bulwynkl
@bulwynkl.bsky.social
aka Paul van den Bergen
equiaxial geek. tinkerer. Thinks in SciFi memes
equiaxial geek. tinkerer. Thinks in SciFi memes
Malachite
Pyromorphite
Mineral Hill NSW, Australia
Pyromorphite
Mineral Hill NSW, Australia
April 1, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Malachite
Pyromorphite
Mineral Hill NSW, Australia
Pyromorphite
Mineral Hill NSW, Australia
Calcite
Chabazite
Copper
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Chabazite
Copper
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
April 1, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Calcite
Chabazite
Copper
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Chabazite
Copper
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Chabazite Gonnardite-Natrolite Bundoora Quarry Victoria, Australia
April 1, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Chabazite Gonnardite-Natrolite Bundoora Quarry Victoria, Australia
Azurite
Malachite
Cuprite
Goethite
Mineral Hill, NSW, Australia
Malachite
Cuprite
Goethite
Mineral Hill, NSW, Australia
April 1, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Azurite
Malachite
Cuprite
Goethite
Mineral Hill, NSW, Australia
Malachite
Cuprite
Goethite
Mineral Hill, NSW, Australia
Chabazite
Calcite
Levyne
Erionite
RedCliff
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
Calcite
Levyne
Erionite
RedCliff
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
March 26, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Chabazite
Calcite
Levyne
Erionite
RedCliff
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
Calcite
Levyne
Erionite
RedCliff
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
Calcite
Natrolite-Gonnardite
Chabazite
Phillipsite
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Natrolite-Gonnardite
Chabazite
Phillipsite
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
March 24, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Calcite
Natrolite-Gonnardite
Chabazite
Phillipsite
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Natrolite-Gonnardite
Chabazite
Phillipsite
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Ulrichite
Libethenite
Turquoise
Lake Boga Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Libethenite
Turquoise
Lake Boga Quarry
Victoria, Australia
March 24, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Ulrichite
Libethenite
Turquoise
Lake Boga Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Libethenite
Turquoise
Lake Boga Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Calcite
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
crystal is ~ 3mm across
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
crystal is ~ 3mm across
March 21, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Calcite
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
crystal is ~ 3mm across
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
crystal is ~ 3mm across
Calcite
Dolomite
Cairns Bay
Flinders, Victoria, Australia
(calcite is phosphorescent pink/red)
Dolomite
Cairns Bay
Flinders, Victoria, Australia
(calcite is phosphorescent pink/red)
March 11, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Calcite
Dolomite
Cairns Bay
Flinders, Victoria, Australia
(calcite is phosphorescent pink/red)
Dolomite
Cairns Bay
Flinders, Victoria, Australia
(calcite is phosphorescent pink/red)
Azurite
Malachite (ps Cuprite)
Pyromorphite (best guess)
Mineral Hill, Condoblin, NSW, Australia
Malachite (ps Cuprite)
Pyromorphite (best guess)
Mineral Hill, Condoblin, NSW, Australia
March 3, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Azurite
Malachite (ps Cuprite)
Pyromorphite (best guess)
Mineral Hill, Condoblin, NSW, Australia
Malachite (ps Cuprite)
Pyromorphite (best guess)
Mineral Hill, Condoblin, NSW, Australia
Malachite
Chrysocolla
Cerussite(?)
Goethite
Mineral Hill, Condoblin, NSW, Australia
Chrysocolla
Cerussite(?)
Goethite
Mineral Hill, Condoblin, NSW, Australia
February 28, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Malachite
Chrysocolla
Cerussite(?)
Goethite
Mineral Hill, Condoblin, NSW, Australia
Chrysocolla
Cerussite(?)
Goethite
Mineral Hill, Condoblin, NSW, Australia
Beryl
Harts Range, NT, Aust.
Exact location not specified
Harts Range, NT, Aust.
Exact location not specified
February 21, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Beryl
Harts Range, NT, Aust.
Exact location not specified
Harts Range, NT, Aust.
Exact location not specified
Dolomite (?) coating Calcite on Gmelenite
Cairns Bay
Flinders, Victoria, Australia
The Dolomite fluoresces blue-white and the Calcite a nice pink/red, and persists (phosphorescence) a little but it fades too fast for me to really catch.
Cairns Bay
Flinders, Victoria, Australia
The Dolomite fluoresces blue-white and the Calcite a nice pink/red, and persists (phosphorescence) a little but it fades too fast for me to really catch.
February 19, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Dolomite (?) coating Calcite on Gmelenite
Cairns Bay
Flinders, Victoria, Australia
The Dolomite fluoresces blue-white and the Calcite a nice pink/red, and persists (phosphorescence) a little but it fades too fast for me to really catch.
