…is now available here. There are more than 1,590 species recorded in Australia, and this publication aims to illustrate more than half of those. Australia also has 194 Type Locality minerals…
The Illustrated Minerals of Australia – Volume 3 – Electronic Edition…
…is now available here. There are more than 1,560 species recorded in Australia, and this publication aims to illustrate more than half of those. Australia also has 202 Type Locality minerals…
The Illustrated Minerals of Australia – Volume 2 – Electronic Edition
The Illustrated Minerals of Australia – Volume 2 – Electronic Edition is now available here. There are more than 1,550 species recorded in Australia, and this publication aims to illustrate…
Some highlights of Volume 1 of the Illustrated Minerals of Australia…
A short video highlighting some of the minerals included in the first volume of the Illustrated Minerals of Australia. Much gratitude goes to all of the people that have provided…
The Illustrated Minerals of Australia – Volume 1 – Electronic Edition
Now available here. There are more than 1,500 species recorded in Australia, and this publication aims to illustrate more than half of those. Australia also has 186 Type Locality minerals (and…
Crocoite Reveal
Crocoite and pyromorphite from the Platt Mine, Dundas, Tasmania revealed in all its glory.
Cerussite in Australia: A Close Look at this Lead Carbonate Mineral
There are many localities where you can find cerussite in Australia, and it is common in many other parts of the world. Cerussite is a lead carbonate mineral which is…
Ballarat Gem Club Show…
…is on this coming weekend. I will be there demonstrating my mineral artwork.
The Platt Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
This video is focussed on the Platt Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, best known for its specimens of crocoite and pyromorphite. It takes me back. I collected underground here at the Platt…
Tea Tree Gully Gem and Mineral Show
Last weekend, I headed over to South Australia to visit the Tea Tree Gully Gem and Mineral Club Show. Here is a short video report…
A Collector’s Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia
This Collector’s Guide is now available as either an electronic issue or as a printed book. The Lake Boga quarry in northwest Victoria has been known to produce a range…
Gold in Victoria
Gold, n.:“A soft malleable metal relatively scarce in distribution. It is mined deep in the earth by poor men who then give it to rich men who immediately bury it…