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Dundasite: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·(H2O)
Comments: Bluish crystalline spray of Dundasite on azurite. Location: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Durangite: NaAl(AsO4)F
Comments: Equant red crystals of durangite with a dusting of white powder. Location: Northern end Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database
Duranusite: As4S Realgar: AsS
Comments: Small black Duranusite in orange-red realgar matrix. Location: Duranus, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Scale: Picture size 1.3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Dusmatovite: K(K,Na,[ ])(Mn++,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30
Comments: Violet-brown crystals of dusmatovite in a capsule. Location: Dara-i-Pioz, Tadjikistan. Scale: Not Given. © Diederik Visser
Dussertite: BaFe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)5
Comments: Light green hexagonal plates of dussertite lining vug associated with quartz and pharmacosiderite. Location: Clara mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database
Dwornikite: (Ni,Fe++)SO4·(H2O)
Comments: Green earthy, powdery dwornikite on or replacing millerite as acicular crystals in 1cm vug. Location: Lipovka Ni deposit, Rezh District, Central Urals, Urals Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 1.2 cm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix
Dypingite: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5(H2O)
Comments: White spherical aggregates of dypingite on matrix. Location: Jeremias Glück Mine (Fairy Grotto), Garnsdorf, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Dyscrasite: Ag3Sb
Comments: Metallic-silver, prismatic, crystallized dyscrasite. Individual crystal spears to 8 mm in size. Location: Mine #21, Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Scale: 6 x 10 x 6.5 cm. © Dan Weinrich
Dzhalindite: In(OH)3
Comments: Translucent to opaque yellow brown dzhalidite in matrix. Location: Dzhalinda Tin Deposit, Malyi Khnigan Range, Khabarovsk Territory, Russia. Scale: Picture Size 3 mm. © Diederik Visser
Eakerite: Ca2SnAl2Si6O18(OH)2·2(H2O)
Comments: Transparent, prismatic crystal of eakerite. Location: Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. Scale: Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Earlshannonite: (Mn,Fe++)Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·4(H2O)
Comments: Brownish earlshonnonite aggregate surrounded by white, pegmatitic matrix. Location: Foote Mine, Kings Mtn, North Carolina, USA. Scale: 2 1/2" x 2". © Chris Wright / Wrights Rock Shop
Eastonite: KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2
Comments: Small micaceous area of eastonite in quartz. Location: C.K. Williams Quarry, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Eckermannite: NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2
Comments: Dark blue-green prismatic crystalline eckermannite in matrix. Location: Norra Karr, Granna, Jonkoping, Sweden. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Eclarite: Pb9(Cu,Fe)Bi12S28
Comments: Black crystalline masses and prismatic crystals of eclarite in fine grained quartz. Location: Barenbad Mine, Hollersbachtal, Salzburg, Oberosterrich, Austria. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Edenharterite: TlPbAs3S6
Comments: Submetallic, deep brownish black crystalline aggregate of edenharterite crystals in white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 2 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Edenite: NaCa2Mg5Si7AlO22(OH)2 Pargasite: NaCa2(Mg,Fe++)4Al(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Comments: Blocky, dark green crystals of visually indistinguishable pargasite and edenite. Location: Kolonne bei, Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka. Scale: 4.5 x 1.7 x 3.7 cm. © Fabre Minerals
Edenite: NaCa2Mg5Si7AlO22(OH)2
Comments: Green granular edenite in fine-grained phlogopite. Location: Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Edgarbaileyite: Hg+6Si2O7
Comments: Resinous yellow masses of edgarbaileyite in quartz. Location: Clear Creek Mine, San Benito County, California, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Edgarite: FeNb2S6
Comments: Scanning electron micro-image edgarite (EDG, fibrous appearing) inclusion in pyrrhotite (PY) with marcasite (MRC, slightly lower reflectance) in silicate matrix (SIL, lowest reflectance). Location: Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Comments: Silvery metallic edgarite crystal to about 0.3mm embedded between pegmatite grains. Location: Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 2 mm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix