tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49082555068267936262012-02-15T23:33:01.832-08:00My Hangingwall of mineral art...crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-8543756903647936342011-10-08T05:34:00.000-07:002011-10-08T05:35:10.964-07:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8AkFHydVbQ/TpBDBKXo5qI/AAAAAAAABVI/LH3agdTOh6o/s1600/MN-rhodochrosite-zinccorp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8AkFHydVbQ/TpBDBKXo5qI/AAAAAAAABVI/LH3agdTOh6o/s320/MN-rhodochrosite-zinccorp.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhodochrosite, Zinc Corp Mine, Broken Hill</td></tr></tbody></table>This one painted as a request. It is a superb specimen of rhodochrosite and sturtite from the Zinc Corp Mine, Broken Hill.<br /><br />Watercolour on black paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-854375690364793634?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-88152984762237508672011-10-01T05:53:00.000-07:002011-10-08T05:35:24.606-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5aD07k9ZWnM/TocQW7L0t0I/AAAAAAAABUg/Uu_e6vPobUE/s1600/cuprite-reddome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5aD07k9ZWnM/TocQW7L0t0I/AAAAAAAABUg/Uu_e6vPobUE/s320/cuprite-reddome.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ooh1XQu7wLc/TocM6nDf9ZI/AAAAAAAABUc/cJpLIsbEelI/s1600/cuprite-reddome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br />This one painted as a request. It is a superb specimen of cuprite from the Red Dome Copper Mine in Queensland.<br /><br />Watercolour on black paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-8815298476223750867?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-52212060567055816272011-09-24T19:29:00.000-07:002011-10-14T04:50:24.884-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6Ckak-JHCI/Tn6SBNk5b7I/AAAAAAAABTw/DUJoJKunZkc/s1600/MN-rhodonite-brokenhill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6Ckak-JHCI/Tn6SBNk5b7I/AAAAAAAABTw/DUJoJKunZkc/s320/MN-rhodonite-brokenhill.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This one painted as a request. It is a superb specimen of rhodonite and spessartine garnet on galena from the North mine at Broken Hill.<br /><br />Watercolour on black paper.<br /><br />The original painting has already found a new home.&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5221206056705581627?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-57745650904625183402011-09-17T14:46:00.000-07:002011-10-14T04:50:47.613-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-goR7ehMZUqw/TnUUvjFjW9I/AAAAAAAABS0/JRzyG3wCw7s/s1600/pyrosmalite-brokenhill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-goR7ehMZUqw/TnUUvjFjW9I/AAAAAAAABS0/JRzyG3wCw7s/s320/pyrosmalite-brokenhill.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This one painted as a request. It is a superb specimen of pyrosmalite-(Mn) from the Zinc Corporation mine at Broken Hill.<br /><br />Watercolour on black paper.<br /><br />The original painting has already found a new home.&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5774565090462518340?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-36145665321059056142011-09-16T23:34:00.000-07:002011-09-16T23:34:17.372-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OnNlweq3BOQ/TnQ_B0H55_I/AAAAAAAABSs/TO4y_oYwLms/s1600/ebid_blackcurrant_300dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OnNlweq3BOQ/TnQ_B0H55_I/AAAAAAAABSs/TO4y_oYwLms/s320/ebid_blackcurrant_300dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have chosen to establish a store on eBid. So far, my experience has been very positive.<br /><br /><br />I have started to add some items and you can <a href="http://au.ebid.net/perl/main.cgi?mo=user-store&amp;title=hanging-wall-artwork">find them here</a>.<br /><br />You will need to register, but it's free and you can <a href="http://au.ebid.net/perl/normal.cgi?ref=1161416&amp;mo=register-main">do so here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-3614566532105905614?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-6950056285234842302011-08-28T04:12:00.000-07:002011-08-28T04:12:51.104-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JmNQMs7c_VM/TlogxxfmiuI/AAAAAAAABSY/U_Fi7sqscz8/s1600/glendonite-archangelsk-whitesea-russia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JmNQMs7c_VM/TlogxxfmiuI/AAAAAAAABSY/U_Fi7sqscz8/s320/glendonite-archangelsk-whitesea-russia.jpg" width="304" /></a></div>This is a painting of a glendonite, the name given to a type of mineral that is now calcite, but was once ikaite, and formed under very cold conditions. The specimen is from Olenitsa River, White Sea, Russia.<br /><br /><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Watercolour on black paper.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-695005628523484230?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-73608510405282144892011-08-20T20:07:00.000-07:002011-09-19T05:06:15.158-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZxSXjGCfp8/TlB2B-6fibI/AAAAAAAABSU/NE2jNJyQSOo/s1600/huebnerite-mundo-nuevo-peru-43mm-watercolour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZxSXjGCfp8/TlB2B-6fibI/AAAAAAAABSU/NE2jNJyQSOo/s320/huebnerite-mundo-nuevo-peru-43mm-watercolour.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">I chose a challenging one this time. A black mineral and a colourless mineral on black paper. This is a huebnerite and quartz specimen from Mundo Nuevo, Peru. Watercolour on black paper.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-7360851040528214489?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-68711552747782979972011-08-12T06:33:00.000-07:002011-08-12T06:33:30.389-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFSyQVCZKE8/TkUrN4WMmSI/AAAAAAAABRM/zZbOhrQYFT0/s1600/Quartz+Jinlong+Guangdong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFSyQVCZKE8/TkUrN4WMmSI/AAAAAAAABRM/zZbOhrQYFT0/s320/Quartz+Jinlong+Guangdong.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Quartz with goethite and hematite, Jinlong, Guangdong Province, China. Watercolour on black paper.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-6871155274778297997?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-23745284441548251912011-08-06T04:45:00.000-07:002011-08-06T04:45:47.112-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6QiCrmFMg2U/Tj0pTMLueqI/AAAAAAAABQ8/JKLlBm-ve6I/s1600/wutong-emperor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6QiCrmFMg2U/Tj0pTMLueqI/AAAAAAAABQ8/JKLlBm-ve6I/s320/wutong-emperor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Wutong Emperor is a very large rhodochrosite that was displayed at the 2011 Tucson Show. It was extracted from the Wutong mine in China, and loaned by the Chinese Government for display. The actual specimen is about a metre tall!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-2374528444154825191?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-74422975846727703772011-07-29T06:35:00.000-07:002011-07-29T06:35:35.605-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vLA2UUsazDM/TjK2tHKbAeI/AAAAAAAABQo/JMtGDC8gg4w/s1600/sketchbookpro-azurite-morocco.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vLA2UUsazDM/TjK2tHKbAeI/AAAAAAAABQo/JMtGDC8gg4w/s320/sketchbookpro-azurite-morocco.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Azurite from Morocco created using Sketchbook Pro on my iPad.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-7442297584672770377?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-57489096659260169372011-07-23T06:33:00.000-07:002011-07-23T06:33:15.247-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WlIm67OAaCw/TirKpfZNcSI/AAAAAAAABQk/HOan19FASl0/s1600/sketchbookpro-fluorite-elmwood.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WlIm67OAaCw/TirKpfZNcSI/AAAAAAAABQk/HOan19FASl0/s320/sketchbookpro-fluorite-elmwood.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>This is the second piece I have created using Sketchbook Pro on my iPad.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5748909665926016937?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-74242537837235853192011-07-22T05:16:00.000-07:002011-07-22T05:16:09.451-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlADO329Vck/TilpZ2XXYVI/AAAAAAAABQg/TssFgm0gjxE/s1600/sketchbookpro-cinnabar.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlADO329Vck/TilpZ2XXYVI/AAAAAAAABQg/TssFgm0gjxE/s320/sketchbookpro-cinnabar.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I created this piece of artwork using Sketchbook Pro on my iPad. Great fun!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-7424253783723585319?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-71825956956668449522011-07-16T17:21:00.000-07:002011-07-16T17:21:48.892-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mG5cR9ZrSeQ/TiIqbjqliqI/AAAAAAAABQc/na8Zl1ZGRr4/s1600/ms-malachite-tsumeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mG5cR9ZrSeQ/TiIqbjqliqI/AAAAAAAABQc/na8Zl1ZGRr4/s320/ms-malachite-tsumeb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is a watercolour painting on dark paper of a very nice malachite pseudomorph after azurite from the famous Tsumeb deposit, Namibia.<br /><br />The original painting has already found a new home.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-7182595695666844952?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-48077292394017649882011-06-26T04:07:00.000-07:002011-06-26T04:07:34.680-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UcJJq_goSCw/TgcRZngV4MI/AAAAAAAABQU/fwt7LFoDyEQ/s1600/amethyst-washington.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UcJJq_goSCw/TgcRZngV4MI/AAAAAAAABQU/fwt7LFoDyEQ/s320/amethyst-washington.jpg" width="253" /></a></div>Amethyst sceptre from Goldmyer Hot Springs, Washington, USA. Watercolour on black paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-4807729239401764988?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-30833344333038603962011-06-16T21:48:00.000-07:002011-06-16T21:48:58.284-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vWBQ_t9C4ew/TfrcP5AMsZI/AAAAAAAABPQ/dAui4_7XwDI/s1600/watercolour+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vWBQ_t9C4ew/TfrcP5AMsZI/AAAAAAAABPQ/dAui4_7XwDI/s320/watercolour+001.jpg" width="205" /></a></div>A very nice cluster of native copper crystals, 68mm high, from the Itauz Mine, Kazakhstan. Rob Lavinski specimen, painted with permission. Watercolour on dark paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-3083334433303860396?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-37543513172272672132011-04-24T00:36:00.000-07:002011-06-16T21:42:32.102-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UMpO35QVVfs/TbPSENbBm9I/AAAAAAAABPE/jW8mJh0gRSE/s1600/watercolour+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UMpO35QVVfs/TbPSENbBm9I/AAAAAAAABPE/jW8mJh0gRSE/s320/watercolour+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>&nbsp;Here's the finished version...<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #660000;">Limited edition prints are available!&nbsp;</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #660000;">Contact me for details...&nbsp; </b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-69f-AK6Mo-Q/TbPSI0Hjb5I/AAAAAAAABPI/bFoyQf1_eI0/s1600/watercolour+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-69f-AK6Mo-Q/TbPSI0Hjb5I/AAAAAAAABPI/bFoyQf1_eI0/s320/watercolour+003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7PXXSyRGAvY/TbPSOmEGg1I/AAAAAAAABPM/JjChBITQhNg/s1600/watercolour+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7PXXSyRGAvY/TbPSOmEGg1I/AAAAAAAABPM/JjChBITQhNg/s320/watercolour+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-3754351317227267213?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-66113047476827589562011-04-18T04:27:00.000-07:002011-04-18T04:27:25.945-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H0XVcU-pxlo/Tawd7KjngiI/AAAAAAAABPA/V3eKbJpHPmM/s1600/DSC03470.JPG" imageanchor="1" linkindex="38" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H0XVcU-pxlo/Tawd7KjngiI/AAAAAAAABPA/V3eKbJpHPmM/s320/DSC03470.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gV3FWK7P0GM/Tawd2-vG9FI/AAAAAAAABO8/-kcw-a4hDRg/s1600/DSC03469.JPG" imageanchor="1" linkindex="39" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gV3FWK7P0GM/Tawd2-vG9FI/AAAAAAAABO8/-kcw-a4hDRg/s320/DSC03469.JPG" width="320" /></a> This is the first time that I have attempted to paint a cut stone. The pictures shown are work in progress. I ran out of time on the weekend so will complete the painting over Easter.<br /><br />Watercolour on black paper...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-6611304747682758956?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-75448442516879539992011-03-13T16:38:00.000-07:002011-03-20T01:30:26.386-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Zs4Q69Fcb4/TX1VFYeCCSI/AAAAAAAABOE/D8pI8kW4Wbg/s1600/DSC03341%2Bsmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="19" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Zs4Q69Fcb4/TX1VFYeCCSI/AAAAAAAABOE/D8pI8kW4Wbg/s320/DSC03341%2Bsmall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The second of my commissions from my 2011 Tucson trip, an elbaite from the Himalaya Mine, California. The crystal is about 14cm long.<br /><br />The second image was scanned in on my Canon printer/scanner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-n5qcpM2yn0I/TX1UUGx4WyI/AAAAAAAABOA/ClviwFTl-6M/s1600/watercolour+001+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="20" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-n5qcpM2yn0I/TX1UUGx4WyI/AAAAAAAABOA/ClviwFTl-6M/s320/watercolour+001+small.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-7544844251687953999?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-53092833646830463482011-02-28T01:15:00.000-08:002011-02-28T01:15:33.540-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Gah0SqYLg5A/TWtnFrDTfyI/AAAAAAAABN4/lpu1UlhGtwA/s1600/amethyst-namibia-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="88" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Gah0SqYLg5A/TWtnFrDTfyI/AAAAAAAABN4/lpu1UlhGtwA/s320/amethyst-namibia-small.jpg" width="223" /></a></div>The first of my commissions from my 2011 Tucson trip, an amethyst sceptre crystal from the Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg, Erongo, Namibia.The original crystal is about 160mm. Watercolour.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5309283364683046348?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-84038022110134791952011-01-21T04:10:00.000-08:002011-01-21T04:10:30.436-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TTl3jMfSn7I/AAAAAAAABNs/AxnxbdoUb4g/s1600/phlogopite-hendersons.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="346" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TTl3jMfSn7I/AAAAAAAABNs/AxnxbdoUb4g/s320/phlogopite-hendersons.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Phlogopite on tridymite, Henderson's Quarry, Ngonotaha, North Island, New Zealand. Watercolour.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-8403802211013479195?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-63077917563003539282011-01-19T01:40:00.000-08:002011-01-19T01:40:41.015-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TTaxIh_vQQI/AAAAAAAABNo/HrHVH3eHB3g/s1600/crocoite+vein+dundas+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="113" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TTaxIh_vQQI/AAAAAAAABNo/HrHVH3eHB3g/s320/crocoite+vein+dundas+web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Something a bit different - crocoite in situ at the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania - watercolour...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-6307791756300353928?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-22376996930912916772011-01-14T04:41:00.000-08:002011-01-14T04:41:33.159-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TTBD-YnBPMI/AAAAAAAABNk/oYIcKCiJss8/s1600/stibnite-china-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="17" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TTBD-YnBPMI/AAAAAAAABNk/oYIcKCiJss8/s320/stibnite-china-web.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>Commission work...<br /><br />Watercolour painting of a group of stibnite crystals, Hunan Province, China...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-2237699693091291677?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-4059882307804957342011-01-07T04:53:00.000-08:002011-01-07T20:59:02.988-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TSfuwjEsqqI/AAAAAAAABNg/tQbmBby5sGM/s1600/Elbaite+Tourmaline+Queen+-California+and+artist+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="20" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TSfuwjEsqqI/AAAAAAAABNg/tQbmBby5sGM/s320/Elbaite+Tourmaline+Queen+-California+and+artist+web.jpg" width="320" /></a>An exceptional specimen of Rob Lavinsky's...<br /><br />Watercolour - Elbaite, Tourmaline Queen Mine, California. Rob Lavinsky specimen, painted with permission.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-405988230780495734?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-16426246865262473062011-01-04T04:31:00.000-08:002011-01-04T04:32:53.258-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TSMTYsCr1BI/AAAAAAAABNY/iKuWle5JnwI/s1600/chabazite-otago-watercolour+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="34" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TSMTYsCr1BI/AAAAAAAABNY/iKuWle5JnwI/s320/chabazite-otago-watercolour+web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.mindat.org/photos/0121361001294143703.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="15" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br />My first painting for 2011...<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Watercolour painting of a twinned chabazite from the Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-1642624686526247306?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-54121587911189436532010-12-18T16:11:00.000-08:002010-12-18T16:11:11.194-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TQ1NJ6UFIgI/AAAAAAAABNQ/C2AUCOW6s4o/s1600/pyromorphite-dundas-watercolour-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="60" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TQ1NJ6UFIgI/AAAAAAAABNQ/C2AUCOW6s4o/s320/pyromorphite-dundas-watercolour-web.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A friend of mine has wanted me to paint a green mineral on the dark background, so here it is...</span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Watercolour painting of a pyromorphite group, Platt Prospect, Dundas, Tasmania...</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5412158791118943653?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-66561946527794513692010-12-12T02:02:00.000-08:002010-12-12T02:02:17.081-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TQSdbcJ_BhI/AAAAAAAABNM/aYBc2Gsu4Jc/s1600/3842-amethyst-goboboseb-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="442" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TQSdbcJ_BhI/AAAAAAAABNM/aYBc2Gsu4Jc/s320/3842-amethyst-goboboseb-small.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>Watercolour painting of amethyst reverse sceptres, Goboboseb Mountains, Namibia.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-6656194652779451369?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-82647712437131167952010-12-04T04:07:00.000-08:002011-06-16T21:40:37.574-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TPoubpFIz3I/AAAAAAAABNI/YMe_9AYqTA0/s1600/3958-quartz-mtread-watercolour-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TPoubpFIz3I/AAAAAAAABNI/YMe_9AYqTA0/s320/3958-quartz-mtread-watercolour-web.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>Watercolour painting of quartz coloured red by hematite, Mt Read, Western Tasmania<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #660000;">Limited edition prints are available!&nbsp;</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #660000;">Contact me for details...&nbsp; </b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-8264771243713116795?