Mineral samples for analytical electron microscopy
Samples of the following important minerals are available from Periodic Today.
These samples can be prepared on custom stubs to order. Please contact us for further details.
| NAME | ORIGIN | CHEMICAL COMPOSITION |
|---|---|---|
| Adularia | Adula Mts, St. Gotthard Massif, Ticino Region, Switzerland | KAlSi₃O₈ |
| Albite A | Arkaroola, South Australia | NaAlSi₃O₈ |
| Albite B | Arkaroola, South Australia | NaAlSi₃O₈ |
| Apatite | Imichil, High Atlas Mts, Hemes-Tafilet region, Morocco | Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH,F,Cl) |
| Amazonite | Unknown | KAlSi₃O₈ |
| Analcime | Marargiu, Sardinia, Italy | NaAlSi₂O₆•(H₂O) |
| Anatase | Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan | TiO₂ |
| Anorthite | Toal de la Foia, Monzoni Mts, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Italy | CaAl₂Si₂O₈ |
| Anhydrite | Campiano Mina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy | CaSO₄ |
| Aragonite | Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia | CaCO₃ |
| Atacamite | La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Chile | Cu₂(OH)₃Cl |
| Baddeleyite | Wat Lu Mine, Namya, Mogaung, Kachin State, Myanmar | ZrO₂ |
| Barite | Daye Mine, Hubei Province, China | BaSO₄ |
| Benitoite | Gem Mine, California, USA | BaTiSi₃O₉ |
| Benitoite with Neptunite | Santa Rita Peak, New Idria San Benito County, California, USA | BaTiSi₃O₉ / K(Na,Ca)Zr₂Si₃O₉ |
| Beryl | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ |
| Brookite | Zard Mts, Raskoh Mts, Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan | TiO₂ |
| Cassiterite | Marble Bar, West Australia | SnO₂ |
| Calcite | South Africa / India | CaCO₃ |
| Calcium fluoride | Western Australia | CaF₂ |
| Celestine | Majunga, Madagascar | SrSO₄ |
| Cerussite | Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia | PbCO₃ |
| Chalcedony | Morocco / Australia / Romania | SiO₂ |
| Chrysoberyl over Muscovite | Rio Das Pratinas, Bahia, Brazil | BeAl₂O₄ |
| Cinnabar | Almaden, Ciudad Real, Spain | HgS |
| Corundum | Luc Yen – Yen Bai, Vietnam | Al₂O₃ |
| Cuprite | Tsumeb, Namibia | Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ |
| Diopside | Brazil | CaMgSi₂O₆ |
| Dolomite | Buccham, Victoria, Australia | CaMg(CO₃)₂ |
| Enargite | East Colusa Mine, Butte, Montana, USA | Cu₃AsS₄ |
| Galena | Northampton, England | PbS |
| Galkhaite | Getchell Mine, McDermitt, Humbold County, Nevada, USA | (Hg, Cu, Zn)₆(As, Sb)₄S₁₂ |
| Gypsum | Racalmuto Mine, Sicily, Italy | CaSO₄·2H₂O |
| Hambergite | Shengus, Haramosh Mts, Skardu, Baltistan, Pakistan | Be₂BO₃(OH) |
| Hematite | West Australia / Sount Africa | Fe₂O₃ |
| Kleinite | Cordero Mine, McDermitt, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA | (Hg₂N)(Cl,SO₄)·nH₂O |
| Kosnarite | Jenipapo District, Itinga, Brazil | KZr₂(PO₄)₃ |
| Kutnohorite | Wesselton, Hotazel, South Africa | CaMn(CO₃)₂ |
| Magnesite | Poland | MgCO₃ |
| Magnetite & Dolomite | San Benito County, California, USA | Fe₃O₄ / CaMg(CO₃)₂ |
| Marmatite | Unknown | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Marcasite | Italy / Australia | FeS₂ |
| Mimetite | Mapimi, Mexico | Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl |
| Microcline | Mt. Malosa Zomba-MALAWI | KAlSi₃O₈ |
| Molybdenite | Canada / Australia | MoS₂ |
| Muscovite | Spain | KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂ |
| Natrolite | Teichelberg, Pechbrunn, Germany | Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀•2(H₂O) |
| Nepheline | Eifel, Germany | Na₃KAl₄Si₄O₁₆ |
| Neptunite & Joaquinite | California Gem mine, USA | KNa₂Li(Fe₂+,Mn₂+,Mg)₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄ |
| Orthoclase | Unknown | KAlSi₃O₈ |
| Perovskite | Rocca Sella, Susa Valley, Piedmont, Italy | CaTiO₃ |
| Prehnite | Imilchil Caidat, Morocco | Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ |
| Pseudo-Spinel | Unknown | MgAl₂O₄ |
| Pyrite | Mexico / Australia | FeS₂ |
| Pyromorphite | Unknown | Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl |
| Quartz | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | SiO₂ |
| Rhodonite | Unknown | MnSiO₃ |
| Rutile | USA / Brazil / Australia | TiO₂ |
| Scheelite | Unknown | CaWO₄ |
| Sodalite | Brazil | Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂ |
| Sphene | Australia / Brazil | CaTiSiO₅ |
| Spodumene | Unknown | LiAlSi₂O₆ |
| Spinel | Tanzania | MgAl₂O₄ |
| Strontianite | Italy / Germany / Scotland | SrCO₃ |
| Strontianite with Siderite | Styria, Austria | FeCO₃ |
| Tausonite | Unknown | SrTiO₃ |
| Vanadinite | Pima County, Nevada, USA | Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl |
| Wollastonite | Unknown | CaSiO₃ |
| Wurtzite | Thomastown Dam Cut, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Zircon | Unknown | ZrSiO₄ |
| Zirconia | Unknown | ZrO₂ |
| Zinkenite | Barcelonnette, Spain | Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂ |
| Zinkenite & Boulangerite | Poopó, Bolivia | Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂ / Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁ |