arsenolamprite, Native Arsenic, Arsenolite, Realgar, Quartz</h1><h2>Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile</h2><p>This 4x5 cm specimen contains the two allotropes of Arsenic. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Arsenolamprite, Native Arsenic, Arsenolite, Realgar, Quartz

Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

<a href="/photo-22853.html"><h1>Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Siderite</h1><h2>Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada</h2><p>This locality was a Canadian Trepca or Dalnegorsk. Sadly very little survived. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Siderite

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

<a href="/photo-10906.html"><h1>Awaruite, Limonite</h1><h2>Josephine Creek placers, Josephine Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA</h2><p>This 2.5x4 cm nugget is a classic Josephinite, now called Awaruite. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Awaruite, Limonite

Josephine Creek placers, Josephine Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA

<a href="/photo-10913.html"><h1>Native Bismuth, Quartz</h1><h2>Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic</h2><p>The dark mineral at the top of this 4x5 cm specimen is a Bismuth pseudomorph after dendritic Silver. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Bismuth, Quartz

Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

<a href="/photo-22862.html"><h1>Carrollite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite</h1><h2>Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo</h2><p>This specimen has a Carrollite octo nearly 2 cm in size. Much larger xls came from here, but tended to fall out of the matrix during blasting. Note that "octo" faces are actually trisoctahedral and the "cube" faces are actually tetrahexahedral. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Carrollite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite

Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

<a href="/photo-22927.html"><h1>Carrollite, Chalcopyrite</h1><h2>Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo</h2><p>Detail of 2 cm xl showing small cube modification to tetrahexahedral faces and small octahedral modification to the trisoctahedral faces. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Carrollite, Chalcopyrite

Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

<a href="/photo-22866.html"><h1>Chalcostibite, Azurite, Malachite, Quartz</h1><h2>Rhar el Anz, Cherrat Wadi, Casablanca Prefecture, Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco</h2><p>This 13x7 cm specimen has terminated xls to 10 cm. St Pons may have produced larger xls, but none more beautiful. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Chalcostibite, Azurite, Malachite, Quartz

Rhar el Anz, Cherrat Wadi, Casablanca Prefecture, Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco

<a href="/photo-22933.html"><h1>Native Copper</h1><h2>Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA</h2><p>The other side of the "Phoenix" (Helen Tyson photo, ROM Collection, ex RWMW collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA

<a href="/photo-22867.html"><h1>Native Copper</h1><h2>Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA</h2><p>The "Phoenix" a 5x7 cm specimen. Repeated Spinel twinning gives the branches an hexagonal outline and each branch has different isometric forms in the termination. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA

<a href="/photo-10894.html"><h1>Native Copper, Malachite</h1><h2>Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA</h2><p>This 3x6 cm specimen is unetched and comprised of spinel twins. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Malachite

Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA

<a href="/photo-10900.html"><h1>Native Copper, Cuprite</h1><h2>Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia</h2><p>The Copper xls are spears to over a cm bedded in earthy cuprite. The specimen is 4x6.5 cm. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection. ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Cuprite

Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia

<a href="/photo-10901.html"><h1>Native Copper</h1><h2>Copper Creek Mine, Mamainse Point area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada</h2><p>The Copper xls in this 4x5 cm specimen are twinned along the cube axis. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper

Copper Creek Mine, Mamainse Point area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada

<a href="/photo-10896.html"><h1>Native Copper, Malachite, Quartz</h1><h2>Pewabic Mine, Pewabic, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA</h2><p>This 2x5.5 cm specimen has cm sized tetrahexahedra of copper. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Malachite, Quartz

Pewabic Mine, Pewabic, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

<a href="/photo-10895.html"><h1>Native Copper, Quartz, Tenorite</h1><h2>Central Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA</h2><p>This 3x4 cm specimen has a cm sized dodecahedron of Copper with tetrahexahedral modifications. The dark coating on the Copper is tenorite. Mark Mauthner photo, ex A.E. Seaman Museum, ex RWMW collection, Royal Ontsrio Museum</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Quartz, Tenorite

Central Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA

<a href="/photo-10892.html"><h1>Native Copper, Epidote, Quartz</h1><h2>Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA</h2><p>This 4.5x7 cm specimen contains cubes and some that are half a spinel twin and bear paw tetrahexahedral twins to a cm. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Epidote, Quartz

Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

<a href="/photo-10893.html"><h1>Native Copper, Prehnite, Quartz</h1><h2>Adventure mine, Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA</h2><p>Copper wires are rare, but were found here in 1981. The specimen is 3x6 cm. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© RWMW</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Prehnite, Quartz

Adventure mine, Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA

<a href="/photo-10891.html"><h1>Native Copper</h1><h2>White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA</h2><p>These mm sized tetrahexahedrons are elongated and twinned on the cube axis to give a 3x7 cm sized specimen. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper

White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA

<a href="/photo-10890.html"><h1>Native Copper</h1><h2>White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA</h2><p>The Copper cubes are to a half cm on this 3x5 cm specimen. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper

White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA

<a href="/photo-10898.html"><h1>Native Copper, Calcite, Siderite</h1><h2>Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia</h2><p>The mm sized octos of copper are twinned along cube and also the octahedral axis on this 4x6.5 cm specimen. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Calcite, Siderite

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

<a href="/photo-10899.html"><h1>Native Copper, Cuprite, Malachite</h1><h2>Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia</h2><p>This old 4x6 cm specimen probably came from the Malachite mines. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Cuprite, Malachite

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

<a href="/photo-10902.html"><h1>Native Copper, Malachite</h1><h2>Copper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA</h2><p>This 3.5x4 cm specimen is a Copper pseudomorph after Azurite. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© RWMW</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Copper, Malachite

Copper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA

<a href="/photo-22869.html"><h1>Cubanite, Calcite, Pyrite</h1><h2>Henderson No.2 Mine, Chibougamau, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada</h2><p>This 2 cm "maple leaf" is on a 4x6 cm matrix. Cubanite is antiferromagnetic and the crystal is actually a trilling. The six edges alternate north/ south magnetic poles. (Helen Tyson photo, RWMW collection, specimen now in collection of the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Cubanite, Calcite, Pyrite

Henderson No.2 Mine, Chibougamau, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

<a href="/photo-10923.html"><h1>Diamond, Calcite, Pyrite, Pyrope, Ilmenite</h1><h2>Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia</h2><p>The diamond is five octahedra in parallel growth forming a single ~1.25 carat octahedron. The stone is brownish white and gemmy with the matrix visible through the stone. The 5x3 cm kimberlite is mostly serpentine and is rounded due to the tumbling action of hydraulic mining. Mark Mauthner photo ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Diamond, Calcite, Pyrite, Pyrope, Ilmenite

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia

<a href="/photo-22941.html"><h1>Diamond, Serpentine Subgroup, Pyrite, Calcite</h1><h2>Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia</h2><p>The intergrown diamonds are over 6mm. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Diamond, Serpentine Subgroup, Pyrite, Calcite

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia

<a href="/photo-10924.html"><h1>Diamond</h1><h2>Miba Mine, Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, DR Congo</h2><p>The cube is a half cm on edge. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Diamond

Miba Mine, Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, DR Congo

<a href="/photo-22870.html"><h1>Dyscrasite, Galena, Proustite, Quartz</h1><h2>Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany</h2><p>This spcimen has 2cm xls of Dyscrasite. (Helen Tyson photo, ex-RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Dyscrasite, Galena, Proustite, Quartz

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany

<a href="/photo-22942.html"><h1>Native Gold</h1><h2>Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA</h2><p>Another side of the 7x4 cm specimen (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold

Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-22871.html"><h1>Native Gold</h1><h2>Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA</h2><p>This 4x7 cm specimen has hoppered octos to 6 mm. There are also hexoctahedral faces on the octo edges. (Helen Tyson photo, RWMW collection,now at ROM)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold

Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-22945.html"><h1>Native Gold</h1><h2>Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA</h2><p>Detail of 4x7 cm specimen. Hoppered octos with hexoctahedral modifications to 6 mm, (Helen Tyson photo, RWMW collection, now at ROM)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold

Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-22944.html"><h1>Native Gold</h1><h2>Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA</h2><p>Detail of 4x7 cm specimen, octos to 6mm, Note hexoctahedral alternate growths that look like striations on octahedral edges, now at ROM</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold

Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-22939.html"><h1>Native Gold, Quartz</h1><h2>Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA</h2><p>The specimen is 8.5 cm tall and the quartz vein is less than one cm thick. The country rock is greenstone. Back side of Photo of the day March 2, 2006 (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection,now at ROM)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold, Quartz

Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-22938.html"><h1>Native Gold, Quartz</h1><h2>Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA</h2><p>This 8.5 cm tall specimen has country rock (greenstone) attached. Note large octahedral crystal. (Helen Tyson photo, ex-RWMW collection, now in Royal Ontario Museum)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold, Quartz

Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-10878.html"><h1>Native Gold</h1><h2>Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA</h2><p>The crystallised Gold snake is 6 cm long. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection,now at ROM.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold

Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-10880.html"><h1>Native Gold, Calcite</h1><h2>813 pit, Alta Gold Mine, Olinghouse Mining District, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada, USA</h2><p>This 3x6.5 cm specimen had the mm sized gold wires leached out of the calcite. It is Electrum as the "gold" has tarnished significantly. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, now at ROM.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold, Calcite

813 pit, Alta Gold Mine, Olinghouse Mining District, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada, USA

<a href="/photo-22872.html"><h1>Native Gold, Limonite</h1><h2>Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA</h2><p>The 5x6 cm "Wreath" with a little over exposure shows the crystallization better. Although this locality produced spectacular crystallization, all specimens are dull. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, now at ROM)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold, Limonite

Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA

<a href="/photo-10879.html"><h1>Native Gold</h1><h2>Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA</h2><p>This 5x6 cm "Wreath" was formerly in the J.T. Reeder collection. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection,now at ROM</p><p class="copyright">© RWMW</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold

Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA

<a href="/photo-10881.html"><h1>Native Gold, Calcite</h1><h2>Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK</h2><p>This specimen has been leached to reveal the gold dendrites. The Gold is quite brownish, suggesting that it is palladian. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, now at ROM</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold, Calcite

Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK

<a href="/photo-22873.html"><h1>Native Gold, Native Copper, Sphalerite, Opal-A (Var: Opal-AN), Quartz</h1><h2>Trestia Mine, Trestia, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania</h2><p>This 4x6 cm specimen entered the British Museum of Natural History before 1835. According to the staff at the Gold Museum at Brad, Romania, the brown on the gold is copper that sweated out. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, now at ROM).

"I visited the fantastic Gold Museum at Brad in 1987 but was saddened to see lumps of black quartz ...</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold, Native Copper, Sphalerite, Opal-A (Var: Opal-AN), Quartz

Trestia Mine, Trestia, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania

<a href="/photo-10882.html"><h1>Native Gold, Malachite, Hematite, Quartz</h1><h2>River Talaya, Vitim River, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia</h2><p>The 3 mm xl in the upper left is a Gold pseudomorph after Pyrite! The cube has pyritohedral striations! The over all size is 5x6 cm. Currently regarded as fake in spite of Brad Van Scriver's claim to have exposed the xls himself. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW specimen, now at ROM</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Gold, Malachite, Hematite, Quartz

River Talaya, Vitim River, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

<a href="/photo-10918.html"><h1>Graphite, Calcite</h1><h2>Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex County, New York, USA</h2><p>This 5x5 cm specimen was sold by Lazard Cahn when he was in the Exchange National Bank Building in Colorado Springs. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Graphite, Calcite

Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex County, New York, USA

<a href="/photo-10919.html"><h1>Graphite, Spinel, Calcite</h1><h2>Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA</h2><p>This 4x6 cm specimen has been etched to reveal the pink spinels and black graphite. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW coillection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Graphite, Spinel, Calcite

Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

<a href="/photo-10920.html"><h1>Graphite, Calcite</h1><h2>Highway 507 graphite occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada</h2><p>The largest graphite ball has a 3 mm diameter. This piece came from a roadcut on Highway 507,south of Gooderham. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Graphite, Calcite

Highway 507 graphite occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

<a href="/photo-10921.html"><h1>Graphite, Calcite, Mica Group</h1><h2>Sugar Lake, Vernon, Vernon Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada</h2><p>The graphite xls are only mm sized in this 4x6cm specimen. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Graphite, Calcite, Mica Group

Sugar Lake, Vernon, Vernon Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

<a href="/photo-22875.html"><h1>Native Lead, Pyrochroite</h1><h2>Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden</h2><p>This 5x6 cm specimen has a sharp cube-octo to nearly a cm. (Helen Tyson photo, ex-RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Lead, Pyrochroite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

<a href="/photo-22926.html"><h1>Native Lead, Pyrochroite</h1><h2>Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden</h2><p>Near cm sized octohedron of Lead with cube modifications. Detail of other piece. (Helen Tyson photo, ex-RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Lead, Pyrochroite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

