MMS 58 Various micros from the Brian Davis Collection

The following mounted micros from the Brian Davis collection are offered on a first come first served basis.

StatusNumberSpeciesLocalityDescriptionPrice
Available426Phillipsite, Siderite, MontmorilloniteNarre Warren, VictoriaColourless twinned phillipsite with large brown hemisphere of siderite on blue-grey montmorillonite. Defunct locality.$3.00
Available427PhillipsiteNarre Warren, VictoriaColourless twinned phillipsite on blue-grey montmorillonite. Defunct locality.$3.00
SOLD428MimetiteRum Jungle, Northern TerritoryPale cream to yellow to green crystals. Probably Browns Prospect. Ex Ted Madden, Michael Hirst.$3.00
SOLD430Bayldonite, Agardite-(Y), MimetiteKintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South WalesSmall green balls of bayldonite with a few tiny hairs of agardite-(Y) and pale coloured mimetite. Ex Val Hannah. Labelled libethenite, but is bayldonite.$3.00
Available431Bayldonite, MimetiteKintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South WalesSmall green balls of bayldonite with pale coloured mimetite. Ex Val Hannah. Labelled libethenite, but is bayldonite.$4.00
Available432Chabazite, Thomsonite, CalciteMerriwa, New South WalesColourless chabazite with white sprays of thomsonite, and minor Mn oxides. Ex Val Hannah.$4.00
Available433Thomsonite, ChabaziteMerriwa, New South WalesWhite thomsonite on colourless chabazite. Ex Val Hannah.$1.00
SOLD453AzuriteColinton Silver Mine, Breadbo, New South WalesA small area of azurite crystals. Ex Val Hannah. Unusual locality.$1.00
Available454Rosasite, GoethiteColinton Silver Mine, Breadbo, New South WalesTwo small occurrences of botryoidal rosasite. The “cuprite” on the label is actually cubes of goethite after pyrite. Ex Val Hannah. Unusual locality.$1.00
Available455Siderite, GalenaColinton Silver Mine, Breadbo, New South WalesLustrous brown rhombohedral crystals of siderite with a cleaved face of galena. Ex Val Hannah. Unusual locality.$1.00
Available456Goethite, Dolomite, Mn OxidesColinton Silver Mine, Breadbo, New South WalesPink dolomite crystals. Interesting Mn oxides. Ex Val Hannah. Unusual locality.$1.00
Available458DolomiteColinton Silver Mine, Breadbo, New South WalesBrown dolomite. Ex Val Hannah. Unusual locality.$1.00
SOLD459StilbiteRidge top track, Arkaroola, South AustraliaA single orange crystal.Free
SOLD461Malachite after Cuprite, Brochantite, QuartzSpring Creek Copper Mine, Wilmington, South AustraliaA nicely formed pseudomorph of malachite after cuprite, with blue-green crystals of brochantite on quartz.$6.00
Available533OrthoclaseSouthern Cross Mine, near Broken Hill, New South WalesGreen plumbian orthoclase frozen in matrix. A bluish-white fluorescence under shortwave UV.$2.00
SOLD534Cuprite, Copper, (Photo)Magpie Mine, Cloncurry, QueenslandVery dark crystals of cuprite with bright native copper. Some interesting surface features. Small sprays of bluish-grey crystals of an unknown mineral. Ex Michael Hirst.$8.00
SOLD536Cuprite, CopperMagpie Mine, Cloncurry, QueenslandDeep red to black crystals of cuprite with bright native copper. Small sprays of bluish-grey crystals of an unknown mineral. Ex Michael Hirst.$8.00
SOLD537Sulvanite, Vésigniéite, MalachiteEdelweiss Mine, Burra, South AustraliaDark grey-brown sulvanite with yellow vesigneite and green malachite. Type Locality for sulvanite. Ex Don McColl.$12.00
SOLD538CupriteGreat Australia Mine, Cloncurry, QueenslandA single dark modified cube of cuprite with blue spots of a secondary copper mineral, possibly connellite. Ex Don McColl.$5.00
SOLD539Vesuvianite, Chrysocolla, Schumacherite?Morass Creek, Benambra, VictoriaRadiating yellow-green crystals of vesuvianite on chrysocolla. Tiny yellow rosettes are possibly schumacherite. Ex Val Hannah.$5.00
Available540Vesuvianite, BismutiteMorass Creek, Benambra, VictoriaBrown radiating crystals of vesuvianite with pale yellow earthy bismutite. Ex Val Hannah.$2.00
SOLD561Dolomite, QuartzIron Baron, Middleback Ranges, South AustraliaWhite-coated colourless crystals of dolomite with colourless quartz crystals. Ex Peter Elliott.$3.00
SOLD569MalachiteO’Donoghue Castle, Arkaroola, South AustraliaSprays of green acicular crystals on gossan.$1.00
SOLD570MagnetiteYudnamutana Open Cut, Flinders Ranges, South AustraliaA couple of intergrown octahedral magnetite crystals without matrix.$1.00
SOLD571Azurite, MalachiteYudnamutana Open Cut, Flinders Ranges, South AustraliaBlue crystalline azurite with green malachite.$1.00
SOLD572Chrysocolla, Malachite, Quartz, Cuprite, CerussiteYudnamutana Open Cut, Flinders Ranges, South AustraliaGreen chrysocolla with minor cuprite, cerussite and malachite on quartz.$2.00
SOLD574Libethenite, Pseudomalachite, ChrysocollaYudnamutana Open Cut, Flinders Ranges, South AustraliaOlive green libethenite crystals with botryoidal deep blue-green pseudomalachite and pale blue chrysocolla.$5.00
SOLD575JarositeDome Rock, South AustraliaSmall lemon-coloured crystals. Ex Joan Lamond.$2.00
Available653RockbridgeiteBlock 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South WalesLustrous black puffballs of rockbridgeite on colourless crystals of hydrozincite? Ex Frank Robinson.$8.00
Available654MolybdeniteBlock 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South WalesA few silvery platy crystals frozen in matrix. Molybdenite is uncommon at Broken Hill. Ex Frank Robinson.$5.00
SOLD658KoechlinitePittong, VictoriaA pale yellow crust.$2.00
SOLD659BismuthKingsgate, New South WalesTwo small pieces of quartz with bismuth embedded. Ex Noel and Ann Kennon.$1.00
Available661GoethitePittong, VictoriaTwo habits of goethite on quartz. There is a brown dravite crystal also present.$2.00
Available662Covellite, PyritePittong, VictoriaBluish-black covellite with pyrite crystals.$2.00
SOLD663Schumacherite, Chrysocolla, AndraditeMorass Creek, Benambra, VictoriaA rich specimen with small honey yellow to pale green spheres on chrysocolla with andradite. Ex Val Hannah.$20.00

Below: No. 534 Cuprite, Copper, Magpie Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland. Width of view 9mm.