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Small Cabinet Specimens

10 cm - 3.5 cm in any dimension
Rutilated quartz

Rutilated quartz

Beautiful golden rutilated quartz. Thialand/Myanmar border area. 95x55x55mm. AC01. For sale by Alan Catton.

Native Copper

Native Copper

Native Copper. Rocklands Mine, Queensland. 70x45x25mm. SC02. Anonymous donation.

Quartz crystals.

Quartz crystals.

Quartz crystals with Japan Law twin. Mundo Nuevo Mine,Pasto Bueno, Peru. 40x35x30mm. ST12. For sale by Steve Turner.

Dravite

Dravite

Dravite - 4 terminated crystals. Yinnietharra Mine, WA. Largest 80x70x70mm. LH01. For sale by Lena Hancock.

Ammonite fossil.

Ammonite fossil.

Fossil ammonite. Blackdown Fm., Walsh River, Qld. 80x65x30mm. RB03. For sale by Rodney Berrell.

Marcasite and galena

Marcasite and galena

Double sided specimen with marcasite and galena on sphalerite. Cadjebut Mine, WA. 90x90x40mm. RB04. For sale by Rodney Berrell.

Pyrite in marl

Pyrite in marl

Pyrite. One large 30mm cube and one intergrown crystal. Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 90x80x70mm. SM11. For sale by Spanish Minerals.

Rhodonite in galena

Rhodonite in galena

Rhodonite in galena - ex Milton Lavers Collection. Broken Hill, NSW. 80x60x40mm. CU09. For sale by Crystal Universe.

Spirit quartz (Amethyst)

Spirit quartz (Amethyst)

Spirit quartz. South Africa. 65x45x35mm. AR02. Donated by Angela Riganti.

Cerussite

Cerussite

Cerussite crystals. The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Box50x40x40mm. AW02. Donated by Adam Wright, The Adelaide Mine.

Cerussite

Cerussite

Cerussite crystals. The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Box 50x40x40mm. AW01. Donated by Adam Wright, The Adelaide Mine.

Crocoite

Crocoite

Crocoite crystals in perspex box. The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Box 80x65x65mm AW06. Donated by Adam Wright, The Adelaide Mine.

Goethite pseudomorphing riebeckite

Goethite pseudomorphing riebeckite

Goethite pseudomorphing riebeckite. F-Deposit, Mining Area C, Pilbara WA. 75x75x30mm. JB01. Donated by Jason Bennett.

Tiger eye

Tiger eye

Tiger eye. Silica+goethite+/-riebeckite. B-Deposit, Mining Area C, Pilbara, WA. 80x50x35mm. JB02. Donated by Jason Bennett.

Aragonite

Aragonite

Aragonite crystals in basalt Darebin quarry, Melbourne. 100x80x70mm JM05. Donated by John Mill.

Atacamite

Atacamite

Nodular atacamite Moonta, Australia 75x60x40mm. PM01. Donated by Paul Melville.

Cerussite

Cerussite

Cerussite. Crystal aggregate. Mammoth, St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Az, USA. 50x40x30mm. PM02. Donated by Paul Melville.

Cerussite

Cerussite

Cerussite. Crystal aggregate. Kellogg, Coeurd'Alana District, Idaho, USA. 50x35x15mm. PM03. Donated by Paul Melville.

Chalcocite

Chalcocite

Chalcocite. Twinned and trilling crystals in oxidised massive chalcocite. Botallack-Pendeen Area, St Just, Cornwall, England. 70x60x40mm. PM04. Donated by Paul Melville.

Cuprite

Cuprite

Cuprite. Red-brown cuprite mixed with native copper Great Cobar Mine, Cobar, Australia. 70x35x35mm. PM05. Donated by Paul Melville.

Fluorite

Fluorite

Fluorite. Colourless glassy mm-sized crystals. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England. 60x35x20mm. PM06. Donated by Paul Melville.

Fluorite

Fluorite

Fluorite. Pale purple with stibnite. Taa Village, Chang Mai Province, Thailand. 90x20x20mm. PM07. Donated by Paul Melville.

Hemimorphite

Hemimorphite

Hemimorphite. Colourless crystals. M'fouati, Bouenza Dept., Congo Republic. 85x55x30mm. PM08. Donated by Paul Melville.

Mimetite.

Mimetite.

Mimetite. Rounded crystal aggregates in vuggy ironstone. M'fouati, Bouenza Dept., Congo Republic. 60x60x45mm. PM09. Donated by Paul Melville.