<a href="/photo-22874.html"><h1>Native Lead, Hydrocerussite, Allactite, Pyrochroite</h1><h2>Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden</h2><p>This 4x6 cm piece shows a herring bone crystallization. (Helen Tyson photo, ex-RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Lead, Hydrocerussite, Allactite, Pyrochroite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

<a href="/photo-10911.html"><h1>Native Mercury, Cinnabar</h1><h2>Socrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA</h2><p>The Mercury droplets are mm sized on this 5x5.5 cm specimen. Mark Mauthner Photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Mercury, Cinnabar

Socrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-10912.html"><h1>Native Mercury</h1><h2>Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia</h2><p>The mercury pool is 3.5 cm long and the vial contains bits of the black rock from the mine. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection. ROM collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia

<a href="/photo-22876.html"><h1>Nagyágite, Quartz</h1><h2>Săcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania</h2><p>This 8x5 cm specimen has blocky and obviously orthorhombic crystals (Helen Tyson photo, ROM collection, ex RWMW collection, ex Bob Meyer Collection, ex RWMW collection, ex Collector's Edge)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Nagyágite, Quartz

Săcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania

<a href="/photo-22877.html"><h1>Neyite, Quartz</h1><h2>British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada</h2><p>This 4x6 cm has verified Neyite. The cosalite, aikinite and nuffieldite from here all look pretty much the same. Some of the columnar bundles are Neyite (Helen Tyson photo, ex-RWMW collection, now at ROM</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Neyite, Quartz

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

<a href="/photo-22878.html"><h1>Neyite, Quartz</h1><h2>British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada</h2><p>Columnar bundles of verified Neyite to a cm. (Helen Tyson photo, ex-RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Neyite, Quartz

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

<a href="/photo-22879.html"><h1>Polybasite, Stephanite</h1><h2>Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo mining district, Yukon, Canada</h2><p>This blue irridescent polybasite turns blood red from internal reflections when held at the proper angle. This photo shows both on this 4x6 cm specimen (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Polybasite, Stephanite

Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo mining district, Yukon, Canada

<a href="/photo-321552.html"><h1>Pyrite, Sphalerite</h1><h2>Area 29 North, Main Level, Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada</h2><p>A 5x5.5 cm pyrite in epitaxy on a Marcasite fiveling which later pseudomorphed to pyrite. Hans Durstling photo. RWMW collection.</p><p class="copyright">© RWMW</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Pyrite, Sphalerite

Area 29 North, Main Level, Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

<a href="/photo-10922.html"><h1>Rosickýite</h1><h2>Unspecified offshore drill hole, Ventura County, California, USA</h2><p>The mm sized yellow crystals are rosickyite, an allotrope of sulfur. This 4.5x5.5 cm specimen is a fragment of a drill core recovered by ocean drill rig. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Rosickýite

Unspecified offshore drill hole, Ventura County, California, USA

<a href="/photo-10915.html"><h1>Native Selenium</h1><h2>Homestake Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA</h2><p>The black bits on the 4x5 cm sandstone are submillimeter Selenium xls. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Selenium

Homestake Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA

<a href="/photo-10916.html"><h1>Native Selenium</h1><h2>Homestake Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA</h2><p>There is a dark vein of submillimeter Selenium xls in this 5x 10 cm specimen. Mark Mauthner photo, RWMW collection</p><p class="copyright">© RWMW</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Selenium

Homestake Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA

<a href="/photo-22922.html"><h1>Native Silver, Native Copper, Quartz, Epidote</h1><h2>Central Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA</h2><p>The sharp "bearpaw" twins are tetrahexahedrons twinned on an octahedral plane. Similar sharp twins but with cubes came from Kongsberg. Silver and Copper are quite insoluble and are quite separate on this 3x6 cm specimen. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver, Native Copper, Quartz, Epidote

Central Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA

<a href="/photo-10888.html"><h1>Native Silver, Calcite</h1><h2>Silver Islet mine, Silver Islet, Sibley Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada</h2><p>George English sold this 5x3 cm specimen for $6.00 when he was on east 12th Street in New York. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver, Calcite

Silver Islet mine, Silver Islet, Sibley Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

<a href="/photo-10885.html"><h1>Native Silver, Acanthite</h1><h2>Keeley-Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada</h2><p>This 4x6 cm specimen is a naturally occuring example of the stringy synthetic habit reported in Min Rec, vol 32, pg 72 (2001). Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver, Acanthite

