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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albite A | Arkaroola, South Australia | NaAlSi₃O₈ |
| Albite B | Arkaroola, South Australia | NaAlSi₃O₈ |
| Adularia | Adula Mts, St. Gothard Massif, Ticino Region, Switzerland | KAlSi₃O₈ |
| Apatite | Imichil, High Atlas Mts, Hemes-Tafilet region, Morocco | Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH,F,Cl) |
| Anorthite | Toal de la Foia, Monzoni Mts, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Italy | CaAl₂Si₂O₈ |
| Aragonite | Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia | CaCO₃ |
| Anhydrite | Campiano Mina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy | CaSO₄ |
| Atacamite | La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Chile | Cu₂(OH)₃Cl |
| Anatase | Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan | TiO₂ |
| Baddeleyite | Wat Lu Mine, Namya, Mogaung, Kachin State, Myanmar | ZrO₂ |
| 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 |
| Barite | Daye Mine, Hubei Province, China | BaSO₄ |
| Cinnabar | Almaden, Ciudad Real, Spain | HgS |
| Chrysoberyl over Muscovite | Rio Das Pratinas, Bahia, Brazil | BeAl₂O₄ |
| Kleinite | Cordero Mine, McDermitt, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA | (Hg₂N)(Cl,SO₄)·nH₂O |
| Kutnohorite | Wesselton, Hotazel, South Africa | CaMn(CO₃)₂ |
| Kosnarite | Jenipapo District, Itinga, Brazil | KZr₂(PO₄)₃ |
| Magnetite & Dolomite | San Benito County, California, USA | Fe₃O₄ / CaMg(CO₃)₂ |
| Marcasite | Italy / Australia | FeS₂ |
| Mimetite | Mapimi, Mexico | Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl |
| Molybdenite | Canada / Australia | MoS₂ |
| Marmatite | Unknown | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Perovskite | Rocca Sella, Susa Valley, Piedmont, Italy | CaTiO₃ |
| Pyrite | Mexico / Australia | FeS₂ |
| Pyromorphite | Unknown | Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl |
| Pseudo-Spinel | Unknown | Unknown |
| Quartz | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | SiO₂ |
| Rutile | USA / Brazil / Australia | TiO₂ |
| Rhodonite | Unknown | MnSiO₃ |
| Sodalite | Unknown | Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂ |
| Scheelite | Unknown | CaWO₄ |
| Strontianite | Italy / Germany / Scotland | SrCO₃ |
| Sphene | Australia / Brazil | CaTiSiO₅ |
| 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 |
| Zinkenite | Barcelonnette, Spain | Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂ |
| Zirconia | Unknown | ZrO₂ |