Micromount Club Zoom Meeting…
Video from this week’s presentation on the uranium minerals from Lake Boga, Victoria, to the Micromount Club Zoom meeting, is now available…
More Mineral-Themed Face Masks…
I have created another six mineral-themed face masks via Redbubble. These are of a variety of minerals from around the world. So far, there are masks containing crocoite (some with other species) from the Adelaide Mine (2), Red Lead Mine, Magnet Mine, Dundas Extended Mine and Kapi Mine, and the...
Mineral-Themed Face Masks
Given the current situation, and that face masks are becoming more the norm, I have decided to create a series of mineral-themed face masks via Redbubble. Six designs are currently available, all of which feature the Tasmanian mineral emblem, crocoite. Right now, Redbubble are also offering 20% off if you...
Central Goldfields Region, Victoria
Yesterday I was fortunate to be able to visit, and go underground in, a couple of gold mines in the Central Goldfields region of Victoria. One is predominantly slate and the other sandstone. Both have quartz veins rich in gold and sulphide minerals. I have identified pyrite, galena and sphalerite...
New Zealand Geology…
Planning a trip to the Land of the Long White Cloud? Want to know where to go to see geological features, museums, etc.? The Geoscience Society of New Zealand has a website with information about GeoTrips that you can make while in New Zealand. A few are virtual trips only...
A Collector’s Guide to the Minerals of Spring Creek, South Australia…
You can find links to the guide here.
What Lies Beneath…
A Sway created sometime back from a presentation that I gave. See also…
Greenockite, Woodlawn, New South Wales
Greenockite is fairly common in Australian lead-zinc orebodies, but generally occurs as a bright yellow coating or crust. Woodlawn produced some of the nicest crystals that have been found, if not a little small. Deep red crystals on orange coatings over an even earlier spherical generation in cavities in sulphide...
Australian Journal of Mineralogy Index
The Australian Journal of Mineralogy Index for volumes 1-18 is now available.The index is continually updated, and new versions will be released as more volumes are added.
Crocoite.com has Relocated
Due to poor technical performance and under-whelming technical support at bluehost.com, I have moved all of my websites to a new hosting provider. The same domain, crocoite.com applies, but the performance is much much better (as I have already noticed). Please be patient. Although I endeavoured to ensure everything was...
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
John Cornish outside the Adelaide Mine in 2012. The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, is world-famous for it’s crocoite specimens. But other species also occur. Here’s a few in my collection.
The Fault Line 2…
A second one created tonight. This time, one that hasn’t been published anywhere before. The idea just popped into my head!