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-59995570995051858632010-11-29T01:48:00.000-08:002011-06-16T21:41:39.835-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TPN2E6S2WPI/AAAAAAAABNE/47hf0bEd8yw/s1600/2010+pocket+crocoite+watercolour+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TPN2E6S2WPI/AAAAAAAABNE/47hf0bEd8yw/s320/2010+pocket+crocoite+watercolour+small.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watercolour painting of a crocoite specimen from the recent 2010 pocket at the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #660000;">Limited edition prints are available!&nbsp;</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #660000;">Contact me for details...&nbsp; </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5999557099505185863?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-28173604637195644522010-11-19T04:19:00.000-08:002010-11-19T04:19:54.287-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TOZqtMOEJWI/AAAAAAAABNA/c-z9YloSBCE/s1600/azurite+broken+hill+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="324" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TOZqtMOEJWI/AAAAAAAABNA/c-z9YloSBCE/s320/azurite+broken+hill+small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My latest watercolour - azurite from Broken Hill. I started it last weekend and finished it tonight after getting home from Melbourne.<br /><br />The specimen itself measures 36x27x22mm.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-2817360463719564452?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-75413621857745688242010-10-17T05:10:00.000-07:002010-10-17T05:10:07.723-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLrnb3aHIRI/AAAAAAAABM8/42YiNaEXRGI/s1600/vanadinite-arizona-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="44" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLrnb3aHIRI/AAAAAAAABM8/42YiNaEXRGI/s320/vanadinite-arizona-web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="UIStory_Message">Vanadinite, 180ft Adit Level, Puzzler Mine, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma Co., Arizona. Watercolour on paper.</span></span></h3><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-7541362185774568824?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-39927484317710880452010-10-16T01:51:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:51:51.574-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlnhEcYiII/AAAAAAAABM4/SsKpiRHNXrY/s1600/dioptase-arizona.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="17" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlnhEcYiII/AAAAAAAABM4/SsKpiRHNXrY/s320/dioptase-arizona.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Dioptase from Table Mountain, Pinal Co., Arizona. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-3992748431771088045?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-89276737182602446722010-10-16T01:47:00.000-07:002010-11-18T01:09:36.435-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlmZU0FnwI/AAAAAAAABMw/sBXI2ayYNF4/s1600/crocoite-adelaidemine-1+-+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="17" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlmZU0FnwI/AAAAAAAABMw/sBXI2ayYNF4/s320/crocoite-adelaidemine-1+-+web.jpg" width="264" /></a></div>A crocoite specimen from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Watercolour on charcoal coloured paper.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #660000;">Limited edition prints are available!&nbsp;</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #660000;">Contact me for details... </b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-8927673718260244672?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-13300409925381201062010-10-16T01:43:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:43:46.803-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLllq1901SI/AAAAAAAABMo/rAtsUkeEXV8/s1600/amethyst-mexico.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="25" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLllq1901SI/AAAAAAAABMo/rAtsUkeEXV8/s320/amethyst-mexico.jpg" width="202" /></a></div>Amethyst cluster from Guerrero, Mexico. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-1330040992538120106?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-36542144018555296302010-10-16T01:38:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:38:08.841-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlj_o1up3I/AAAAAAAABMg/gZrsxHQAAvs/s1600/5210-hemimorphite-mexico-watercolour.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="19" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlj_o1up3I/AAAAAAAABMg/gZrsxHQAAvs/s320/5210-hemimorphite-mexico-watercolour.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Hemimorphite with calcite overgrowth, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-3654214401855529630?