Quartz Var. Amethyst Chihuahua Mexico (2005) FOV:16 mm

Marcasite Francon Quarry Montreal Quebec Canada (2005) FOV:3.6 MM

Scepter Quartz Cheshire New Haven Co. Connecticut USA (2005) FOV:3.6 mm

Malachite Cheshire New Haven Co. Connecticut USA (2005) FOV:3.6 mm

Natrolite Tick Canyon Area Los Angeles Co. California USA (2005) FOV:16 mm

Hematite, Quartz Chub Lake New York USA (1985) FOV:4.8 mm

Sphalerite Snake Hill Secaucus Hudson Co. New Jersey USA (2005) FOV:2.9 mm

Analcime Tick Canyon Area California USA (2004) FOV:3.6 mm

Fluorite Demix Quarry Mt St Hilare Quebec Canada (1986) FOV:4.8 mm

Malachite Cheshire New Haven Co. Connecticut USA FOV:1.9 mm

Cornetite Katanga Zaire (2002) FOV:1.6 mm

Fluorite Auglaize Plant Paulding Co. Ohio USA FOV:16 mm

Cuprite Var. Chalcotrichite Copper Queen Mine Bisbee Cochise Co. Arizona USA (2002) FOV:1.9 mm

Chalcanthite on Gypsum South Of Ray Mine Pinal Co. Arizona USA (2001) FOV:16 mm

Goethite Knoxville Marion Co. Iowa USA (2005) FOV:4.8 mm

Vanadinite Var. Endlichite Los Lamentos Chihuahua Mexico (2005) FOV:3.6 mm

Vanadinite Var. Endlichite Los Lamentos Chihuahua Mexico (2005) FOV:16 mm

Mammothite Laurion Greece (2021) FOV:1.6 mm

Rhodochrosite Poudrette Quarry Montreal Rouville Co. Quebec Canada (2002) FOV:4.8 mm

Andersonite Section 35 Mine Grants New Mexico USA (1985) FOV:4.8 mm

Mitridatite coating Rockbridgeite, Tip Top Mine Custer South Dakota USA (2000) FOV:4.8 mm

Jahnsite, Carbonatefluorapatite Tiptop Mine Custer South Dakota USA (1986) FOV:3.6 mm

Rockbridgeite, Bermanite Tip Top Mine Custer Custer Co. Co. South Dakota USA (1985)

 

Azurite Castle Hot Springs Yavapai Co. Arizona USA (2005) FOV:6 mm

Siderite Var. Sphaerosiderite Clackamas River Localities Estacada Oregon USA (2004) FOV:8 mm

 

Cerussite Hardin Co. Illinois USA (2003) FOV:2 mm

 

Malachite Var. Ps After Cuprite Humbot Mine Courtland Cochise Co. Arizona USA (1985) FOV:3 mm

 

NEW! DRC version 4.09 update

NEW! DRC version 4.09 update is now available. Free update for DRC 4.00 users (In app download).

The release has several small UI enhancements to make entering data easier. Several bug fixes are also included in the release.  Also the is a new  specimen list feature where you can add specimens to a list to group together.  See Revision history for more details. 

https://digitalrockhound.blogspot.com/p/revision-history_02.html

Why did I do this?  I actually use my software to manage my personal collections and I am constantly finding new features I want to add.

BTW, I will trade accept specimen trade for a copy of DRC.  

$50 trade value will get you a full copy of DRC 4.0.

