Erma Jean Anderson collection

This is a portion of a collection donated to the museum in 1991 by Erma Jean Anderson of Woodstock, Ontario. Erma and her husband John collected mineral specimens for many years, and were active members of the Oxford County Geological Society, Woodstock.

Green Adamite mineral specimen

Adamite. Durango, Mexico

Greenish apatite specimen

Apatite. Yates Quarry, Quebec

Aragonite; prodominately auburn with white and light blue accents

Aragonite. Eisenerz, Austria

White aragonite

Aragonite. Hawaii

Very white aragonite

Aragonite. Mexico

Atacamite; black, green and white

Atacamite. Copiapo Chile, South America

Beige and teal aurichalcite.

Aurichalcite. Globe, Arizona USA

Calcite showen to be half the size of a pen for size comparison

Calcite. Rosiclaire Illinois, USA

white calcite

Calcite. Missouri, USA

White celestine

Celestine. Lime City, Ohio

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite. Temagami, Ontario

Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Calcite

Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Calcite. Kansas, USA

Chrysoprase. Green variety of Chalcedony

Chrysoprase. Green variety of Chalcedony. Australia

Cobalt Ore; appears almost bubbly

Cobalt Ore. O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Ontario

Copper pseudomorph after Azurite

Copper pseudomorph after Azurite, Copper Rose Mine, Grant Co. N.M.: Cobalt Ore. O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Ontario

copper

Copper. Houghton, Keweenaw Co. Michigan USA

Deep teal Dioptase

Dioptase. Tsumeb, Namibia

Favosites

Favosites Woodstock, Ontario

Fluorite, Baryte and Aragonite

Fluorite, Baryte and Aragonite West Germany

Fluorite, Baryte and Aragonite

Fluorite, Baryte and Aragonite. West Germany

green Forsterite Marble

Forsterite Marble. Lanark, Ontario

Hemimorphite

Hemimorphite. Sonora, Mexico

Heulandite after Anhydrite with Quartz

Heulandite after Anhydrite with Quartz. Prospect Park New Jersey USA

Limonite

Limonite. Locality Unknown

Linarite; some blue accents

Linarite, Blanchard Mine New Mexico, USA

Linarite: blue and white

Linarite, Blanchard Mine New Mexico, USA

Marcasite

Marcasite. Wawa, Ontario

Molybdenite

Molybdenite. Cadillac, Quebec

Mordenite

Mordenite, Hi Kuai, North Island, New Zealand

Orpiment and Realgar

Orpiment and Realgar. Russia

Pectolite

Pectolite. Patterson, New Jersey

Pectolite

Pectolite. Prospect Park New Jersey, USA

Pectolite and Vesuvianite; seperate white and gold crystals

Pectolite and Vesuvianite Jeffrey Pit Asbestos, Quebec

Pericline Coated with Chlorite

Pericline Coated with Chlorite, Acushnet, Massachusetts

Pyrite

Pyrite. Sputnik Mine, Temagami, Ontario

Pyrite with Quartz

Pyrite with Quartz. Spain

Quartz

Quartz. China Clay Pits, Cornwall, England

Red Quartz

Red Quartz, Minglenilla, Province of Cuennca, Spain

Milky Quartz

Milky Quartz, Tripag Mine Thunder Bay, Ontario

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz, Mexico

Somewhat translucent, red Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite. Hotazel, Namibia