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-43102544673736662322010-10-16T01:33:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:33:47.534-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLljNslREHI/AAAAAAAABMc/rg8MemdGjfA/s1600/watercolour+001+-+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="17" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLljNslREHI/AAAAAAAABMc/rg8MemdGjfA/s320/watercolour+001+-+small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Malachite from the Shilu Mine, China. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-4310254467373666232?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-38417391989189027562010-10-16T01:29:00.001-07:002010-10-16T01:29:59.847-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLliaA5UI5I/AAAAAAAABMY/z5Bd9dOSOos/s1600/magnetite-bolivia.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="16" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLliaA5UI5I/AAAAAAAABMY/z5Bd9dOSOos/s320/magnetite-bolivia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Magnetite from Cerro Huañaquino, Potosí Department, Bolivia. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-3841739198918902756?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-40262868238152220142010-10-16T01:28:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:28:34.217-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLliFKutjJI/AAAAAAAABMU/459goypToaQ/s1600/ilmenite-trentham.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="18" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLliFKutjJI/AAAAAAAABMU/459goypToaQ/s320/ilmenite-trentham.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Ilmenite, Trentham, Victoria. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-4026286823815222014?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-30666613082823891882010-10-16T01:14:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:14:25.980-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlevhay8xI/AAAAAAAABMQ/uqN2cOiA4-s/s1600/pyrite-china.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="17" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlevhay8xI/AAAAAAAABMQ/uqN2cOiA4-s/s320/pyrite-china.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A pyrite ball from Guangdong Province, China. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-3066661308282389188?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-13622811194729119222010-10-16T01:13:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:13:06.892-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLleRRSxb2I/AAAAAAAABMM/XsneWcePqkU/s1600/WC-hyalite-oamaru-5mm.JPG" imageanchor="1" linkindex="3" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLleRRSxb2I/AAAAAAAABMM/XsneWcePqkU/s320/WC-hyalite-oamaru-5mm.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Hyalite opal from Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-1362281119472911922?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-37823136543804444002010-10-16T01:07:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:07:18.065-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlcx5MPpTI/AAAAAAAABMI/k1NTARhXe4w/s1600/gypsum-brokenhill-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="193" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlcx5MPpTI/AAAAAAAABMI/k1NTARhXe4w/s320/gypsum-brokenhill-3.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>Gypsum, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Watercolour on paper.w<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-3782313654380444400?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-91463935898418599182010-10-16T01:04:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:04:39.386-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlcIQ79awI/AAAAAAAABME/u1R2CTfBbGE/s1600/garnet-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="112" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlcIQ79awI/AAAAAAAABME/u1R2CTfBbGE/s320/garnet-001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Spessartine garnet from Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, China. Coloured pencil.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-9146393589841859918?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-63691702739349038582010-10-16T01:01:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:01:45.117-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlbwY07BzI/AAAAAAAABMA/Wx1du3YOAmY/s1600/full-moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="16" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlbwY07BzI/AAAAAAAABMA/Wx1du3YOAmY/s320/full-moon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>...over Great South Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-6369170273934903858?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-82491019449528598602010-10-16T00:45:00.000-07:002010-10-16T00:45:40.052-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlX59aJV-I/AAAAAAAABLw/3BIuGJCgWDM/s1600/mimetite-cumbria.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="18" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlX59aJV-I/AAAAAAAABLw/3BIuGJCgWDM/s320/mimetite-cumbria.