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Schuilingite-(Nd): PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH)ˇ1.5(H2O)
Comments: Blue crystals of Schuilingite-(Nd). Location: Kasompi Mine, Kambove, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaďre). Scale: Picture size 1.8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Schulenbergite: (Cu,Zn)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10ˇ3(H2O) Linarite: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Comments: Light greenish rosettes of schulenbergite with small green crystals of ramsbeckite and blue crystals of linarite. Location: Gelbe Birke Mine, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Schumacherite: Bi3[(V,As,P)O4]2O(OH) Pucherite: BiVO4
Comments: Brown crystals of pucherite with yellow schumacherite on matrix. Location: Pucher Shaft, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Scrutinyite: PbO2
Comments: Acicular crystals of scrutinyite. Location: Hilarion Mine, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece. Scale: Picture size 1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Selenium: Se
Comments: Acicular crystals of native Selenium (up to 1 cm in length). Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Specimen size 3 cm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Shcherbinaite: V2O5
Comments: Yellow-brown acicular crystals of shcherbinaite. Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Shkatulkalite: {(Na,Mn,Ca,[ ])4[Nb2(O,H2O)4Si4O14](OH,F)2}ˇ2(H2O,[ ]) Manganoneptunite: KNa2Li(Mn,Fe++)2Ti2Si8O24
Comments: Pearly white shkatulkalite with brown mangan-neptunite grains. Location: Shkatulka pegmatite, Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 4.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Shortite: Na2Ca2(CO3)3
Comments: Colorless crystal of shortite on matrix. Location: Green River Formation, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming, USA. Scale: Picture size 6 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Sillenite: Bi12SiO20
Comments: Greenish to yellowish grains of sillénite in matrix. Location: Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Simonellite: C19H24
Comments: Colorless to white Simonellite on fossil wood. Location: Fognano, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: Picture size 6 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Simonkolleite: Zn5(OH)8Cl2ˇ(H2O)
Comments: Very small colorless crystals with hexagonal shape of simonkolleite. Location: Richelsdorf Smelter, Süss, Richelsdorf District, Hesse, Germany. Scale: Picture size 0.8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Sophiite: Zn2(SeO3)Cl2
Comments: White, tabular crystal of sophiite in matrix. Location: Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Sphaerobertrandite: Be3SiO4(OH)2
Comments: White to pale brownish, radial-concentric aggregates of sphaerobertrandite. Location: Sengischorr Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Srebrodolskite: Ca2Fe+++2O5 Periclase: MgO
Comments: Black grains of srebrodolskite with white periclase. Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Stannopalladinite: (Pd,Cu)3Sn2 (?)
Comments: PPL polished section image of hexagonal crystal of stannopalladinite (white with a very slight pinkish tint) in white atokite. Inset image x-polarizers. Location: Oktyabrski Mine, Talnakh, Ural, Russia. Scale: Picture Size 0.57 mm. © Thomas Witzke
Stibivanite: Sb+++2V++++O5
Comments: Green crystals of stibivanite on matrix. Location: Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema (Ponte Stazzemese), Versilia, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Straczekite: (Ca,K,Ba)(V5+,V4+)8O20ˇ3H2O
Comments: Greenish-black, prismatic-acicular crystals of straczekite. Location: Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland Co., Arkansas, USA. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Strontioginorite: (Sr,Ca)2B14O23ˇ8(H2O)
Comments: Silky white strontioginorite with anhydrite. Location: Kohnstein Quarry, Harz Mts, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Sample Size 4 cm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Sudoite: Mg2(Al,Fe+++)3Si3AlO10(OH)8 Manganite: MnO(OH)
Comments: Pinkish to nearly white earthy sudoite with dark manganite. Location: Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Erfurt district, Harz Mts, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Sulfur: S8 Coccinite: Hg++I2 (?)
Comments: Orange-red coccinite on sulfur. Due to the volatility of the mineral at room temperature, the sample is preserved in a closed vial. The photo was made through the vial, therefore the sharpness is reduced. Location: Lichtenberg Mine, Ronneburg U Deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag