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)