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Mimetite, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. Watercolour on paper<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-8249101944952859860?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-82529951369751881822010-10-16T00:43:00.000-07:002010-10-16T00:59:55.612-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlbbCYth3I/AAAAAAAABL8/U2bsePZdp5Q/s1600/chalcophyllite-france.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="21" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlbbCYth3I/AAAAAAAABL8/U2bsePZdp5Q/s320/chalcophyllite-france.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Chalcophyllite specimen from Salsigne, France. Coloured pencil on A4 paper. Width of actual drawing about 165mm.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-8252995136975188182?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-23237764448654210732010-10-16T00:34:00.000-07:002010-10-16T00:54:37.484-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlZUoQowrI/AAAAAAAABL4/Cdp2MaGr8kw/s1600/scholzite-reaphookhill.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="24" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlZUoQowrI/AAAAAAAABL4/Cdp2MaGr8kw/s320/scholzite-reaphookhill.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.mindat.org/photos/0755522001252238554.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="15" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mindat.org/photos/0755522001252238554.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="25" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br />Scholtzite from Reaphook Hill, South Australia. Watercolour on paper. This one exhibited at Tucson in 2010.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-2323776444865421073?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-26026886054623411142010-10-16T00:33:00.000-07:002010-10-16T00:33:06.347-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crocoite.com/humour/album/iwebalbumfiles/c63a2a32e48843358e21035f53fa0cc3.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="16" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://www.crocoite.com/humour/album/iwebalbumfiles/c63a2a32e48843358e21035f53fa0cc3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>...and his quarry...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-2602688605462341114?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-1898392376728809452010-10-16T00:28:00.000-07:002010-10-16T00:28:39.513-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlT2nOrMfI/AAAAAAAABLs/5OF1DBImPxw/s1600/coopers-creek.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="19" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TLlT2nOrMfI/AAAAAAAABLs/5OF1DBImPxw/s320/coopers-creek.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Signs of the past. An old wreck at the Cooper's Creek Copper Mine, Walhalla, Victoria. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-189839237672880945?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-59966861974606160552010-10-16T00:25:00.000-07:002010-10-16T00:25:28.012-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crocoite.com/humour/album/iwebalbumfiles/00f0bd8a8d734fcc940ad63f429b974c.jpg" imageanchor="1" linkindex="6" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="184" src="http://www.crocoite.com/humour/album/iwebalbumfiles/00f0bd8a8d734fcc940ad63f429b974c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5996686197460616055?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-67891079535405024042010-09-18T04:27:00.001-07:002010-09-18T04:27:56.716-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSiIUJjHTI/AAAAAAAABLk/sTOZ9IwgQZ8/s1600/pencil-rhodochrosite-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSiIUJjHTI/AAAAAAAABLk/sTOZ9IwgQZ8/s320/pencil-rhodochrosite-web.jpg" /></a></div>Rhodochrosite from Peru. Pencil drawing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-6789107953540502404?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-58954228417891298922010-09-18T04:25:00.001-07:002010-09-18T04:25:59.304-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJShpB0RyaI/AAAAAAAABLc/PCyHB-13ApA/s1600/crocoite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJShpB0RyaI/AAAAAAAABLc/PCyHB-13ApA/s320/crocoite.jpg" /></a></div>Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5895422841789129892?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-59525089032325752322010-09-18T04:22:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:28:18.475-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSgu8ShR4I/AAAAAAAABLU/wxe_au_d7os/s1600/wheals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSgu8ShR4I/AAAAAAAABLU/wxe_au_d7os/s320/wheals.jpg" /></a></div>When the Wheals fell off for Cornish mining. Pencil/pen.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5952508903232575232?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-59203712262875983012010-09-18T04:20:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:20:21.323-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSgWOq9GWI/AAAAAAAABLM/VplQqKgfbb4/s1600/cornishenginehouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSgWOq9GWI/AAAAAAAABLM/VplQqKgfbb4/s320/cornishenginehouse.jpg" /></a></div>Cornish Engine House Ruins. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5920371226287598301?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-53233325014651243022010-09-18T04:18:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:18:31.412-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSf5rkbcoI/AAAAAAAABLE/8LN35B-lo_I/s1600/vivianite-renison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSf5rkbcoI/AAAAAAAABLE/8LN35B-lo_I/s320/vivianite-renison.jpg" /></a></div>Vivianite, Renison, Tasmania. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5323332501465124302?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-27178515324651638112010-09-18T04:16:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:16:22.704-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSfSw1PoTI/AAAAAAAABK8/xytYieWmCGM/s1600/lonefossicker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSfSw1PoTI/AAAAAAAABK8/xytYieWmCGM/s320/lonefossicker.jpg" /></a></div>Good friend Ralph B, fossicking on the Bischoff Extended dumps, Mt Bischoff, Waratah, Tasmania. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-2717851532465163811?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-51926883507793987322010-09-18T04:13:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:13:11.433-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSejE2z3xI/AAAAAAAABK0/sT0hT_JpcM4/s1600/lucky-fossickers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSejE2z3xI/AAAAAAAABK0/sT0hT_JpcM4/s320/lucky-fossickers.jpg" /></a></div>The Lucky Fossickers. Lucky that they found some nice crystals, and "lucky" with the flies! Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5192688350779398732?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-42313202927249425952010-09-18T04:11:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:11:10.993-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSeEamNjtI/AAAAAAAABKs/wB-P_UZyeGc/s1600/wulfenite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSeEamNjtI/AAAAAAAABKs/wB-P_UZyeGc/s320/wulfenite.jpg" /></a></div>Wulfenite, Whim Creek, Western Australia. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-4231320292724942595?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-27048524197452044232010-09-18T04:08:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:08:25.105-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSdhTuc05I/AAAAAAAABKk/eTZpKWDxj14/s1600/panningthewhyte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSdhTuc05I/AAAAAAAABKk/eTZpKWDxj14/s320/panningthewhyte.jpg" /></a></div>Panning for gold on the Whyte River, Tasmania. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-2704852419745204423?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-19620054991696444872010-09-18T04:06:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:06:19.500-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSdER2FDdI/AAAAAAAABKc/bwT6TaoY84I/s1600/pencil-beryl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSdER2FDdI/AAAAAAAABKc/bwT6TaoY84I/s320/pencil-beryl.jpg" /></a></div>Pencil drawing of a beryl crystal in matrix...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-1962005499169644487?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-83490552603650542232010-09-18T04:01:00.000-07:002010-09-18T04:01:20.849-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSbuwUCJxI/AAAAAAAABKU/xS5nL278JLU/s1600/openstope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSbuwUCJxI/AAAAAAAABKU/xS5nL278JLU/s320/openstope.jpg" /></a></div>Timbered stope at Mt Bischoff tin mine, Waratah, Tasmania, Australia. This area has now been mined away. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-8349055260365054223?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-57760506341423364662010-09-18T03:53:00.000-07:002010-09-18T03:53:04.726-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSZ6rhsFRI/AAAAAAAABKM/1AFvHEe8Qyw/s1600/torbernite-lakeboga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSZ6rhsFRI/AAAAAAAABKM/1AFvHEe8Qyw/s320/torbernite-lakeboga.jpg" /></a></div>Torbernite, Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia. Watercolour on paper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-5776050634142336466?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908255506826793626.post-40659636378661420302010-09-18T03:49:00.000-07:002010-09-18T03:49:44.263-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSX6ph2_gI/AAAAAAAABKE/mjDlLqQ3iqg/s1600/smokyquartz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q-eiBrUv--k/TJSX6ph2_gI/AAAAAAAABKE/mjDlLqQ3iqg/s320/smokyquartz.jpg" /></a></div>Pencil drawing of smoky quartz with orthoclase feldspar from Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4908255506826793626-4065963637866142030?l=mineralart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crocoitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085042174191275031noreply@blogger.com0