A B C D E F G I K L M N O P R S T V Z




Acicular

Ilmenite, haematite and TiO2 minerals. Derbyshire, Britain

Arsenopyrite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite and rutile. Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada


Aggregates

Pyrite, chalcopyrite, bornite and haematite. Aarja, Oman

Pyrite, sphalerite, covelline, galena and chalcopyrite. Parys Mountain, Britain


Air bubbles

Native gold and platinum-iron alloy. Kalimantan, Indonesia

Pentlandite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa


Alteration

Altered pentlandite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and spinel. Kambalda, Western Australia

Covelline, haematite, bornite, digenite and wittichenite. English Lake District, Britain

Haemoilmenite, ilmenohaematite and rutile. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada

Pyrrhotite, violarite and altered pyrrhotite. Kambalda, Australia


Anhedral

Sphene, magnetite and ilmenite. Glen Gairn, Scotland


Banding

Djurleite and cerussite. Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Britain

Platinum-iron alloy, native gold, osmium-iridium-platinum alloy and osmium-iridium alloy. Kalimantan, Indonesia

Pyrite, jamesonite, sphalerite and galena. Ireland

Pyrite, sphalerite and galena. Ireland

Sphalerite and gersdorffite. Nenthead, North Pennines, Britain

Sphalerite, pyrite and jamesonite. Ireland

Uraninite, chalcocite, bornite and chalcopyrite. Gortdrum, Ireland


Birds-eye

Sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite and arsenopyrite. Nigadoo River, New Brunswick, Canada


Blasenblende

Uraninite and chalcopyrite. Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada

Uraninite, carbonaceous matter and chalcopyrite. Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada


Botryoidal

Cassiterite. Botallack Mine, Cornwall, Britain

Niccolite, native silver, acanthite and maucherite. Great Bear Lake, Canada

Pyrite and marcasite. Galapagos Mound, Pacific Ocean

Sphalerite and galena. Shullsburg, Wisconsin, USA

Sphalerite, galena and pyrite. Navan, Ireland

Sphalerite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Aarja, Oman

Uraninite and chalcopyrite. Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada

Uraninite and chalcopyrite. Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada

Uraninite, galena and chalcopyrite. Tyndrum, Scotland


Burnishing

Magnetite, bornite, valleriite and chalcocite. Palabora, Republic of South Africa


Caries

Galena, cerussite and anglesite. South Pennines, Britain


Cement

Chalcopyrite, sphalerite and covelline. Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Britain

Chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena and covelline. Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Britain


Chalcopyrite disease

Pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. English Lake District, Britain

Pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, covelline and galena. Parys Mountain, Britain

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, galena and covelline. Parys Mountain, Britain

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and galena. Great Gossan Lead, Virginia, USA

Sphalerite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Bayda, Oman

Sphalerite, stannite, chalcopyrite, marcasite and galena. Nigadoo River, New Brunswick, Canada


Chimney

Bornite, sphalerite, chalcocite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean

Chalcopyrite, bornite. chalcocite. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean

Chalcopyrite, sphalerite, bornite, pyrite and covelline. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean

Pyrite and sphalerite. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean

Pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean


Cleavage

Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite and cubanite. Stillwater, Montana, USA

Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite and cubanite. Stillwater, Montana, USA

Chromite. The Great Dyke, Zimbabwe

Galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and pyrite. Parys Mountain, Britain

Ilmenite, sphene, haematite and epidote. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Pentlandite, chromite, nickel arsenide, ferrichromit and heazlewoodite. Unst, Shetland Isles, Britain

Pentlandite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pyrrhotite, pentlandite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Kambalda, Western Australia


Cleavage (curved)

Sphalerite, pyrrhotite and galena. Unknown Provenance


Cleavage (triangular cleavage pits)

Galena and bournonite. Navan, Ireland

Galena, sphalerite and covelline. Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Britain

Galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and pyrite. Parys Mountain, Britain


Collomorphic

Birnessite/todorokite, uncharacterized iron and manganese hydroxides. Pacific Ocean

Birnessite/todorokite, uncharacterized iron and manganese hydroxides. Pacific Ocean

