Mineral of the Week…
…over at MeWe, the new Mineral of the Week is wulfenite! Header photo is wulfenite from the Jianshan Mine, Ruoqiang […]
One has to have imagination…
…in all things 😁 Can you see what I see? A Genie released from its lamp?
Mineral of the Week…
This week’s Mineral of the Week over on MeWe is prehnite. A poll has been set up to choose the […]
No Label! Found it!
Edit: There was a label. But it was one label for half a dozen specimens. At least I know the […]
Another Package…
Another package arrived today. Sent from the US in early July, it took only a couple of weeks to reach […]
New Species Arrived…
A package arrived today with three new species for my collection. One of them is lavoisierite, named after French chemist, […]
Mineral of the Week…
This week’s Mineral of the Week is chalcopyrite. Photo: Chalcopyrite, Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. […]
Calm Before the Storm…
Enjoying a bit of sunshine before a storm that’s on its way hits us. Appropriately listening to Sound Storm radio. […]
Mineral of the Week
This week’s Mineral of the Week (MotW) only at MeWe, is cerussite. “Chrome Cerussite” from the Magnet Mine, near Waratah, […]
The MeWe Mineral Collective is Growing…
Getting quite a few people interested and posting on MeWe already. This after a few short days. This is a […]
Mineral of the Week…
This week’s Mineral of the Week (MotW) is rhodochrosite and in a new home. Now on MeWe.
Australian Marshite!
And not from Broken Hill! Marshite is a rare copper iodide mineral, originally found at Broken Hill. There is one […]
Snow on the way?
Apparently, July is normally the coldest month of the year here. But the July just gone was warmer than usual. […]
Mineral of the Week…
This week’s Mineral of the Week is a zeolite mineral. Chabazite or gmelinite group species. Photo: Chabazite, Organ Pipes, Sydenham, […]
A Rare Mix…
Photographed this very group of mineral species today. A polished sample that was analysed. A bit hard to work out […]
Mineral of the Week…
Today I had the pleasure of joining the New South Wales Mineralogical Society micro group Zoom meeting. Noel Kennon gave […]
Mineral of the Week…
This week’s Mineral of the Week is any mineral specimen with zoned crystals… Pale yellow to darker yellow/orange crystals of […]
Mineral of the Week…
A bit of colour this week at Mineral of the Week. Any blue mineral that begins with the letter “L”. […]
Mineral of the Week – Keith Hayes
The mineral collecting world has lost another nice guy, Keith Hayes. So this week, in his memory, any mineral that […]
Mineral of the Week – Fluorite
This week’s Mineral of the Week is fluorite… Subscribe to Dad Dad Diary.
Vale Joan Lamond…
I found out today that Joan Lamond passed away in March, almost reaching 100. Joan was a keen mineral collector, […]
Mineral of the Week – Pyrite
Given the focus on pyrite over the last few days (The Micromount Club Zoom meeting) and the interest generated, pyrite […]
International Mail!
It exists! Really! A package from Canada arrived today. Posted March 3rd! And yes, rocks. 😁 Subscribe to Dad Dad […]
Mineral of the Week – Mexican Type Locality Minerals
This week’s Mineral of the Week is any mineral where the Type Locality is in Mexico. The posts don’t have […]
Better Late Than Never…
A package arrived from the US today. It had been sitting somewhere in a transit depot for weeks with no […]
Rainbows and Rhodochrosite…
A stunning South African rhodochrosite specimen… A few internal rainbows too. Subscribe to Dad Dad Diary.
Mineral of the Week – Opal…
This week’s Mineral of the Week is opal. Any opal can be added. Precious opal. Hyalite opal. Jelly opal. Opalised […]
A Little to the Dark Side…
This Chinese native copper specimen is starting to alter to crystals of dark red cuprite. Going over to the dark […]
A Good Thing or a Bad Thing…
Repair. Verb. Restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition. Nature produces some fantastic mineral specimens. We usually […]
Canadian Pseudomorph…
A neat specimen of pyrite after marcasite from Canada catalogued today… Subscribe to Dad Dad Diary.
Catalogue Additions – Wulfenite
Added a couple of wulfenite specimens to my catalogue today, from very different parts of the planet. One from Arizona, […]
Ulrichite, Lake Boga
Retook a photo of this specimen tonight. Amazing what 8 years can do. Here is the old one… Bit of […]
Mineral of the Week – Dioptase
This week’s Mineral of the Week (MotW) is dioptase! Subscribe to Dad Dad Diary.
Collected Back In The Day…
In these times of isolation, there is an opportunity to look back over things acquired, such as this gmelinite specimen […]
Pretty in Pink…
Erythrite from Bou Azzer, Morocco in the Pebble Collection. Click on the image or link below to see more details […]
Re-Unboxing II
In these times of isolation, there is ample opportunity to go back and look at (and maybe catalogue) boxes of […]