Phillipsite with analcime and apoph

Phillipsite with analcime and apoph

Phillipsite. Tufts of white crystals with analcime and apophyllite. Cape Grim, Tasmania. 80x60x50mm. PM10. Donated by Paul Melville.

Quartz

Quartz

Quartz. Dark smoky crystals. Moat Mountain, New Hampshire, USA. 70x40x30mm. PM11. Donated by Paul Melville.

Sampleite

Sampleite

Sampleite. Bright blue mm crystals. E26 Orebody, North Parkes, NSW. 80x65x30mm. PM12. Donated by Paul Melville.

Bastnaesite

Bastnaesite

Bastnaesite. Compact talc with gemmy orange brown crystals. Trimouns Mine, Luzenac , France. 60x35x35mm. PM17. For sale by Paul Melville.

Smithsonite

Smithsonite

Smithsonite. Solid crystalline mass of white to brown. Berg Aukas, Namibia. 70x65x50mm. PM33. For sale by Paul Melville.

Tourmaline

Tourmaline

Crystalline black tourmaline. Lower Federal Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 45x40x20mm. RB01. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Quartz/carbonate

Quartz/carbonate

Quartz-carbonate aggregate. Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 90x90x70mm. RB04. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Galena and marcasite

Galena and marcasite

Galena and marcasite. Cadjebut Mine, Kimberley Region , WA. 45x30x30mm. RS01. Donated by Bert Macray, The Rock Shop.

Emerald

Emerald

Emerald in schist matrix. Wonder Well deposit, Menzies, Western Australia. 40x20x15mm. RS03. Donated by Bert Macray, The Rock Shop.

Emerald

Emerald

Emerald in schist matrix. Wonder Well deposit, Menzies, Western Australia. 40x25x20mm. RS04. Donated by Bert Macray, The Rock Shop.

Gypsum

Gypsum

Gypsum variety selenite. Location unknown. 75x55x30mm. TB10. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Pyrite clusters

Pyrite clusters

Two large clusters of small pyrite crystals. Unknown locality. up to 50mm dia. TB11. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Sphalerite, galena on marcasite

Sphalerite, galena on marcasite

Sphalerite, galena on marcasite. Goongewa Mine, South of Fitzroy Crossing, WA. 75x50x35mm. TF03. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Wulfenite and pyromorphite.

Wulfenite and pyromorphite.

Wulfenite, pyromorphite, molybdofornacite on goethite. Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara Region, WA. 50x40x20mm. TF09. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Manganite

Manganite

Manganite Woodie Woodie, Pilbara, WA. 75x75x75mm. TF16. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Cerussite

Cerussite

Cerussite, Adelaide Mine, Tasmania

Azurite suns

Azurite suns

Malbunka Copper Mine, Western Aranda Country, NT 60x50x35mm CKM02. CK Minerals donation.

Fluorite purple on white

Fluorite purple on white

Melchor Muzqiz, Coahuila, Mexico. 90 x 80 x 30mm. CB07. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Chrysocolla with malachite

Chrysocolla with malachite

Star of the Congo Mine, Katanga Republic of Congo. 80x40x20mm. CU02. Donated by Crystal Universe.

Pyrite (pyritohedral) cluster

Pyrite (pyritohedral) cluster

Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Dept., Peru. 120x80x60mm. ST13. Donated by Steve Turner.

Calcite and sphalerite

Calcite and sphalerite

Elmwood Mine, USA, 40x40x25mm. CU01. Donated by Crystal Universe.

Calcite, galena, marcasite on massiv

Calcite, galena, marcasite on massiv

Cadjebut Mine, Fitzroy Crossing, WA 80x75x50 mm TF06. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Purple fluorite

Purple fluorite

Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico. 70x45x25mm. CU05. Donated by Crystal Universe.

Molybdenite

Molybdenite

Wolfram Camp, Queensland. 55x40x15mm. CU03. Donated by Crystal Universe.

Cobaltoan calcite

Cobaltoan calcite

Morocco. 60x50x50mm. CU04. Donated by Crystal Universe.

Vanadinite and barite

Vanadinite and barite

Mibladen, Morocco. 50x35x30mm. CU06. Donated by Crystal Universe.

Pyromorphite

Pyromorphite

South Mine, Broken Hill, NSW. 80x40x35mm. CU08. Donated by Crystal Universe.