Strengite Iron Monarch Quarry Iron Knob South Australia Australia (2002) FOV:2.5 mm

Wurtzite Thomaston Dam Thomaston Litchfield Co. Connecticut USA (2021) FOV:2.5 mm

Sphalerite, Fluorite Hardin Co. Illinois USA (2003) FOV:7 mm

Sphalerite, Fluorite Hardin Co. Illinois USA (2003) FOV:7 mm

Malachite Copper Queen Mine Bisbee Cochise Co. Arizona USA (1984) FOV:7 mm

Rhodochrosite Demix Quarry Montreal Rouville Co. Quebec Canada (2003) FOV:1.9 mm

Azurite Moldava Hungary (2003) FOV:7 mm

Marcasite Appanoose Co. Iowa USA (2006) FOV:2.9 mm

Yukonite Venus Mine Carcross Yukon Canada FOV:7 mm

Zalesiite, Azurite La Murta Mine La Corraliza, Vail D'uixo Castellon Valencian Community Spain FOV:1.6 mm

Scorodite Trincheras Sonora Mexico (2002) FOV:4.8 mm

Scorodite Trincheras Sonora Mexico (2003) FOV:4.8mm

Vivianite Mt Laurel Burlington Co. New Jersey USA (2006) FOV:2 mm

Wulfenite San Francisco Mine Sonora Mexico (2006) FOV:16 mm

Wulfenite Rowley Mine Maricopa Co. Arizona USA (2001) FOV:2.5 mm

Wulfenite San Francisco Mine Sonora Mexico (2006) FOV:16 mm

Pyrophyllite Arizona USA (2004) FOV:7 mm

Prehnite Paterson Passaic Co. New Jersey USA (2005) FOV:16 mm

Orthoclase, Actinolite Var. Adularia Cornog Chester Co. Pennsylvania USA (2005) FOV:16 mm

Greenockite Llallagua Potosi Bolivia (2005) FOV:3.6 mm

Mimetite, Beudantite Richmond Sitting Bull Mine Galena Lawerence Co. Co. South Dakota USA (2000) FOV:1.6 mm

Self collected specimen in 1985. First time I've seen wulfenite from the Richmond Sitting Bull mine! Mimetite, Beudantite Richmond Sitting Bull Mine Galena Lawerence Co. Co. South Dakota USA (2000) FOV:1.6 mm

Wulfenite Richmond Sitting Bull Mine Galena Lawerence Co. Co. South Dakota USA (1985) FOV:3.6 mm

Self collected specimen in 1985. First time I've seen wulfenite from the Richmond Sitting Bull mine!

Baddeleyite Chlorite Schist Knob Occurrence, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria Mining District San Benito Co. California USA (2004) FOV:3.6 mm

 #2596 Baddeleyite Chlorite Schist Knob Occurrence, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria Mining District San Benito Co. California USA (2004) FOV:3.6 mm

Photographing specimens under the 'scope is like mineral collecting. You never know what you will find regardless of the specimen label.

Purchased from an old NE collection in 2004. Interesting, mindat has no images for Baddeleyite from California. I'm 85% convinced the lower clear crystal is indeed Baddeleyite. Form and striations match, could be titanite though.

Palermoite Palermo No 1 North Groton Grafton Co. New Hampshire USA (2021) FOV:4.8 mm

Rare Strontium phosphate mineral species from one of the most famous mines on earth for rare mineral species. Specimen was originally collected in the 1950s.

 

Allophane, Smithsonite Juanita Mine Magdalena Socorro Co. New Mexico USA (2005) FOV:3.6 mm

Smithsonite Kelly Mine Socorro Co. New Mexico USA (2005) FOV:4.8 mm

Malachite Theta Mine Pilgrim's Rest Transvaal South Africa (2005) FOV:4.2 mm

 

Moldavite Bohemia Czech Republic (2021)

New thumbnail specimen - Moldavite 

Hematite Topaz Mtn Juab Co. Utah USA (2004) FOV:1.6 mm

Fluorapatite Dan Patch Mine Keystone Pennington Co. South Dakota USA (2000) FOV:16 mm

Autunite Marysvale Piute Co. Utah USA (2006) FOV:1.6 mm

Segnitite, Anatase Lagoa Estorãos, Ponte De Lima Viana Do Castelo Portugal (2021) FOV:3.8 mm