Chalcopyrite, pyrite and sphalerite. Neves-Corvo, Portugal


Cruciform

Haematite, oxidized magnetite and chalcopyrite. Derbyshire, Britain


Cubic

Chromite, chalcopyrite and rutile. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa


Curved deformation twins

Bornite, chalcopyrite and valleriite. Palabora, Republic of South Africa


Dendritic

Rammelsbergite. Great Bear Lake, Canada


Detrital

Pyrite. Vaal Reef, Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa


Discoid

Haemoilmenite, ilmenohaematite and rutile. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada


Etching

Monoclinic pyrrhotite, hexagonal pyrrhotite, magnetite, chalcopyrite and pentlandite. Strathcona Mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Euhedral

Arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, cassiterite, sphalerite, stannite group minerals and covelline. Devon, Britain

Arsenopyrite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite and rutile. Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada

Cassiterite and wolframite. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Cassiterite, arsenopyrite, tennantite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and covelline. Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada

Cassiterite, wolframite and zircon. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Chromite, chalcopyrite and rutile. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Ilmenite, haematite and TiO2 minerals. Derbyshire, Britain

Magnetite and haematite. France

Magnetite, ilmenite and haematite. New Zealand

Magnetite, ilmenite, TiO2 minerals and haematite. Derbyshire, Britain

Magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Newry, County Down, Britain

Wolframite and cassiterite. Glen Gairn, Scotland


Exsolution

Haemoilmenite, ilmenohaematite and rutile. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada

Haemoilmenite, ilmenohaematite and rutile. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada

Haemoilmenite, ilmenohaematite and rutile. Allard Lake. Quebec, Canada

Haemoilmenite. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada

Ilmenite, sphene, haematite and epidote. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Ilmenite, sphene, pyrite, limonite and haematite. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Ilmenohaematite and haematite. Arran, Britain

Magnetite, pyrite, haematite, pyrrhotite, ilmenite and spinel. St Peter Port gabbro. Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain


Exsolution lamellae

Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, cubanite and pentlandite. Stillwater. Montana, USA


Feathers

Ilmenite, spinel and iron-nickel alloy. Apollo 17, Lunar Sample 70176


Flakes

Graphite. Strontian, Scotland

Magnetite, iron, haematite and limonite. Scotland


Flames

Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, cubanite and pentlandite. Stillwater. Montana, USA

Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite and cubanite. Stillwater, Montana, USA

Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite and cubanite. Stillwater, Montana, USA

Pyrite, marcasite, violarite and pentlandite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pyrrhotite and pentlandite. Kambalda, Western Australia

Pyrrhotite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pyrrhotite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite. Stillwater, Montana, USA


Fractures

Chromite and magnetite. Unst, Shetland Islands, Britain

Heazlewoodite, millerite, nickel arsenide. Unst, Shetland Islands, Britain

Heazlewoodite, pentlandite, magnetite and native copper. Unst, Shetland Islands, Britain

Pyrrhotite and pentlandite. Kambalda, Western Australia

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, galena and covelline. Parys Mountain, Britain

Spinel. Calton Hill, Derbyshire, Britain

Uraninite, chalcocite, bornite and chalcopyrite. Gortdrum, Ireland


Framboids

Chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, pyrargyrite and pyrite. Sark's Hope Mine, Sark, Channel Islands, Britain

Pyrite and sphalerite. Cornwall, Britain

Pyrite and zircon. Vaal Reef, Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite and pyrite. Aarja, Oman


Growth Zones

Pyrite, marcasite and sphalerite. Galapagos Mound, Pacific Ocean

Pyrite, native gold and galena. Clogau Mine, Wales, Britain

Pyrite, sphalerite and galena. Ireland

Sphalerite and gersdorffite. Nenthead, North Pennines, Britain

Sphalerite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Bayda, Oman


Ice flowers

Niccolite and sphalerite. Settlingstones Mine, North Pennines, Britain


Inclusions

Bornite, magnetite, chalcopyrite, valleriite, TiO2 mineral and ulvospinel. Palabora, Republic of South Africa

Cassiterite, wolframite and zircon. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Chalcopyrite, pentlandite and altered pentlandite. Palabora, Republic of South Africa

Chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite and marcasite. Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain

Chromite, ulvospinel and iron-nickel alloy. Apollo 12, Lunar Sample 11998

Galena and bournonite. Navan, Ireland

Magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Newry, County Down, Britain

Pyrite, chalcopyrite and covelline. El Salvador, Chile

Pyrite, magnetite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and covelline. El Salvador, Chile

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, covelline, galena and stannite. Rishi, Nigeria

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena, tetrahedrite and pyrite. Ainai Mine, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Tellurobismutite and hessite. Clogau Mine, Wales, Britain

Tellurobismutite, tetradymite and galena. Clogau Mine, Wales, Britain

Uraninite, galena and chalcopyrite. Tyndrum, Scotland


Intergrowths

Bornite and chalcocite. Gortdrum, Ireland

Cassiterite and molybdenite. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Chalcopyrite, pyrite, sphalerite and stannite. Neves-Corvo, Portugal

Cubanite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, magnetite and pyrite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Digenite, bornite and covelline. Mount Gabriel, County Cork, Ireland

Galena, cobaltite, tetradymite and pyrrhotite. Clogau Mine, Wales, Britain

Galena, sphalerite and pyrite. Shullsburg, Wisconsin, USA

Heazlewoodite, pentlandite, magnetite and native copper. Unst, Shetland Islands, Britain

Ilmenite, magnetite, TiO2 minerals and maghaemite. Clee Hills, Shropshire, Britain

Ilmenite, sphene, pyrite, limonite and haematite. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Magnetite, ilmenite and haematite. Clee Hills, Shropshire, Britain

Magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Newry, County Down, Britain

Pentlandite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and pyrrhotite. Merensky Reef. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pentlandite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pentlandite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pyrite, bornite, haematite and covelline. Cornwall, Britain

Pyrite, chalcopyrite, spinel, altered pentlandite and native gold. Kambalda, Western Australia

Pyrite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite group mineral, sphalerite and arsenopyrite. Neves-Corvo, Portugal

Pyrrhotite, altered pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, violarite and pentlandite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pyrrhotite, pentlandite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Kambalda, Western Australia


Interstitial

Chromite, pentlandite, violarite and rutile. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa


Kink banding

Molybdenite. Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain


Lamellae

Bornite, chalcopyrite and chalcocite. Jersey, Channel Islands. Britain

Cubanite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, magnetite and pyrite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Ilmenite, magnetite, maghaemite and TiO2 minerals. Clee Hills, Shropshire, Britain

Magnetite and ilmenite. Derbyshire, Britain

Pyrrhotite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and graphite. Great Gossan Lead, Virginia, USA


Laths

Arsenopyrite and native bismuth. Cornwall, Britain

Bornite, chalcopyrite and altered pentlandite. Palabora, Republic of South Africa

Chromite, chalcopyrite and rutile. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Haematite. Devon, Britain

Haemoilmenite, ilmenohaematite and rutile. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada

Haemoilmenite, ilmenohaematite and rutile. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada

Ilmenite, spinel and haematite. Derbyshire, Britain

Ilmenite, TiO2-rich minerals and haematite. Derbyshire, Britain

Magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Newry, County Down, Britain

Marcasite, sphalerite, pyrite and galena. Nigadoo River, New Brunswick, Canada

Molybdenite. Henderson Mine, Colorado, USA

Molybdenite. Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain

Pyrite, graphite and marcasite. Strontian, Scotland


Lobate

Ilmenite, magnetite, maghaemite and TiO2 minerals. Clee Hills, Shropshire, Britain

Ilmenite, magnetite, TiO2 minerals and maghaemite. Clee Hills, Shropshire, Britain


Marienberg cross

Niccolite, native silver, maucherite, acanthite and safflorite. Great Bear Lake, Canada


Microfractures

Chromite, ferritchromit and pentlandite. Unst. Shetland Islands, Britain


Needles

Chromite, pentlandite, violarite and rutile. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa


Ooids

Haematite, chamosite and limonite. Egypt

Haematite, chamosite and limonite. Egypt

Haematite, chamosite and limonite. Egypt


Organic structure

Pyrite and sphalerite. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean

Pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean


Oxidation-Exsolution

Magnetite, ilmenite and haematite. Clee Hills, Shropshire, Britain

Magnetite, ilmenite, TiO2 minerals and haematite. Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain


Pisoliths

Gibbsite, boehmite and haematite. Gove, Northern Territories, Australia


Plucking

llmenite and haematite. Kimberlite pipe. Unknown Provenance

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena and pyrite. Rishi, Nigeria


Polishing Pits

Chalcopyrite, bornite, cassiterite, chalcocite and stannite group mineral. Wheal Jane, Cornwall, Britain

Chromite, chalcopyrite and rutile. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Columbite, pyrite and zircon. Ririwai, Nigeria

Digenite, bornite, wittichenite, haematite, covelline and chalcopyrite. English Lake District, Britain

Galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, aikinite and stannite. Dawa, Nigeria

Marcasite, pyrite and sphalerite. Ashover, South Pennines, Britain

Pentlandite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and pyrrhotite. Merensky Reef. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pentlandite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Bushveld, Republic of South Africa

Pyrrhotite, magnetite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite. Strathcona Mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Pyrrhotite, pentlandite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Kambalda, Western Australia


Pore spaces

Djurleite and bornite. Mount Gabriel, County Cork, Ireland


Pressure lamellae

Stibnite. Unknown Provenance


Pseudomorphs

Haematite and TiO2 minerals. St Bees Sandstone. Cumbria, Britain

Haematite, oxidized magnetite and chalcopyrite. Derbyshire, Britain

Haematite, TiO2 minerals and zircon. St Bees Sandstone. Cumbria, Britain

Ilmenite, haematite and TiO2 minerals. Derbyshire, Britain


Radiating aggregates

Galena and sphalerite. Shullsburg, Wisconsin, USA


Replacement

Blaubleibender covelline, covelline, digenite and bornite. Mount Gabriel, County Cork, Ireland

Bornite, chalcopyrite and valleriite. Palabora, Republic of South Africa

Bornite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Aarja, Oman

Covelline, bornite, haematite, wittichenite and arsenopyrite. English Lake District, Britain

Digenite, bornite, haematite and chalcopyrite. English Lake District, Britain

Galena, sphalerite and pyrite. Shullsburg, Wisconsin, USA

Haematite. Little Broken Hill, Australia

Pyrite, chalcopyrite, spinel, altered pentlandite and native gold. Kambalda, Western Australia

Pyrite, marcasite, galena and sphalerite. Shullsburg, Wisconsin, USA

Sphalerite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. Bayda, Oman

TiO2 minerals and sphene. Central Wales, Britain

Uraninite, chalcocite, bornite and chalcopyrite. Gortdrum, Ireland

Wolframite and scheelite. Glen Gairn, Scotland


Rhombic

Pyrite, marcasite, wolframite, arsenopyrite, molybdenite, rutile and cassiterite. Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada

Sphene, magnetite and ilmenite. Glen Gairn, Scotland


Rims

Chalcopyrite, bornite, cassiterite, chalcocite and stannite group mineral. Wheal Jane, Cornwall, Britain

Chalcopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, haematite and cassiterite. Wheal Jane, Cornwall, Britain

Chalcopyrite, pyrite, stannite group mineral, arsenopyrite and covelline. Wheal Jane, Cornwall, Britain

Galena, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite and covelline. Clevedon, Somerset, Britain

Pyrrhotite, violarite and altered pyrrhotite. Kambalda, Australia

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, bournonite and tetrahedrite group. Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Sphalerite, tetrahedrite group, bournonite, chalcopyrite and galena. Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia


Scratches

Galena, native gold and pyrrhotite. Clogau Mine, Wales, Britain

Haemoilmenite. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada

Native gold and zircon. Kalimantan, Indonesia

Sphalerite, native gold, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. Pamour Mine, Ontario, Canada