Vivianite

Vivianite

La Caridad Mine, Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico. 65 x 40 x 30mm. CB11. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Cobaltoan calcite

Cobaltoan calcite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Katanga Province, DR Congo. 70 x 40 x 32mm. CB08. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Calcite

Calcite

Roan Antelope Mine, Zambia. 90x45x30mm. JM02. Donated by John Mill.

Tenorite coated native copper with d

Tenorite coated native copper with d

DeGrusssa Mine, WA. 80x35x20mm. MT01. Donated by Sandfire Resources Ltd.

Sphalerite

Sphalerite

H' lens, Rosebery Mine, Tasmania. 80x50x40mm. JM04. Donated by John Mill.

Native copper with dolomite and mcgu

Native copper with dolomite and mcgu

Conductor 1. DeGrussa Mine, WA. 60x30x25mm. MT04. Donated by Sandfire Resources Ltd.

Spessartine on orthoclase

Spessartine on orthoclase

Wuhan Mine, Tonghei, Fujian Province, China. 50x30x30mm. CKM01. Donated by CK Minerals.

Crocoite

Crocoite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. 90x50x30mm. JM08. Donated by John Mill.

Epidote crystals in quartz

Epidote crystals in quartz

Zimbabwe. 90x40x25mm. AN01. Anonymous donation.

Copper pseudomorphs after cuprite

Copper pseudomorphs after cuprite

DeGrussa Mine, WA. 85x60x45mm. MT02. Donated by Sandfire Resources Ltd.

Gypsum

Gypsum

Fuyun Co., Aletai Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. 85x60x45mm. CKM03. Donated by CK Minerals.

Arsenopyrite and axinite

Arsenopyrite and axinite

Colebrook Hill, Tasmania. 60x40x40mm. AN02. Anonymous donation.

Mass of euclase

Mass of euclase

Zimbabwe. 70x70x45mm. AN04. Anonymous donation.

Crocoite crystals

Crocoite crystals

Adelaide Mine, ‘Red River Pocket’, Tasmania. 45x40x40mm. RW02. Donated by Silver City Souvenirs.

Cuprite xtals on fracture surface

Cuprite xtals on fracture surface

Kinsevere Mine, near Lubumbashi, DR Congo. 73 x 72 x 70mm. CB02. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Crocoite crystals

Crocoite crystals

Adelaide Mine, Upper Level, Tasmania. 80x50x40mm. RW01. Donated by Silver City Souvenirs.

Goethite classic botryoidal

Goethite classic botryoidal

Carina Mine, near Kalgoorlie, WA. 100 x 75 x 45mm. CB05. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Fluorite

Fluorite

Fluorite purple over yellow large euhedra. Annabel Lee Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois, USA. CB06. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Mimetite

Mimetite

Mt Bonnie Mine, NT. 45 x 40 x 35mm. CB10. Donated by Craig Bosel.

Laumontite on apophyllite

Laumontite on apophyllite

Phalaborwa Mine, South Africa. 60x45x30mm. SC08. Anonymous donation.

Laumontite on apophyllite

Laumontite on apophyllite

Phalaborwa Mine, South Africa. 60x45x30mm. SC09. Anonymous donation.

Native Copper

Native Copper

Rocklands Mine, Queensland. 70x45x25mm. SC02. Anonymous donation.

Native Copper

Native Copper

Rocklands Mine, Queensland. 35x35x30mm. SC04. Anonymous donation.

Native copper

Native copper

Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karagandy Province,Kazakhstan. 45x30x10mm. ST01. For Sale by Steve Turner.

Willemite and franklinite in calcite

Willemite and franklinite in calcite

Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin District, New Jersey. 60x45x20mm. ST05. For Sale by Steve Turner.

Native Copper

Native Copper

Rocklands Mine, Queensland. 60x25x20mm. SC05. Anonymous donation.

Calcite, galena, marcasite on massiv

Calcite, galena, marcasite on massiv

Goongewa Mine, South of Fitzroy Crossing, WA. 80x40x30mm. TF15. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Bladed pyrrhotite with minor chalcop

Bladed pyrrhotite with minor chalcop

Renison Bell Mine, Tasmania. 60x40x30mm. ST07. For sale by Steve Turner.

Gillardite, glaukosphaerite on tremo

Gillardite, glaukosphaerite on tremo

132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, WA. 80x60x25mm. TF11. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Molybdenite in quartz vein

Molybdenite in quartz vein

Bingham Canyon Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah. 65x50x25mm. ST06. For sale by Steve Turner.

