Image credits & licences

The mineral-specimen and satellite photography on this site is used under the licences below, with thanks to the photographers and public agencies who make it freely available. These images are illustrative — they are not MineDSS outputs and do not depict any customer's ground.

Mineral specimens

Native gold — crystalline specimen
Native gold
Native gold — crystalline specimen
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Native copper
Native copper
Native copper
Chad Knutsen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Native silver — wire habit
Native silver
Native silver — wire habit
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Galena (lead sulphide) with quartz
Galena
Galena (lead sulphide) with quartz
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Erythrite — cobalt 'bloom'
Erythrite
Erythrite — cobalt 'bloom'
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Cassiterite (tin oxide)
Cassiterite
Cassiterite (tin oxide)
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Stibnite (antimony sulphide)
Stibnite
Stibnite (antimony sulphide)
Ethmostigmus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Baryte (barium sulphate)
Baryte
Baryte (barium sulphate)
Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Beryl — the principal beryllium mineral
Beryl
Beryl — the principal beryllium mineral
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Native bismuth
Native bismuth
Native bismuth
Darla Sondrol · CC0 · source
Colemanite — a borate mineral
Colemanite
Colemanite — a borate mineral
Bureau of Mines · Public domain · source
Pollucite — the chief caesium mineral
Pollucite
Pollucite — the chief caesium mineral
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Crocoite — a chromium mineral
Crocoite
Crocoite — a chromium mineral
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Cobaltite — a cobalt sulpharsenide
Cobaltite
Cobaltite — a cobalt sulpharsenide
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Xenotime — a heavy-rare-earth phosphate
Xenotime
Xenotime — a heavy-rare-earth phosphate
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Fluorite (calcium fluoride)
Fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride)
Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gallium metal crystals
Gallium
Gallium metal crystals
Gallium0031 · CC BY 3.0 · source
Germanite — a germanium sulphide mineral
Germanite
Germanite — a germanium sulphide mineral
Darla Sondrol · CC0 · source
Zircon — the chief host of hafnium
Zircon
Zircon — the chief host of hafnium
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Indium metal
Indium
Indium metal
Schtone · Public domain · source
Monazite — a light-rare-earth phosphate
Monazite
Monazite — a light-rare-earth phosphate
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Spodumene — a lithium pyroxene
Spodumene
Spodumene — a lithium pyroxene
Andrew Silver · Public domain · source
Rhodochrosite (manganese carbonate)
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite (manganese carbonate)
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Molybdenite (molybdenum sulphide)
Molybdenite
Molybdenite (molybdenum sulphide)
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Monazite — a rare-earth phosphate
Monazite
Monazite — a rare-earth phosphate
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Pyrochlore — a niobium mineral
Pyrochlore
Pyrochlore — a niobium mineral
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sperrylite — a platinum-group mineral
Sperrylite
Sperrylite — a platinum-group mineral
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Native platinum
Native platinum
Native platinum
James St. John · CC BY 2.0 · source
Bastnasite — a rare-earth carbonate
Bastnasite
Bastnasite — a rare-earth carbonate
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Molybdenite — the chief host of rhenium
Molybdenite
Molybdenite — the chief host of rhenium
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Lepidolite — a lithium-rubidium mica
Lepidolite
Lepidolite — a lithium-rubidium mica
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Thortveitite — a scandium mineral
Thortveitite
Thortveitite — a scandium mineral
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Native selenium
Native selenium
Native selenium
Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Celestine (strontium sulphate)
Celestine
Celestine (strontium sulphate)
Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Tantalite — a tantalum oxide
Tantalite
Tantalite — a tantalum oxide
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Native tellurium
Native tellurium
Native tellurium
Darla Sondrol · CC0 · source
Gadolinite — a rare-earth silicate
Gadolinite
Gadolinite — a rare-earth silicate
Shannon Heinle · CC0 · source
Thorite — a thorium silicate
Thorite
Thorite — a thorium silicate
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Cassiterite (tin oxide)
Cassiterite
Cassiterite (tin oxide)
Ralph Bottrill · CC BY 3.0 · source
Wolframite — a tungsten ore
Wolframite
Wolframite — a tungsten ore
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Torbernite — a uranium mineral
Torbernite
Torbernite — a uranium mineral
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Vanadinite — a vanadium mineral
Vanadinite
Vanadinite — a vanadium mineral
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Xenotime — an yttrium phosphate
Xenotime
Xenotime — an yttrium phosphate
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Zircon (zirconium silicate)
Zircon
Zircon (zirconium silicate)
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Satellites & Earth observation

Rub' al Khali dune fields, imaged by the ASTER instrument on NASA's Terra satellite
ASTER satellite image
Rub' al Khali dune fields, imaged by the ASTER instrument on NASA's Terra satellite
NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team · Public domain · source
NASA's Terra satellite, which carries the ASTER instrument
Terra satellite
NASA's Terra satellite, which carries the ASTER instrument
NASA · Public domain · source

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