Stellerite...

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:47 am

...is a rare-ish zeolite mineral. This one from Tambar Springs in New South Wales. Specimen is 65mm high.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:35 am

great photo Steve. I like the background on these larger shots. Are you using a backdrop now, like a little mini studio?

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:30 am

beetleman wrote:great photo Steve. I like the background on these larger shots. Are you using a backdrop now, like a little mini studio?

Thanks Doug. I have a unit set up out in the garage. It is a metal frame with a piece of perspex that curves up from the front to the back. This gives a nice graduated look to the photos. You can achieve different colour schemes of course by using different coloured perspex.

I've just whipped out and taken a shot of the setup...

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:56 pm

Nice honey alike color of that mineral. And nice setup unit. Is it a piece of green mineral iside? Malachite maybe?

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:34 am

MacroLuv wrote:Nice honey alike color of that mineral. And nice setup unit. Is it a piece of green mineral iside? Malachite maybe?

Thanks Nicola. Not malachite. It is a rock called selwynite. Found in one location in the world - Heathcote, Victoria.