Various minerals 1998

This is minerals I got during 1998 outside of the mineral trips I made.
I traded, was given, bought or found it somewhere..

Mineral list

Albite, Almandite, Apophyllite, Aventurine quartz, Azurite, Gypsum, Marcasite, Opal, Prehnite, Stilbite, Wavellite, Wolframite, Gahnite,

Stilbite
From Leveniämi, Svappavara.
As a price in the mineral lottery at the thursday meeting about Varuträsk.
Collected and donated by Jorge Alves.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Stilbite
From Leveniämi, Svappavara.
Stilbite in quartz.
As a gift from Jorge Alves.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Albite
From Kalixforsbron, Kiruna.
Small crystals, roughly 1mm in size, together with tremolite.
As a price in the mineral lottery at the thursday meeting about Varuträsk.
Collected and donated by Jorge Alves.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Wavellite
From Highdowns Quarry, Filleigh, Devonshire, England (type locality).
As a price in the mineral lottery at the spring meeting of the mineral club.
Collected by Antti Hulterström. From the collection of Disa.
(300 dpi, 640x480, k)

Wolframite
From Baggetorp.
Found in the rubble box at VAGS club house. Labelled and ready!
(300 dpi, 640x480, k)

Apophyllite
Apophyllite in prehnite from Bredsjönäs.
As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Apophyllite
Another sample of apophyllite in prehnite from Bredsjönäs.
This one shows a more deep orange color.
As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Prehnite
From Bredsjönäs.
As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Gypsum
Gypsum as small white transparent crystal from ???.
As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Marcasite
From Kvinnestatorp.
The marcasite have grown in a calcite filled crack. Sometimes freely, sometimes restricted by calcite crystals.
As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Marcasite
Another piece of marcasite from Kvinnestatorp.
As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Almandine
Garnet from Varuträsk.
As a gift from Tord Andersson.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Azurite
From the Viscaria copper mine, Kiruna.
Azurite as small blue veins and microscopic crystals.
As a gift from Jorge Alves.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Aventurine quartz
From northern Finland.
As a gift from Jorge Alves.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Covelline
Covelline from Pahtoavaare, Lappland.
As a gift from Jorge Alves in 1998.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

Opal
Precious opal from Australia.
As a gift from Rune Axelsson in 1998.
(300 dpi, 640x480, k)

Opal
Fire opal from Mexico.
As a gift from Jorge Alves in 1998.
(300 dpi, 640x480, k)

Gahnite
Gahnite from Näverbergsgruvan, Falun.
Dark blue gahnite with anthophyllite and some mica. There are no visible crystals, all gahnite occurs as massive grains.
As a gift from Jorge Alves.
(300 dpi, 800x600, k)

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	Stilbite From Leveniämi, Svappavara. As a price in the mineral lottery at the thursday meeting about Varuträsk. Collected and donated by Jorge Alves. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Stilbite From Leveniämi, Svappavara. Stilbite in quartz. As a gift from Jorge Alves. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Albite From Kalixforsbron, Kiruna. Small crystals, roughly 1mm in size, together with tremolite. As a price in the mineral lottery at the thursday meeting about Varuträsk. Collected and donated by Jorge Alves. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Wavellite From Highdowns Quarry, Filleigh, Devonshire, England (type locality). As a price in the mineral lottery at the spring meeting of the mineral club. Collected by Antti Hulterström. From the collection of Disa. (300 dpi, 640x480, k)
	Wolframite From Baggetorp. Found in the rubble box at VAGS club house. Labelled and ready! (300 dpi, 640x480, k)
	Apophyllite Apophyllite in prehnite from Bredsjönäs. As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Apophyllite Another sample of apophyllite in prehnite from Bredsjönäs. This one shows a more deep orange color. As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Prehnite From Bredsjönäs. As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Gypsum Gypsum as small white transparent crystal from ???. As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Marcasite From Kvinnestatorp. The marcasite have grown in a calcite filled crack. Sometimes freely, sometimes restricted by calcite crystals. As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Marcasite Another piece of marcasite from Kvinnestatorp. As a gift from Britta and Allan Bäckman, Västerås. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Almandine Garnet from Varuträsk. As a gift from Tord Andersson. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Azurite From the Viscaria copper mine, Kiruna. Azurite as small blue veins and microscopic crystals. As a gift from Jorge Alves. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Aventurine quartz From northern Finland. As a gift from Jorge Alves. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Covelline Covelline from Pahtoavaare, Lappland. As a gift from Jorge Alves in 1998. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)
	Opal Precious opal from Australia. As a gift from Rune Axelsson in 1998. (300 dpi, 640x480, k)
	Opal Fire opal from Mexico. As a gift from Jorge Alves in 1998. (300 dpi, 640x480, k)
	Gahnite Gahnite from Näverbergsgruvan, Falun. Dark blue gahnite with anthophyllite and some mica. There are no visible crystals, all gahnite occurs as massive grains. As a gift from Jorge Alves. (300 dpi, 800x600, k)