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D52424 Amethyst on diopside, Mt. Elliott, Queensland 350 x 300 x 200 mm. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
D47359 Apatite, Panasqueira, Portugal 130 x 80 x 60 mm. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
D1850 Azurite, Girofla Mine, Chillagoe Queensland 150 x 130 x 65 mm. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
Baryte (20 cm x 18 cm). Herja, Romania.
Calcite (17 cm x 14 cm). Egremont, Cumbria, England.
Calcite+Fluorite (16 cm x 13 cm). Elmwood Mine, Tennessee, USA.
D31735 Cassiterite, The Gulf, Emmaville New South Wales 165 x 135 x 120 mm. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
D45724 Cassiterite, Rossarden, Tasmania 110 x 110 x 55 mm. Photo: © Australian Museum.
Cerussite, Broken Hill. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
Cuprite, Onganja. Photo: © Australian Museum.
D16215 Diamond in kimberlite, Kimberley, South Africa 80 x 60 x 30 mm (diamond 6 mm). Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
Fluorite (25 cm x 26 cm). Weardale, Derbyshire, England. Photo: © Australian Museum.
D47157 Azurite/malachite, Tsumeb, Namibia 180 x 90 x 130 mm. Photo: © Australian Museum.
Manganite (16 cm x 13 cm). Ifeld, Harz Mountains, Germany. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
D4502 Matlockite, Derbyshire, England 100 x 70 x 35 mm. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
D36302 Molybdenite on quartz, Deepwater, New South Wales 450 x 240 x 180 mm. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
D10162 Silver, Frieberg, Germany 50 x 50 x 60 mm. Photo: S Humphreys © Australian Museum.
Rhodonite, Broken Hill. Photo: © Australian Museum.
Wulfenite (17 cm x 13 cm). San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico. Photo: © Australian Museum.