Mineral Specimen Images (S)

Susannite: Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2

Comments: White crystals of susannite on matrix.
Location: Iquiqui, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Specimen Size 1.25 x 1 x .75 inches.
© Rhonda Spencer / ASDM Sonoran Desert Digital Library

Sussexite: MnBO2(OH)

Comments: Red resinous sussexite in ore matrix.
Location: Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Svabite: Ca5(AsO4)3F

Comments: Prismatic white crystals of svabite on matrix.
Location: Harstig mine, Pajsberg, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Svanbergite: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

Comments: Milky white dolomite with scattered cinnamon brown crystals of svanbergite to 2 mm across.
Location: Mt. Brussilof Mine, near Radium, British Columbia, Canada. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Svyazhinite: MgAl(SO4)2F·14(H2O)

Comments: Granular svyazhinite aggregate.
Location: Chelyabinsk Coal Basin, Kopeisk, Chelyabinsk District, Southern Urals, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Swamboite: U++++++H6(UO2)6(SiO4)6·30(H2O)

Comments: Yellow crystals of Swamboite to 0.5 mm across.
Location: Swambo, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of the Congo. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Swartzite: CaMg(UO2)(CO3)3·12(H2O)

Comments: Pale yellow powdery swartzite, intermixed with gypsum on schist rock.
Location: Hillside Mine, Bagdad, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Swedenborgite: NaBe4SbO7

Comments: Water clear, prismatic crystal of swedenborgite on matrix. Under UV light it glows intense blue.
Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: Crystal size 1 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Sweetite: Zn(OH)2

Comments: A white, pseudocubic crystal of sweetite.
Location: Milltown Quarry, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK. Scale: Picture size 1.4 mm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals

Swinefordite: (Li,Ca0.5,Na)0.72(Li,Al,Mg)2.66(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2·2(H2O)

Comments: Dark green leathery swinefordite coating on pegmatite.
Location: Foote Mine, King's Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Switzerite: (Mn++,Fe++)3(PO4)2·7(H2O)

Comments: Pale brown sub-metallic thin platy switzerite coatings.
Location: Foote Mine, King's Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Sylvanite: (Au,Ag)2Te4

Comments: Flat-lying, metallic crystallized sylvanite on a quartz rich matrix. Caleb Simkoff Collection.
Location: Sacaramb (Nagyag), Transylvania, Romania. Scale: 7.5 x 8.5 x 4 cm.
© Dan Weinrich

Sylvite: KCl

Comments: Translucent sylvite crystal cluster, somewhat deliquescent.
Location: F.O. Kailwerk, Sigmundshall, near Wunstorf, Niedersachsen, Germany. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Symplesite: Fe++3(AsO4)2·8(H2O)

Comments: Fan-shaped spray of acicular symplesite on matrix.
Location: Saubachthal, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Synadelphite: (Mn,Mg,Ca,Pb)9(As+++O3)(As+++++O4)2(OH)9·2(H2O) (?)

Comments: Moss mine, Nordmark, Värmland, Sweden.
Location: Black psuedo-octahedral crystals of synadelphite with cube modifications. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Synchysite-(Ce): CaCe(CO3)2F  
Cordylite-(Ce): Ba(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2

Comments: Yellow crystals of cordylite-(Ce) on light brownish synchysite-(Ce).
Location: Narssârssuk (Narsarsuk), Igaliko, Greenland. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Synchysite-(Ce): CaCe(CO3)2F

Comments: Prismatic crystals of synchysite-(Ce) on matrix.
Location: Kaiserer quarry, Raurisertal, Salzburg, Austria. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Synchysite-(Y): CaY(CO3)2F

Comments: Small thin tabular crystals of synchysite-(Y) in a vug.
Location: Cuasso da Monte, Varese province, Lombardy, Italy. Scale: Picture size 3 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Syngenite: K2Ca(SO4)2·(H2O)

Comments: Opaque platy crystal syngenite rosette on massive white halite.
Location: Sigmundshall Mine, Bokelch, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Szaibelyite: MgBO2(OH)  
Borcarite: Ca4MgB4O6(OH)6(CO3)2

Comments: Pale aqua granular borcarite with white fibrous to granular szaibelyite.
Location: Nalednoya, Republic of Sakha, Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species