Keeley-Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

<a href="/photo-10886.html"><h1>Native Silver</h1><h2>Keeley-Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada</h2><p>This 4.5x6 cm specimen is a compact mass of Silver wires and pocket clay. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver

Keeley-Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

<a href="/photo-22929.html"><h1>Native Silver, Quartz</h1><h2>Sarbai Deposit, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan</h2><p>This 4x6 cm specimen is published in the Mineralogical Record, vol. 23, no. 5, pg 430, (1992). (Helen Tyson photo, ex-RWMW collection, ROM Collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver, Quartz

Sarbai Deposit, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

<a href="/photo-22880.html"><h1>Native Silver, Acanthite, Malachite</h1><h2>Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan</h2><p>A 5x7 cm group of wires (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver, Acanthite, Malachite

Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

<a href="/photo-10884.html"><h1>Native Silver, Native Arsenic</h1><h2>Shaft 186, Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany</h2><p>The Silver dendrites have been leached out of native arsenic. The size of the specimen is 4x6 cm. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver, Native Arsenic

Shaft 186, Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

<a href="/photo-10887.html"><h1>Native Silver, Acanthite</h1><h2>San Cristobal Mine, San Cristobal mining district, Yauli District, Yauli Province, Junín, Peru</h2><p>This specimen is 5x6 cm. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver, Acanthite

San Cristobal Mine, San Cristobal mining district, Yauli District, Yauli Province, Junín, Peru

<a href="/photo-10889.html"><h1>Native Silver, Native Arsenic, Calcite</h1><h2>Uranium Mine No. 21, Dubno, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic</h2><p>This 4x5.5 cm specimen is a Mercurian Silver (16% Hg) pseudomorph after Dyscrasite. These pseudomorphs came from the 800 m level. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Silver, Native Arsenic, Calcite

Uranium Mine No. 21, Dubno, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

<a href="/photo-22924.html"><h1>Sperrylite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite</h1><h2>Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia</h2><p>You are looking at a 4x6 cm skeletal xl of sperrylite. This is the world's largest (so far) xl of Sperrylite to leave Russia. If there had been enough platinum to fill this skeleton, it would be the world's heaviest sperrylite xl. A Russian worker familiar with Norilsk has commented:
"By the way, in 1992 I saw block of ore ~40x20x7 cm size from ...</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Sperrylite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

<a href="/photo-22930.html"><h1>Sperrylite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite</h1><h2>Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia</h2><p>Detail of 4x6 cm Sperrylite skeletal xl, note xls in parallel growth. These xls are connected by long bars ("worms") of sperrylite that can be seen on the reverse. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Sperrylite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

<a href="/photo-22923.html"><h1>Sperrylite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite</h1><h2>Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia</h2><p>This cm sized xl has cube, octohedral and pyritohedral forms. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Sperrylite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

<a href="/photo-22931.html"><h1>Stephanite, Polybasite</h1><h2>Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo mining district, Yukon, Canada</h2><p>This 4x6 cm specimen has cavernous pseudo hexagonal twins. The cavernous pseudos from the Reyas mine are more likely after Stephanite than Pyrargyrite. (Helen Tyson photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.)</p><p class="copyright">© Helen Tyson</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Stephanite, Polybasite

Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo mining district, Yukon, Canada

<a href="/photo-10914.html"><h1>Native Sulphur</h1><h2>San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico</h2><p>The matrix for the cm sized Sulfur xls on this 3.5x5.5 cm specimen is probably gypsum. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico

<a href="/photo-10904.html"><h1>Taenite, Limonite</h1><h2>Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China</h2><p>Note the large triangular octahedral faces on this 4x6.5 cm octahedrite. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Taenite, Limonite

Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

<a href="/photo-10905.html"><h1>Taenite</h1><h2>Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China</h2><p>This 2x2.5 cm, 37 gram Taenite xl is an unequal combination of a positive and negative tetrahedron! One would have expected them to be in equal development to give an octahedron. Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Colllection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Taenite

Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

<a href="/photo-10917.html"><h1>Native Tellurium, Sylvanite</h1><h2>Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field, Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji</h2><p>This 3x5cm specimen was purchased as Krennerite, but the xls are Sylvanite (skeletal) and Tellurium (hexagonal). Mark Mauthner photo, ex RWMW collection, ROM Collection.</p><p class="copyright">© Mark Mauthner</p><p class="clickhere">Click here to view photo page on mindat.org</p></a>

Native Tellurium, Sylvanite

Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field, Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji