Claudia ZahnOct 16
#Crocoite
Tasmania, #Australia
14.7cm
Photo by #MineralMasterpiece
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Claudia ZahnMay 20, 2025

An important and well-known specimen of #Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas,
Tasmania, #Australia; 7 cm.

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Claudia ZahnApr 30, 2025

Fantastic #Crocoite from Adelaide Mine, Tasmania, #Australia.

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Claudia ZahnFeb 1, 2025
#Crocoite
Dundas #Tasmania
30mm tall
Photo by Steve Young
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Claudia ZahnJan 4, 2025

An important and well-known specimen of #Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine, Dundas,
#Tasmania, #Australia; 7 cm.

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Claudia ZahnDec 26, 2024
#Crocoite
Tasmania, #Australia
Photo by Thomas Spann of #MineralMasterpiece
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Mineral Cup & Ore CupSep 5, 2023
Less than 40 minutes remaining and #Dioptase has a strong lead over #Crocoite in Round 1 Match 5 of #MinCup23.
Want to change the outcome for #Crocoite? Want to ensure #Diopside continues? Recruit new players, make your arguments and vote!
Vote here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-5
Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-5
Round 1 Match 5 — Mineral Cup

It’s Christmas come early as vibrant green faces off against just-as-vibrant red. Are you voting for the desert emerald Dioptase, or the red lead Crocoite? Which will it be?

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DFaolanSep 5, 2023
Clusters of red crocoite (PbCr6+O4) on beige gibbsite. From Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Tasmania, Australia. DO NOT LICK.
#crocoite #crystals #minerals #tasmania #geology #MinCup23
InoruSep 5, 2023

And actually the truly interesting thing with this round is that both #dioptase and #crocoite have incredibly specific environmental needs for formation. That's why they're only found in really specific parts of the world!

Isn't that neat? (And did @MineralCup do that on purpose or is it a fun coincidence?] #MinCup23

InoruSep 5, 2023
Hmmm I voted for #crocoite because it doesn't really have any uses other than being lead chromate and looking like a cool chaotic spikyboi. (I mean. Lead chromate is pretty chaotic. Especially since its chrome mineral is apparently specifically hexavalent chromium - that's some nasty stuff!!) #MinCup23