Photo by Steve Sorrell
William Frederick Petterd Collection, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, Tasmania
Petterd (1849-1910) was known as the father of Tasmanian mineralogy. A boot importer, he published a number of scientific papers on terrestial molluscs and on minerals, including the Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania, published after his death.
Stibnite, West Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Tasmania.
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