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Large Cabinet Specimens

> 10 cm in any dimension
Ferberite

Ferberite

Complex crystal Tasna Mine, Potosi Dept., Bolivia. 35x35x21.5 mm. ST08. For sale by Steve Turner.

Trilobites

Trilobites

Large slab of trilobites - museum size. Not an artifact. Morocco. 500x500x140mm. CR02. For sale by Chris Reindler.

Selenite

Selenite

Huge specimen of crystalline selenite - museum size, approx 45kg. Mexico. 600x480x200mm approx. CR01. For sale by Chris Reindler.

Large fossil fish

Large fossil fish

Very large fossil fish (Mioplosus labracoides). Mounted on epoxy base. Green River Fm, Wyoming, USA. 560x370x12mm. CR03. For sale by Chris Reindler.

Rutilated quartz

Rutilated quartz

Partly polished, clear rutilated quartz. Thailand/Myanmar border region. 105x45x60mm. AC02. For sale by Alan Catton.

Quartz crystal aggregate

Quartz crystal aggregate

Good quality aggregate of large and small quartz crystals. 155x80x55mm. Unknown locality. AC03. For sale by Alan Catton

Malachite and chrysocolla.

Malachite and chrysocolla.

Malachite and chrysocolla, polished on one side. D.R.C. 130x85x20mm. AC04. For sale by Alan Catton.

Assorted Minerals

Assorted Minerals

Box of assorted mineral specimens. Various locations. AC05. For sale by Alan Catton.

Apophyllite, stilbite and calcedony

Apophyllite, stilbite and calcedony

Geode with apophyllite, minor stilbite and blue calcedony. Maharastra State, India. 140x100x65mm. SK01. For sale by Sue Koepke.

Large dinosaur vertebrae

Large dinosaur vertebrae

Dinosaur vertebrae. USA. Exact locality unknown. 160x150x130mm. BD03. Donated by Barbara Donati

Broken Hill garnet

Broken Hill garnet

Garnets in chlorite schist. T.K. Mine, Thackaringa, NSW. 170x60x60mm. TK03. Donated by Tom Kapitany. Crystal World.

Dravite

Dravite

Dravite in schist. Yinnietharra Mine, WA. 160x80x60mm. TK02. Donated by Tom Kapitany, Crystal World.

Garnet var. Spessartine with galena

Garnet var. Spessartine with galena

Broken Hill, NSW. 103x100x60mm. CU10. For sale by Crystal Universe.

Pyromorphite on malachite

Pyromorphite on malachite

Brown's Open Cut, Rum Jungle, Australia. 100x40x25mm. PM25. For sale by Paul Melville.

Wulfenite on goethite

Wulfenite on goethite

Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara Region, WA. 110x80x35mm. TF10. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Four mixed polished specimens

Four mixed polished specimens

4 mixed polished specimens . 2 fossil wood, one chert, one altered breccia. Largest 170x80x30mm. LH04. For Sale by Lena Hancock.

Variscite

Variscite

Three slabs of varascite, polished both sides. Mt Augustus, W.A. Largest 130x80x30mm. LH03. For sale by Lena Hancock.

Schorl

Schorl

Four terminated crystals, one partially in biotite schist matrix. Yinnietharra Mine, WA. Largest 110x60x60mm. LH02. For sale by Lena Hancock.

Calcite and barite

Calcite and barite

Calcite and minor barite. Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain. 190x80x45mm. SM03. Donation By Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Spirit quartz

Spirit quartz

Spirit quartz. South Africa. AR01. Donated by Angela Riganti.

Cretaceous fish and ammonite fossil

Cretaceous fish and ammonite fossil

Fossil fish (leptolepides sprattiformis) and ammonite, Cretateous. Mühlheim, Germany. 270x175x12mm. RB02. For sale by Rodney Berrell.

Fluorite

Fluorite

La Collada, Asturias, Spain. 150x100x35 mm. SM01. Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Copper, Dolomite

Copper, Dolomite

"April Patch" DeGrussa Mine, WA 115x65x30 mm MT03. Donated by Sandfire Resources Ltd.

