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Calcite with fluorite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/calcite-with-fluorite/Both calcite (calcium carbonate) and fluorite (calcium fluoride) are common species worldwide, but it is the shape, colour, size and combination that make this specimen very special.
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Bournonite with quartz
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/bournonite-with-quartz/With its large, silvery ‘cog-wheel’ crystals, this is one of the finest bournonites in the world.
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Linarite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/linarite/This is one of the best linarite specimens in existence. Its chemical composition is lead, copper hydroxy- sulphate.
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Silver with Acanthite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/silver-with-acanthite/This magnificent twisted crystalline wire silver with acanthite (silver sulphide) is from the classic old locality of Kongsberg, Norway.
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Anglesite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/anglesite/Transparent, large and flawless anglesite crystals are rare, and some crystals from the Toussit Mine have been of sufficient quality for cutting beautiful faceted gems.
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Wulfenite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/wulfenite-mexico/This grouping of red-orange blockshaped crystals is a fine example of this form of wulfenite and the reason why so many people refer to these crystals as caramel sweets.
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Albert Chapman collection
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/mineralogy/albert-chapman-the-collection/The Albert Chapman mineral collection was purchased by the New South Wales Government in 1988.
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Crocoite on Limonite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/crocoite-limonite/These fragile, needle-like crocoite crystals radiate beautifully from a crumbly gossan matrix.
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Topaz
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/topaz/This is a ‘Rembrandt of the mineral world’ – one of the world’s finest mineral specimens.
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Vanadinite on baryte
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/vanadinite-on-baryte/This specimen was purchased from Albert Chapman who bought it at the 1980 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in the USA.
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