Iodargyrite Var. Cuproiodargyrite San Augustine Mine Huantajaya Tarapaca Chile (2004) FOV:4 mm

Iodargyrite Tonopath Nevada USA (1990) FOV:3.8 mm

Spinel Burma (2004) FOV:9 mm

Magnetite Magnet Cove Arkansas USA (1985) FOV:16 mm

Arsenopyrite Antelope Wells Hidalgo Co. New Mexico USA (2006) FOV 4.8 mm

Marcasite Ps After Pyrite Apponoose Iowa USA (2006)

Caledonite Collins Mine Tiger Arizona USA (1990) FOV:3.5mm

Epidote, Actinolite Oxford Stone Co. Quarry Belvidere Warren Co. New Jersey USA (2003) FOV:2.5 mm

Natrolite, Chabazite Squirrelwood Rd - Interstate 80 Roadcut Patterson Passaic Co. New Jersey USA (2003) FOV:7 mm

Acanthite Var. Ps After Argentite Batopilas Chihuahua Mexico FOV:16 mm

Mimetite Richmond Sitting Bull Mine Galena Lawrence Co. South Dakota USA FOV:1.6 mm

Quartz, Actinolite Bull Run Quarry Goose Creek Dam Loudoun Co. Virginia USA (2006)

On the second photo, just discovered the image capturing software was causing image distortion that increased as the magnification increased. I am able to take much better images at the higher magnification range of my microscope. Last 18 months, I have been learning, developing and refining my technique. There is really no substitute for experience. 🙂

 

Stilbite Teeter Quarry Gettysburg Adams Co. Pennsylvania USA (2001): FOV 7 mm

Natrolite, Datolite Goat Hill Quarry Goat Hill Hunterdon Co. New Jersey USA (2006)

NEW! DRC version 4.07 update

NEW! DRC version 4.07 update with lots of changes (see site for details). Free update for DRC 4.00 users (In app download).

So, it has been 5 months and 50 code commits since my last DRC release.  I made an incremental improvement to specimen labels (I still have bigger plans to improve it), changes to make social media posting easier, reviewed code for memory leaks (using a process I learned at my day job), and another round of UI changes.

Why did I do this?  I actually use my software to manage my personal collections and I am constantly finding new features I want to add.

My next project is upgrading my web site /presence over the next three months.   I am starting to record short How to videos showing how I use the app.  Stay tuned for more!

BTW, I will trade accept specimen trade for a copy of DRC.  

$50 trade value will get you a full copy of DRC 4.0.

Covellite Schuyler Copper Mine Butte Bergen Co. New Jersey USA

Pseudomalachite Schuyler Copper Mine North Arlington Bergen Co. New Jersey USA (2004) FOV:2.5 mm

Hureaulite, Rockbridgeite, Jahnsite-(CaMnFe), Vivianite Tip Top Mine Custer Custer Co. South Dakota USA (2006)

Fluorapatite, Albite Dan Patch Mine Keystone Pennington Co. South Dakota USA (2006) FOV:16mm

Whitmoreite Tip Top Mine Custer Custer Co. South Dakota USA (1985) FOV:1.6 mm

Fairfieldite Tip Top Mine Custer Custer Co. South Dakota USA (1985) FOV:1.6 mm

Chlorargyrite Var. Embolite Broken Hill New South Wales Australia (1985) FOV:16 mm

Ferristrunzite Big Chief Mine Keystone Pennington Co. South Dakota USA (1985) FOV:4.8mm

Chlorargyrite Tonopah Belmont Tonopath Nye Co. Nevada USA (1986) FOV:2.5 mm

Magnetite Pacific Silica Quarry California USA FOV:4.8 mm

Spinel Forest Of Dean Mines Fort Montgomery Orange Co. New York USA FOV:2.5 mm

Quartz Var. Black Teruel Spain (2006) FOV:16 mm

Stilbite, Stellerite Kibblehouse Quarry Perkiomenville Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania USA FOV:16 mm