Fluorite, Calcite, Dolomite

Fluorite, Calcite, Dolomite

Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain 105x60x60 mm SM04 Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Dolomite, Chalcopyrite

Dolomite, Chalcopyrite

La Cuerre Mine, La Florida, Cantabria, Spain. 210x100x60 mm. SM05 Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals. SM05

Galena, Marcasite, Sphalerite

Galena, Marcasite, Sphalerite

Cadjebut Mine, Fitzroy Crossing, WA 150x85x70 mm TF08 Donated by Ted Fowler.

Pyromorphite on Malachite

Pyromorphite on Malachite

Brown's Open Cut, Rum Jungle, Australia. 105x60x35 mm. PM24 For sale by Paul Melville.

Galena, Marcasite, Sphalerite

Galena, Marcasite, Sphalerite

Goongewa Mine, South of Fitzroy Crossing, WA 100x100x50mm TF07. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Rhodochrosite and Quartz on Pyrite

Rhodochrosite and Quartz on Pyrite

Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Peru. 130x65x45 mm. ST17. Donated by Steve Turner.

Wulfenite and Fornacite

Wulfenite and Fornacite

Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara Region, WA. 150x130x65 mm. TF13. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Wulfenite

Wulfenite

With fornacite, molybdofornacite and goethite Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara Region, WA. 115x110x50 mm. TF12. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Cassiterite in Cleavelandite

Cassiterite in Cleavelandite

Usakos, Karibib Region, Namibia 110x80x45 mm ST16. Donated by Steve Turner.

Siderite and Magnetite

Siderite and Magnetite

Ivigtut Cryolite Mine, Arsuk Fjord, Semersoog, Greenland 110x70x40 mm ST15. Donated by Steve Turner.

Copper

Copper

Rocklands Mine, Queensland 150x90x50 mm SC06. Anonymous donation.

Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite

Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite

Casapalca Mine, Lima Dept., Peru. 180x100x30 mm. ST14. Donated by Steve Turner.

Copper

Copper

Rocklands Mine, Queensland. 130x80x15 mm. SC01. Anonymous donation.

Atacamite, Libethenite

Atacamite, Libethenite

With halloysite and malachite Copiago-Atacama Region, Chile. 155x70x35 mm. ST18. Donated by Steve Turner.

Copper

Copper

Rocklands Mine, Queensland. 110x55x35 mm. SC03. Anonymous donation.

Chenevixite

Chenevixite

With tennantite, olivenite, mimetite and others Bali Lo Mine, Ashburton Downs Station, WA. 145x80x80 mm. CD04. Donated by Clive Daw.

Chalcopyrite on Dolomite

Chalcopyrite on Dolomite

Black Rock Quarry, Black Rock, Arkansas, USA. 140x90x40 mm. CB04 donated by Craig Bosel.

Fluorite, Calcite

Fluorite, Calcite

Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain. 150x60x50 mm. SM02. Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Minyulite, Wavellite

Minyulite, Wavellite

Crandallite, aldermanite, fluellite, saleeite. Toms Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia. 130x80x65mm. CD01 Donated by Clive Daw.

Diabolite

Diabolite

Anticline Mine, Ashburton Downs Station, WA. 120x110x80 mm. CD05. Donated by Clive Daw.

Gartrellite

Gartrellite

Anticline Mine, Ashburton Downs Station, WA 150x90x60mm CD03. Donated by Clive Daw.

Minyulite, Wavellite

Minyulite, Wavellite

With crandallite, aldermanite, fluellite and saleeite Toms Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia. 130x80x65 mm. CD02. Donated by Clive Daw.

Beryl

Beryl

In Pegmatite Yinnietharra Mine, WA 400x160x140 mm TK01. Donated by Tom Kapitany, Crystal World.

Chrysocolla, Azurite

Chrysocolla, Azurite

Chrysocolla pseudomorphing malachite after azurite. DeGrussa Lode oxide zone, DeGrussa Mine, WA. 100x50x30mm. MT05. Donated by Sandfire Resources Ltd.

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli

Cut slab Afghanistan. 120x60x5 mm. AN05. Anonymous Donation.

Opalite

Opalite

Kambalda area, WA. 140x100x60mm. JM07. Donated by John Mill.

Pyrite, Quartz, Dolomite

Pyrite, Quartz, Dolomite

Rosebery Pb-Zn Mine, Tasmania. 130x130x25 mm. JM09. Donated by John Mill.