Cairns Bay
Flinders, Victoria, Australia
The Dolomite fluoresces blue-white and the Calcite a nice pink/red, and persists (phosphorescence) a little but it fades too fast for me to really catch.
Calcite
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
December 13, 2023 at 10:25 PM
Calcite
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
Bundoora Quarry
Victoria, Australia
This material is insane.
Mimetite
Beudantite-Segnitite (+/-Kintoreite?)
Brochantite
Bayldonite
Agardite-Y
Adamite (Cu bearing)
Arsenopyrite
Chlorargyrite
Chalcanthite
Hidalgoite/Hinsdalite
Connellite
Miersite
Kintore Open Cut
Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
And that's just the species I recognize
Mimetite
Beudantite-Segnitite (+/-Kintoreite?)
Brochantite
Bayldonite
Agardite-Y
Adamite (Cu bearing)
Arsenopyrite
Chlorargyrite
Chalcanthite
Hidalgoite/Hinsdalite
Connellite
Miersite
Kintore Open Cut
Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
And that's just the species I recognize
December 7, 2023 at 10:47 PM
This material is insane.
Mimetite
Beudantite-Segnitite (+/-Kintoreite?)
Brochantite
Bayldonite
Agardite-Y
Adamite (Cu bearing)
Arsenopyrite
Chlorargyrite
Chalcanthite
Hidalgoite/Hinsdalite
Connellite
Miersite
Kintore Open Cut
Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
And that's just the species I recognize
Mimetite
Beudantite-Segnitite (+/-Kintoreite?)
Brochantite
Bayldonite
Agardite-Y
Adamite (Cu bearing)
Arsenopyrite
Chlorargyrite
Chalcanthite
Hidalgoite/Hinsdalite
Connellite
Miersite
Kintore Open Cut
Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
And that's just the species I recognize
Thomsonite Natrolite Chabazite Gmelenite Calcite Dolomite Cairns Bay Flinders, Victoria, Australia
November 30, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Thomsonite Natrolite Chabazite Gmelenite Calcite Dolomite Cairns Bay Flinders, Victoria, Australia
Calcite Gonnardite-Natrolite Chabazite Bundoora Quarry, Victoria, Australia visible light, 390 nm and 365 nm UV
November 30, 2023 at 12:16 AM
Calcite Gonnardite-Natrolite Chabazite Bundoora Quarry, Victoria, Australia visible light, 390 nm and 365 nm UV
November 29, 2023 at 10:36 AM
November 25, 2023 at 4:51 AM
Crocoite Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
For scale, the base plate is 100 mm square.
For scale, the base plate is 100 mm square.
November 22, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Crocoite Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
For scale, the base plate is 100 mm square.
For scale, the base plate is 100 mm square.
Pyromorphite
Zeehan Queen,
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Zeehan Queen,
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
November 22, 2023 at 8:25 AM
Pyromorphite
Zeehan Queen,
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Zeehan Queen,
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Stellerite
Quartz
Girrawalla Volcanics (aka Coonabarabran), NSW, Australia
200 mm long
Quartz
Girrawalla Volcanics (aka Coonabarabran), NSW, Australia
200 mm long
November 10, 2023 at 11:17 AM
Stellerite
Quartz
Girrawalla Volcanics (aka Coonabarabran), NSW, Australia
200 mm long
Quartz
Girrawalla Volcanics (aka Coonabarabran), NSW, Australia
200 mm long
Malachite ps Azurite Burra Burra Copper Mine Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
#specimenaday
#specimenaday
October 27, 2023 at 10:01 AM
Malachite ps Azurite Burra Burra Copper Mine Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
#specimenaday
#specimenaday
Molybdenite
Ferrimolybdite
Molybdite
Koechlinite
Pyrite
Quartz
Bismuth
Kingsgate
NSW, Australia
And probably a whole bunch of other species... it's a bit crowded in there...
#specimenaday
Ferrimolybdite
Molybdite
Koechlinite
Pyrite
Quartz
Bismuth
Kingsgate
NSW, Australia
And probably a whole bunch of other species... it's a bit crowded in there...
#specimenaday
October 27, 2023 at 9:48 AM
Molybdenite
Ferrimolybdite
Molybdite
Koechlinite
Pyrite
Quartz
Bismuth
Kingsgate
NSW, Australia
And probably a whole bunch of other species... it's a bit crowded in there...
#specimenaday
Ferrimolybdite
Molybdite
Koechlinite
Pyrite
Quartz
Bismuth
Kingsgate
NSW, Australia
And probably a whole bunch of other species... it's a bit crowded in there...
#specimenaday