Tim Jokela Jr's Photo Gallery
WYN-XD1Sphalerite ZnS
A thumbnail showing great color and luster, far above average for the locality. 25mm tall, collected 05/96.
G8K-LT5Calcite CaCO3
A lovely 25mm tall dogtooth calcite crystal, showing the pleasing and distinctively different color that is diagnostic of this locality. Collected in the 90's from a boulder on the floor of immense open pit quarry that is, sadly, no longer open to collecting.
A6E-MX2Cancrinite (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O , Sodalite Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Dimensions: 13 cm x 9 cm x 10 cm
A nice big combination piece, 13x9x10cm, (5" across) note penny for scale. Neither mineral is here achieving their best color, but the combination of the two makes for an interesting specimen.
VGA-CALAllanite-(Ce) (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
A particularly fine thumbnail composed of three doubly-terminated crystals of allanite-(Ce). The central crystal is 16 mm long. Collected in 1997.
Very fragile, hence seldom extracted in this quality, found locked in richly-mineralized dark red granite.
548-P1YCelestine SrSO4
A lovely tabular crystal showing three color zones, white-blue-golden, 5 cm tall, with minute specks of marcasite.
ER7-1QQCelestine SrSO4
Dimensions: 20 mm x 13 mm x 2 mm
A lovely thumbnail-sized phantom crystal, 20 x 13 x 2 mm, collected 05/91.