Aragonite

Aragonite

In a basalt vug Darebin quarry, Melbourne. 110x100x60 mm. JM06 Donated by John Mill.

Fluorite, Sphalerite

Fluorite, Sphalerite

Purple-Yellow Fluorite Hardin County, Illinois, USA 120x90x60 mm CB03. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Calcite

Calcite

Roan Antelope Mine, Zambia 110x70x60 mm JM03. Donated by John Mill.

Fluorite

Fluorite

Green-purple fluorite, etched from calcite matrix. De'an Fluorite Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Provence, China. 190 x 70 x 50 mm. CB09. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Calcite

Calcite

Roan Antelope Mine, Zambia. 100x100x40 mm. JM01. Donated by John Mill.

Chalcedony "Grape Agate"

Chalcedony "Grape Agate"

Sulawesi, Indonesia. 140x85x70 mm. CB01. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Minyulite

Minyulite

With wavellite, fluellite, aldermanite Toms Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia. 150x110x50mm. CD06. Donated by Clive Daw.

Chalcopyrite on dolomite

Chalcopyrite on dolomite

Brushy Creek Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA. 110x40x35mm. JM10. For sale by John Mill.

Green fluorite and carbonate with py

Green fluorite and carbonate with py

Upper Federal Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 165x150x45mm. RB02. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Calcite.

Calcite.

Large agglomeration of euhedral nailhead spar (calcite) crystals. Location unknown. 170x165x70mm. BD02.

Cassiterite

Cassiterite

Massive cassiterite in siltstone matrix. Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 150x50x35mm. RB03. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Non-carboniferous gold ore.

Non-carboniferous gold ore.

Durban Deeps Mine, Witwatersrand, RSA. 190x110x5mm. MT04. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Crystalline pyrite vugh

Crystalline pyrite vugh

Lower Federal Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 160x100x55mm. RB06. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mines.

Carbon-rich gold ore conglomerate.

Carbon-rich gold ore conglomerate.

Durban Deeps Mine, Witwatersrand, RSA. 190x125x5mm. MT05. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Cassiterite

Cassiterite

Disseminated cassiterite in siltstone breccia. Federal Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 100x80x45mm. RB09. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mines.

Polished slab of siliceous ore

Polished slab of siliceous ore

"Harold Holt" Prospect, 30g/t Au, 100g/t tellurium, 0.2% bismuth. Bullfinch, WA. 120x85x60mm. MT07. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Graphite

Graphite

Graphite ore. Kearney Lake, Ontario, Canada. Approx 2%Cg. 190x150x60mm. MT06. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Polished slab of gold gossan.

Polished slab of gold gossan.

"Elsie Jane" gossan, 10-24g/t Au, 100-200g/t Ag, 1-12% Cu, 1-5%Pb, 1-2%Zn. Middle Creek, Nullagine, WA. 140x95x45mm. MT09. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Polished slab of 'GMD'

Polished slab of 'GMD'

"Golden Mile Dolerite", ore with gold and disseminated sulphides. Kalgoorlie, WA. 150x95x50mm. MT10. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Molybdenite, pyrite and chalcopyrite

Molybdenite, pyrite and chalcopyrite

Minnie Springs Mo-Cu-W deposit, Gascoyne, WA. 100x95x35mm. MT11. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Dog tooth spar

Dog tooth spar

Dog tooth calcite overgrown by fluorite and barite. La Toscona, Asturias, Spain. 180x120x40mm. SM06. Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Staurolite

Staurolite

Staurolite in schist, mounted on wooden branch. Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil. 105x70x25mm. SM08. Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Pyrite in Marl.

Pyrite in Marl.

Numerous cubic pyrite crystals to 35mm in marl matrix. Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 130x80x90mm. SM07. Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Barite

Barite

Barite. Beautiful sharp, lustrous, blue crystals to 20mm. La Moscona, Asturias, Spain. 140x80x70mm. SM09. Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals

Pyrite in marl

Pyrite in marl

Pyrite. Two undamaged single 30mm and two intergrown crystals. Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 125x80x60mm. SM14. For sale by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Pyrite in marl

Pyrite in marl

Pyrite. Cluster of free and intergrown cubes. Longest side 30mm. Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 110x110x70mm. SM19. For sale by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

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