Stilbite, Pyrite Kibblehouse Quarry Perkiomenville Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania USA FOV:16 mm

Sphalerite Pitcher Oklahoma USA

Pyrite Eureka Bucks Co. Pennsylvania USA

Epidote Belvidere Warren Co. New Jersey USA FOV:7mm

Fluorapatite, Pyrite Foote Lithium Co. Mine King Mountain Cleveland Co. North Carolina USA FOV:2.5 mm

Fairfieldite, Fluorapatite Foote Lithium Co. Mine King Mountain Cleveland Co. North Carolina USA FOV:16 mm

Torbernite Pitman Mine Little Switzerland Mitchell Co. North Carolina USA FOV:2.5 mm

Uranophane,Autunite Freedom No 2. Mine Marysvale Piute Co. Utah USA FOV:4.8 mm

Metazeunerite Majuba Hill Mine Pershing Co. Nevada USA (2003)

Wulfenite El Refugio Galena Lawrence Co. South Dakota USA (1984) FOV:9 mm

Chalcophanite Richmond Sitting Bull Mine Galena Lawrence Co. South Dakota USA FOV:1.6 mm

 

Beraunite Palermo No 1 Mine Groton Grafton Co. New Hampshire USA (2021) FOV:1.6 mm

#3276 Beraunite Palermo No 1 Mine Groton Grafton Co. New Hampshire USA (2021) FOV:2.5 mm

#3276 Beraunite Palermo No 1 Mine Groton Grafton Co. New Hampshire USA (2021) FOV:1.6 mm

 

Scorodite Gold Hill Gold Hill Tooele Co. Utah USA (2021) FOV:2.5 mm

Clinoptilolite J. Richardson Ranch Madras Oregon USA (2004) FOV:1.6 mm

Fluorapatite Dan Patch Mine Keystone Pennington Co. South Dakota USA (1984) FOV:4.8 mm

Digital Rockhound's Companion Version 4.06 update released.

   I just released the latest update to Digital Rockhound's Companion Version 4.06

 Bug Fix:
   Error prevented Mineral collection, Fossil collection, and rock collections screens from opening when the databases are empty.

  This update also rolls out DRC 4.0 

  

  You can download the using DRC 4.0 if you have version  Download DRC_Update.exe

Bariumpharmacosiderite Clara Mine Oberwolfach Germany FOV:4.8 mm

Pharmacosiderite Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic FOV:1.6 mm

Paypal Buy Now button is working again.

 The DRC 4.0 paypal buy now button is working again.

Adamite Ojuela Mine Mapimi Durango Mexico

Digital Rockhound's Companion ver 4.05 released.

 New DRC 4.05 update.  

$34.00 purchase or $50 in mineral trades.

What's new:

 - Better performance, stability (small number bug fixes) 

 - Lately, I have been posting microphotography images to Facebook and MeWe. Added small enhance to copy image file path and image description to make social media posting easier.

- Added printing thumbnail label sheet of stored specimens to aid in verifying where specimen are physically stored.

 

Goyazite Palermo #1 Mine Grafton Co. New Hampshire USA (2006) FOV:3.6 mm

Conichalcite Mohawk Mine San Bernardino Co. California USA (2004) FOV:16 mm

Andradite Var. Topazolite San Benito Co. California USA (2004) FOV:3.6 mm

Chalcophyllite, Mixite Majuba Hill Pershing Co. Nevada USA (2004) FOV:2.5 mm

 

Siderite Mesobi Iron Range Duluth Minnesota USA FOV:3.6mm

Kimberlite, South Africa

Jamesonite Genevieve Barite Mine Colorado USA (2018) FOV:3.6mm

Jahnsite Tip Top Mine Custer Custer Co. South Dakota USA (1985) FOV:2.5mm

Cacoxenite Garland Co. Arkansas USA (2002)