Gillardite,hydrohonessite, glaucosph

Gillardite,hydrohonessite, glaucosph

Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara Region, WA. 70x50x20mm. TF14. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Hydrohonessite, gypsum, gillardite,

Hydrohonessite, gypsum, gillardite,

132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, WA. 90x65x35mm. TF01. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Gillardite, hydrohonessite, gaspeite

Gillardite, hydrohonessite, gaspeite

132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, WA. 60x40x15mm. TF02. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Malachite with wulfenite

Malachite with wulfenite

Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara Region, WA. 55x40x30mm. TF04. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Malachite with wulfenite

Malachite with wulfenite

Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara Region, WA. 50x35x30mm. TF05. Donated by Ted Fowler.

Pyromorphite on malachite

Pyromorphite on malachite

Brown's Open Cut, Rum Jungle, Australia. 65x40x15mm. PM23. For sale by Paul Melville.

Pyromorphite on malachite

Pyromorphite on malachite

Brown's Open Cut, Rum Jungle, Australia. 75x60x25mm. PM26. For sale by Paul Melville.

Malachite

Malachite

Brown's Open Cut, Rum Jungle, Australia. 75x70x25mm. PM27. For sale by Paul Melville.

Cuprian Smithsonite. Green frosty vu

Cuprian Smithsonite. Green frosty vu

Tsumeb, Namibia. 75x50x25mm. PM32. For sale by Paul Melville.

Cerussite. Group of twinned,etched s

Cerussite. Group of twinned,etched s

Tsumeb, Namibia. 80x35x25mm. PM31. For sale by Paul Melville.

Tennantite Ps Azurite (or En

Tennantite Ps Azurite (or En

Tsumeb, Namibia. 80x38x25mm. PM34. For sale by Paul Melville.

Atacamite. Solid vuggy mass

Atacamite. Solid vuggy mass

New Cornwall Mine, Kadina, South Australia. 65x50x30mm. PM15. Donated by Paul Melville.

Anglesite, solid mass with embedded

Anglesite, solid mass with embedded

Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, NSW. 70x50x40mm. PM28. For sale by Paul Melville.

Anatase. Quartz crystal with anatase

Anatase. Quartz crystal with anatase

Matskorhae, Hardangervidda, Norway. 70x20x12mm. PM14. For sale by Paul Melville.

Silver. Vein of solid silver-Sb alte

Silver. Vein of solid silver-Sb alte

12 Level Browne Shaft, Junction Mine, Broken Hill, Australia. 90x60x35mm. PM20. For sale by Paul Melville.

Pyromorphite. Lime green crystals

Pyromorphite. Lime green crystals

Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. 60x40x25mm. PM19. For sale by Paul Melville.

Barite. Sharp lustrous crystals to 2

Barite. Sharp lustrous crystals to 2

Shangulowe Mine, Shaba Province, Congo. 50x40x40mm. PM16. For sale by Paul Melville.

Stilbite. Salmon pink crystals to 10

Stilbite. Salmon pink crystals to 10

Arkaroola Bore, South Australia. 90x55x35mm. PM22. For sale by Paul Melville.

Copper. Fine dendritic crystallized

Copper. Fine dendritic crystallized

Mount Elliott Mine, Selwyn, NW Qld. 80x70x70mm. PM18. For sale by Paul Melville.

Smithsonite. Light brown vermiform c

Smithsonite. Light brown vermiform c

Rush Creek Mines, Arkansas, USA. 70x55x25mm. PM21. For sale by Paul Melville.

Andalusite var chiastolite crystal

Andalusite var chiastolite crystal

Urungwe District, Zimbabwe. 100x25x25mm. AN03. Anonymous donation.

Pyrite. Large pyritohedral crystal.

Pyrite. Large pyritohedral crystal.

Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Dept., Peru. 65x65x65mm. TB01. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Pyrite. Two clusters of small pyrito

Pyrite. Two clusters of small pyrito

60x40x30mm. TB04. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Pyrite. Cluster of large pyritohedra

Pyrite. Cluster of large pyritohedra

Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Dept., Peru. 70x65x60mm. TB02. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Pyrite. Four pyritohedral crystals

Pyrite. Four pyritohedral crystals

TB09. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Carved figure made from Welsh coal

Carved figure made from Welsh coal

60x50mm. TB13. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Chalcopyrite on sphalerite on chert

Chalcopyrite on sphalerite on chert

Ballard Mine, TriState Area, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. 70x35x30mm. TB06. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Chalcopyrite on iridescent sphalerit

Chalcopyrite on iridescent sphalerit

Ballard Mine, TriState Area, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. 65x40x35mm. TB07. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Sphalerite.

