John Veevaert's Image Gallery

Adamsite-(Y): NaY(CO3)2·6(H2O)

Comments: Sprays of adamsite-(Y) crystals on matrix.
Location: Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: 1.5 cm.
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Aegirine: NaFe+++Si2O6

Comments: Fully-terminated, prismatic crystal of aegirine.
Location: Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Crystal size 2.8 cm.
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Aegirine: NaFe+++Si2O6  
Catapleiite: (Na,Ca,[ ])2ZrSi3O9·2(H2O)

Comments: Clear crystals of catapleiite with an attached 1.8 cm prismatic crystal of dark aegirine.
Location: Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: 3.5 x 2.2 cm.
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Aeschynite-(Y): (Y,Ca,Fe)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6

Comments: Square crystal of aeschynite-(Y) on a matrix of albite, quartz and muscovite.
Location: Val. Pellice, Piedmont, Italy. Scale: Crystal Size 1 mm.
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Afwillite: Ca3Si2O4(OH)6

Comments: Crystallized afwillite prisms.
Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: Crystal size 1.5 mm.
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Albite: NaAlSi3O8  
Plagioclase: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Comments: Crystal group of bladed albite (variety cleavelandite) crystals.
Location: Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: 7.4 x 5 cm.
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Allanite-(Ce): (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe+++)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Comments: Dual views of the same 0.8 cm Jet black allanite-(Ce) on quartz.
Location: Tiro Estrella Mine, El Capitan Mts., Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USA. Scale: Crystal Size 0.8 cm.
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Alluaudite: NaCaFe++(Mn,Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)2(PO4)3

Comments: Nearly pure crystalline dark green brown mass of alluaudite.
Location: Warusenge Pegmatite, Buranga, Rwanda. Scale: Size Not Given.
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Althausite: Mg2(PO4)(OH,F,O)

Comments: Grayish to maroon colored and opaque crystals of althausite on matrix.
Location: Overntjern, Buskerud, Norway. Scale: 3.2 x 5 cm.
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Aluminite: Al2(SO4)(OH)4·7(H2O)

Comments: Snow-white, very pure nodules of aluminite.
Location: Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain. Scale: 5.5 x 3 cm.
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Anapaite: Ca2Fe++(PO4)2·4(H2O)

Comments: Specimen of anapaite on limonite. There are two distinct crystal forms of anapaite - both bladed or tabular and spiky (See inset images).
Location: Taman Peninsula, Black Sea, Russia. Scale: 6 x 5 cm.
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Andersonite: Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·6(H2O)

Comments: Yellow crusts of andersonite in sandstone.
Location: Atomic King mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Scale: 4x3x2 cm.
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Andorite: PbAgSb3S6  
Ferrokesterite: Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4

Comments: Small, tetragonal crystal of gray ferrokesterite (circled in thumbnail) attached on the surface of a larger striated andorite specimen.
Location: San Jose mine, Oruro, Bolivia. Scale: Crystal size 0.2 mm.
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Anglesite: PbSO4

Comments: Crystalline anglesite with minor duftite. The crystal at the top of the specimen is partially doubly terminated.
Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: 2.7 x 2.1 cm.
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Antimony: Sb

Comments: Massive pure native antimony.
Location: Arechuybo, Chihuahua, Mexico. Scale: Size Not Given.
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Apophyllite: KCa4(Si4O10)2F·8(H2O)  
Apophyllite-(KOH): KCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8(H2O)

Comments: Crystal cluster of tabular hydroxyapophyllite.
Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 2.5 x 2.3 cm.
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Apophyllite: KCa4(Si4O10)2F·8(H2O)  
Kinoite: Ca2Cu2Si3O8(OH)4

Comments: Crystals of dark blue kinoite and clear apophyllite.
Location: Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA. Scale: Crystal size 2.5 mm.
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Apophyllite-(KOH): KCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8(H2O)  
Apophyllite: KCa4(Si4O10)2F·8(H2O)

Comments: Crystal cluster of tabular hydroxyapophyllite.
Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 2.5 x 2.3 cm.
© John Veevaert

Armangite: Mn26As+++18O50(OH)4(CO3)

Comments: Black crystals of armangite on matrix.
Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden.. Scale: Specimen Size 2.5 x 4 cm.
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Arsentsumebite: Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)

Comments: Crystallized arsentsumebite in a vuggy rock matrix.
Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: Crystals to 0.25mm.
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