Rutile

Rutile, Graves Mountain, Georgia, USA

Selenite

Selenite, Niaca, Mexico

Sharks Teeth

Sharks Teeth Atlantic Seaboard

Siderite

Siderite, Baltimore, Maryland

Skutterudite

Skutterudite O`Brien Mine, Coleman Twp. Ontario

Stibnite

Stibnite, Schleling, Australia

Stillbite

Stillbite, Isl. Parsborough, Nova Scotia

Tourmaline

Tourmaline, Mt. Mica, Maine

Devonian Period trilobite on rock

Devonian Period trilobite, Ohio

Vivianite Crimea; black and rusty-orange

Vivianite Crimea, Russia

Wavellite

Wavellite, High Down Quarry, Fitleigh, North Devon, England

Wavellite

Wavellite, Arkansas, USA

Wulfenite

Wulfenite, Yuma, Arizona, USA

Green Adamite mineral specimen
1 / 54
Adamite. Durango, Mexico
Greenish apatite specimen
2 / 54
Apatite. Yates Quarry, Quebec
Aragonite; prodominately auburn with white and light blue accents
3 / 54
Aragonite. Eisenerz, Austria
Atacamite; black, green and white
6 / 54
Atacamite. Copiapo Chile, South America
Beige and teal aurichalcite.
7 / 54
Aurichalcite. Globe, Arizona USA
Calcite showen to be half the size of a pen for size comparison
8 / 54
Calcite. Rosiclaire Illinois, USA
White celestine
10 / 54
Celestine. Lime City, Ohio
Chalcopyrite
11 / 54
Chalcopyrite. Temagami, Ontario
Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Calcite
12 / 54
Chalcopyrite, Quartz and Calcite. Kansas, USA
Chrysoprase. Green variety of Chalcedony
13 / 54
Chrysoprase. Green variety of Chalcedony. Australia
Cobalt Ore; appears almost bubbly
14 / 54
Cobalt Ore. O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Ontario
Copper pseudomorph after Azurite
15 / 54
Copper pseudomorph after Azurite, Copper Rose Mine, Grant Co. N.M.: Cobalt Ore. O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Ontario
copper
16 / 54
Copper. Houghton, Keweenaw Co. Michigan USA
Deep teal Dioptase
17 / 54
Dioptase. Tsumeb, Namibia
Favosites
18 / 54
Favosites Woodstock, Ontario
Fluorite, Baryte and Aragonite
19 / 54
Fluorite, Baryte and Aragonite West Germany
Fluorite, Baryte and Aragonite
20 / 54
Fluorite, Baryte and Aragonite. West Germany
green Forsterite Marble
21 / 54
Forsterite Marble. Lanark, Ontario
Hemimorphite
22 / 54
Hemimorphite. Sonora, Mexico
Heulandite after Anhydrite with Quartz
23 / 54
Heulandite after Anhydrite with Quartz. Prospect Park New Jersey USA
Limonite
24 / 54
Limonite. Locality Unknown
Linarite; some blue accents
25 / 54
Linarite, Blanchard Mine New Mexico, USA
Linarite: blue and white
26 / 54
Linarite, Blanchard Mine New Mexico, USA
Marcasite
27 / 54
Marcasite. Wawa, Ontario
Molybdenite
28 / 54
Molybdenite. Cadillac, Quebec
Mordenite
29 / 54
Mordenite, Hi Kuai, North Island, New Zealand
Orpiment and Realgar
30 / 54
Orpiment and Realgar. Russia
Pectolite
31 / 54
Pectolite. Patterson, New Jersey
Pectolite
32 / 54
Pectolite. Prospect Park New Jersey, USA
Pectolite and Vesuvianite; seperate white and gold crystals
33 / 54
Pectolite and Vesuvianite Jeffrey Pit Asbestos, Quebec
Pericline Coated with Chlorite
34 / 54
Pericline Coated with Chlorite, Acushnet, Massachusetts
Pyrite
35 / 54
Pyrite. Sputnik Mine, Temagami, Ontario
Pyrite with Quartz
36 / 54
Pyrite with Quartz. Spain
Quartz
37 / 54
Quartz. China Clay Pits, Cornwall, England
Red Quartz
38 / 54
Red Quartz, Minglenilla, Province of Cuennca, Spain
Milky Quartz
39 / 54
Milky Quartz, Tripag Mine Thunder Bay, Ontario
Somewhat translucent, red Rhodochrosite
41 / 54
Rhodochrosite. Hotazel, Namibia
Rutile
42 / 54
Rutile, Graves Mountain, Georgia, USA
Selenite
43 / 54
Selenite, Niaca, Mexico
Sharks Teeth
44 / 54
Sharks Teeth Atlantic Seaboard
Siderite
45 / 54
Siderite, Baltimore, Maryland
Skutterudite
46 / 54
Skutterudite O`Brien Mine, Coleman Twp. Ontario
Stibnite
47 / 54
Stibnite, Schleling, Australia
Stillbite
48 / 54
Stillbite, Isl. Parsborough, Nova Scotia
Tourmaline
49 / 54
Tourmaline, Mt. Mica, Maine
Devonian Period trilobite on rock
50 / 54
Devonian Period trilobite, Ohio
Vivianite Crimea; black and rusty-orange
51 / 54
Vivianite Crimea, Russia
Wavellite
52 / 54
Wavellite, High Down Quarry, Fitleigh, North Devon, England
Wavellite
53 / 54
Wavellite, Arkansas, USA
Wulfenite
54 / 54
Wulfenite, Yuma, Arizona, USA