Chromite, Pyrrhotite, Pentlandite

Moran Mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Skeletal chromite hosted in sulfides (pyrrhotite and pentlandite).

Chromite

Red Hill, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

A nice selection of chromites from Red Hill. 8mm field of view.

© Ryan Eagle

Chromite

Coobina Chromite Mine, Sylvania Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Compact cumulus chromite ore from the Coobina chromite mine, W.A. Specimen is 7 cm across.

© B. Grguric

Chromite, Talc

Red Hill, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Chromite grains panned from the Red Hill sluicing area. The green-yellow greasy grains are talc. Field of view 5mm.

© Ryan Eagle

Chromite, Magnetite, Hematite

Red Hill, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Polished section (1mm FOV) of a chromite grain extracted from a serpentinised Cambrian boninitic cumulate from the Heathcote Fault Zone. The core of the crystal is chromite, with an overgrowth of magnetite, which is intergrown with hematite (martitized).

© Ryan Eagle

Chromite

Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Chromite ore. Polished slab. Labelled as 'Tambina Pilbara WA'. This may refer to the Tambina Creek area, or Tambina Complex geological unit also in the same area, southern Shaw River District. Chromite is found in the area according to passing references in some rather technical studies, however the exact location this specimen comes from is ...

Chromite

Coolac district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia

Massive chromite with green chromium grossular and minor lizardite (neither in this photo). Labelled as 45 Ton Mine, Mount Lightning, Coolac. Ex Margaret Brown Collection. Collected by Ian Graham. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 30 images.

© crocoite.com

Chromite, Stichtite, Serpentine Subgroup

Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Black grains of chromite in pale purple stitchtite with yellow-green serpentine. (Chromite is unanalysed and may be the Mg rich variety that is often found there). Ex Jocelyn Thornton collection. 5MP Chinese unbranded CMOS camera with bellows and Nikon 4X Plan Achromatic Objective Lens. Processed with Zerene stacker DMap and post stacking ...

© R. J. Martin

Chromite, Muscovite (Var: Fuchsite)

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Black chromite crystals in green fuchsite. Ex Jocelyn Thornton collection. 5MP Chinese unbranded CMOS camera with bellows and Nikon 4X Plan Achromatic Objective Lens. Processed with Zerene stacker DMap and post stacking clean-up with Faststone and PhotoScopeX. Collection and photograph of Rod Martin.

© R. J. Martin

Chromite, Pyrrhotite, Pentlandite

Moran Mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Skeletal chromite hosted in sulfides (pyrrhotite and pentlandite).

Chromite

Red Hill, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

A nice selection of chromites from Red Hill. 8mm field of view.

© Ryan Eagle

Chromite

Coobina Chromite Mine, Sylvania Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Compact cumulus chromite ore from the Coobina chromite mine, W.A. Specimen is 7 cm across.

© B. Grguric

Chromite

Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Chromite ore. Polished slab. Labelled as 'Tambina Pilbara WA'. This may refer to the Tambina Creek area, or Tambina Complex geological unit also in the same area, southern Shaw River District. Chromite is found in the area according to passing references in some rather technical studies, however the exact location this specimen comes from is ...

Chromite, Talc

Red Hill, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Chromite grains panned from the Red Hill sluicing area. The green-yellow greasy grains are talc. Field of view 5mm.

© Ryan Eagle

Chromite, Magnetite, Hematite

Red Hill, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Polished section (1mm FOV) of a chromite grain extracted from a serpentinised Cambrian boninitic cumulate from the Heathcote Fault Zone. The core of the crystal is chromite, with an overgrowth of magnetite, which is intergrown with hematite (martitized).

© Ryan Eagle

Chromite

Coolac district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia

Massive chromite with green chromium grossular and minor lizardite (neither in this photo). Labelled as 45 Ton Mine, Mount Lightning, Coolac. Ex Margaret Brown Collection. Collected by Ian Graham. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 30 images.

© crocoite.com

Chromite, Stichtite, Serpentine Subgroup

Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Black grains of chromite in pale purple stitchtite with yellow-green serpentine. (Chromite is unanalysed and may be the Mg rich variety that is often found there). Ex Jocelyn Thornton collection. 5MP Chinese unbranded CMOS camera with bellows and Nikon 4X Plan Achromatic Objective Lens. Processed with Zerene stacker DMap and post stacking ...

© R. J. Martin

Chromite, Muscovite (Var: Fuchsite)

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Black chromite crystals in green fuchsite. Ex Jocelyn Thornton collection. 5MP Chinese unbranded CMOS camera with bellows and Nikon 4X Plan Achromatic Objective Lens. Processed with Zerene stacker DMap and post stacking clean-up with Faststone and PhotoScopeX. Collection and photograph of Rod Martin.

© R. J. Martin