Seriate

Haemoilmenite, ilmenohaematite and rutile. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada


Shattering

Chalcopyrite, pyrite, chrome-rich spinel, magnetite, altered pentlandite and violarite. Kambalda, Western Australia


Sheaves

Digenite and covelline. Mount Gabriel, County Cork, Ireland


Skeletal

Altered magnetite and anatase. Derbyshire, Britain

Haematite, oxidized magnetite and chalcopyrite. Derbyshire, Britain


Spindle

Bornite, chalcopyrite, magnetite and TiO2, mineral. Palabora, Republic of South Africa


Splinters

Magnetite, iron, haematite and limonite. Scotland


Spongy

Chromite, ferritchromit, sperrylite and pentlandite. Unst, Shetland Islands, Britain

Chromite, pentlandite, heazlewoodite, millerite and ferritchromit. Unst, Shetland Islands, Britain

Native gold and zircon. Kalimantan, Indonesia

Native gold and zircon. Kalimantan, Indonesia

Native gold. Kalimantan, Indonesia

Pentlandite, chromite, nickel arsenide, ferrichromit and heazlewoodite. Unst, Shetland Isles, Britain


Stars

Chalcopyrite, sphalerite and pyrite. Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain

Pyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena and limonite. Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, covelline, galena and stannite. Rishi, Nigeria


Striations

Platinum-iron alloy, native gold, osmium-iridium-platinum alloy and osmium-iridium alloy. Kalimantan, Indonesia


Subhedral

Bornite, chalcopyrite and altered pentlandite. Palabora, Republic of South Africa

Chromite, ulvospinel and iron-nickel alloy. Apollo 12, Lunar Sample 11997

Ilmenite, sphene, haematite and epidote. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Magnetite, ilmenite, TiO2 minerals and haematite. Derbyshire, Britain

Pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, marcasite, wolframite and rutile. Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada


Symplectite

Bornite, stromeyerite, chalcocite, pyrite and tetrahedrite group mineral. Unknown Provenance

Chalcocite, bornite and pyrite. Levant Mine, Cornwall, Britain

Chalcocite, bornite and TiO2 mineral. Gortdrum, Ireland

Magnetite, bornite, valleriite and chalcocite. Palabora, Republic of South Africa

Magnetite, ilmenite and chalcopyrite. Derbyshire, Britain

Spinel. Calton Hill, Derbyshire, Britain

Stromeyerite, bornite, galena, chalcocite and tetrahedrite group mineral and pyrite. Unknown Provenance


Trellis

TiO2 minerals and sphene. Central Wales, Britain


Trigonal

Bornite, chalcopyrite and valleriite. Palabora, Republic of South Africa


Tripple junctions

Pyrrhotite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and galena. Unknown Provenance


Twinning

Bornite, chalcopyrite, magnetite and TiO2, mineral. Palabora, Republic of South Africa

Cassiterite and zircon. Ririwai, Nigeria

Haematite and magnetite. Skye, Scotland

Haemoilmenite. Allard Lake, Quebec, Canada

Heazlewoodite, millerite and nickel arsenide. Unst. Shetland Islands, Britain

Marcasite. Ashover, South Pennines, Britain

Rutile. Richards Bay, Republic of South Africa

Wolframite and cassiterite. Glen Gairn, Scotland


Vein

Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, stannite and galena. Rishi, Nigeria


Veinlet

Magnetite, calcian rhodochrosite, limonite and chalcopyrite. Harlech Dome, Wales, Britain

Magnetite, limonite, psilomelane and calcian rhodochrosite. Harlech Dome, Wales, Britain

Molybdenite. Henderson Mine, Colorado, USA


Vugh

Siderite, pyrite and marcasite. Great Oakley, Britain


Zoning

Cassiterite and wolframite. Glen Gairn, Scotland

Chalcopyrite, pyrite, chrome-rich spinel, magnetite, altered pentlandite and violarite. Kambalda, Western Australia

Nickeliferous marcasite and bravoite. Oxclose Mine, South Pennines, Britain

Pentlandite, pyrite, chrome-rich spinel, magnetite and chalcopyrite. Kambalda, Western Australia