Sphalerite.

TriState Area, Kansas, USA. 100x65x20mm. TB03. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Galena crystals

Galena crystals

Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri, USA. 40x35x30mm. TB05. For sale by Tom Bateman.

Azurite suns in siltstone

Azurite suns in siltstone

Malbunka Copper Mine, Western Aranda Country, NT. 75x50x40mm. DM01. Donated by Dehne Mclaughlin.

Azurite suns in siltstone

Azurite suns in siltstone

Malbunka Copper Mine, Western Aranda Country, NT. 85x50x35mm. DM02. Donated by Dehne Mclaughlin.

Crocoite crystals

Crocoite crystals

The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Box 80x65x65mm. AW04. Donated by The Adelaide Mining Company.

Crocoite crystals

Crocoite crystals

The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Box 80x65x65mm. AW05. Donated by The Adelaide Mining Company.

Crocoite crystals

Crocoite crystals

The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Box 80x65x65mm. AW07. Donated by he Adelaide Mining Company.

Crocoite crystals

Crocoite crystals

The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Box 80x65x65mm. AW08. Donated by The Adelaide Mining Company.

Hausmanite, calcite and andradite ga

Hausmanite, calcite and andradite ga

N'chwaning II Mine, NW Cape, South Africa. 55x40x30mm. RS06. For sale by the Rock Shop.

Crocoite crystals

Crocoite crystals

The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Box 80x65x65mm. AW09. Donated by the Adelaide Mining Company.

Wavellite

Wavellite

Montgomery County Quarry, Arkansas, USA. 65x40x30mm. WM03. Donated by Weinrich Minerals.

Corundum var. ruby

Corundum var. ruby

Mysore, Karnataka, India. 40x25x20mm. WM01. Donated by Weinrich Minerals.

Ernstite after childrenite

Ernstite after childrenite

Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 45x10x10mm. WM04. Donated by Weinrich Minerals.

Crystalline black tourmaline

Crystalline black tourmaline

Lower Federal Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 45x40x20mm. RB01. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Quartz-carbonate aggregate

Quartz-carbonate aggregate

Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 90x90x70mm. RB04. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Bladed calcite

Bladed calcite

Area 4 Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 50x40x15mm. RB05. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Chalcopyrite on dolomite

Chalcopyrite on dolomite

Brushy Creek Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA. 80x80x45mm. JM11. For sale by John Mill.

Pyrite crystal agglomerate. Warped c

Pyrite crystal agglomerate. Warped c

Lower Federal Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 60x60x40mm. RB07. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Massive cassiterite (fault-hosted)

Massive cassiterite (fault-hosted)

Lower Federal Orebody, Renison Bell Tin Mine, Tasmania. 85x30x25mm. RB08. Donated by Renison Bell Tin Mine.

Manganese ore

Manganese ore

Booth Creek, NT. 95x85x45mm. MT08. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Chromite ore

Chromite ore

Tambina, Pilbara, WA. 80x60x10mm. MT12. Donated by Mark Thompson.

Pyrite. Two large undamaged cubic,30

Pyrite. Two large undamaged cubic,30

Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 90x80x70mm. SM10. For sale by Spanish Juan Buelga, Minerals.

Pyrite in marl. Large, single pyrite

Pyrite in marl. Large, single pyrite

Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 85x70x60mm. SM12. Donated by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Pyrite. Two undamaged cubes in marl

Pyrite. Two undamaged cubes in marl

Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 85x85x80mm. SM16. For sale by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Pyrite in marl. Large, single pyrite

Pyrite in marl. Large, single pyrite

Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 80x65x45mm. SM13. For sale by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Pyrite. Two undamaged cubes in marl

Pyrite. Two undamaged cubes in marl

Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 100x80x50mm. SM17. For sale by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Intergrown cluster of pyrite cubes.

Intergrown cluster of pyrite cubes.

Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 60x50x45mm. SM18. For sale by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

Pyrite. Undamaged, intergrown pyrite

Pyrite. Undamaged, intergrown pyrite

Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. 70x70x45mm. SM20. For sale by Juan Buelga, Spanish Minerals.

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