Mineral of the Week – Torbernite
This week’s Mineral of the Week is torbernite, a copper uranium phosphate. The topic for my next Collector’s Guide will […]
Pipes, Drums, Bats and Sunshine…
Bendigo put on a stunner of a day today. Fine and sunny with a top temperature of 28 degrees C. […]
A Couple of Matchbox Buses…
A few years ago, when I was a kid, like many others, I had a few Matchbox toy cars. I […]
Found a Gold Mine…
Probably not surprising in Ballarat… I’ve been getting a bit stir crazy over the last few days with the builder […]
Fluorite Inclusion…
Mineral inclusions can be fun. The included mineral is often pristine, but can be difficult to photograph. This fluorite in […]
Staying With The Stairs…
Plasterboard removed so that we can access under the stairs. We can now clearly see the problems. Note the plural! […]
Creak, creak, creak…
Since we moved in to our house, the floorboards have gotten creakier and creakier. Today marks the first day of […]
A Random Draw…
I picked one drawer at random and selected a specimen. This is what came out. An ilvaite specimen from the […]
Smooth Sailin’
A nice flat trip back across Bass Strait with Melbourne in sight. Been lucky both ways. This trip can be […]
Speliothingies…
Speleothems, stalactites, stalagmites, straws, and lots of other cave formations. That’s what you get in the Mole Creek caves. And […]
Wedgie!
Apologies to any Bonophobes out there… A skeleton of a Wedge Tailed Eagle (Aquila Audax) at the Tasmanian Museum and […]
Calcite, Joplin, Missouri
A nice sharp calcite with a hint of purple from Joplin, Missouri. It is a Tasmanian Museum specimen on display […]
Of Course They Are…
Abandoned trolleys. Troublemakers. Of course they are. Any trolleys are troublemakers. I always have trouble steering them!
Irish Honey Badger…
A lovely meal out tonight at Irish Murphys, followed by desert and coffee at Honey Badger…
Mineral of the Week…
For this week’s Mineral of the Week, I have chosen iridescent mineral specimens… This photo has iridescent ilmenite with cream […]
Well, that’s it! Last day done…
Last day of work today. Now on to the next phase in my life. No more work goals, only personal […]
Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 3 Issue 2
Has just been published and you can find it here – https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2020/02/13/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-3-issue-2/. This month, in this 70 page full-colour issue, […]
A World Away. And 2 to go…
Life is full of fond memories. This photo is from 1983. I was a Senior Analyst working for the ANZ […]
A New Toy. And Three Days…
Got a Samson Meteor USB microphone today for an upcoming venture (stay tuned for more on that later). It is […]
Four Days to Go. And Coffee.
Yep. Just four more days to go! The boys in my local coffee shop asked me today how many times […]
Rockabilly Festival 2020
This weekend, Ballarat held the 2020 Rockabilly Festival. We took the girls to have a look (babysiiting weekend!). There were […]
Five More Business Days To Go…
Pintrest sent through a “How your resume should look in 2020”. I think mine looks just fine, thanks. Subscribe to […]
Storm? What storm?
After a few days of cooler weather, today started to warm up again. And with it, a rise in humidity. […]
Working on the next Chronicles…
The next issue of the Monthly Mineral Chronicles is due out in about a week and a half. Been working […]
Ye-ouch!
Last year, I managed to break one of my toes. It looked very much like this. Hopefully, this one is […]
Gypsum Crystals…
Gypsum crystals in slag from Broken Hill. I will be including an article on Broken Hill slag minerals in the […]
Ten to go…
It makes it a lot easier to know that I could count down in hours now if I wanted. Ten […]