1519 Olivenite, South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
Olive-green prismatic crystals. Width of view 8.63mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
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5803 A2967 8843m Fluorite, Quartz, South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
A single colourless fluorite (fluoresces) on quartz, with a quartz crystal on one face. Ex Art Smith Collection. Ex N. Peters. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 65 images (white light) and 11 (UV). Click on the images below for a higher resolution version.
3604 Topaz, Rutile, Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
Lustrous colourless topaz with black rutile. Width of view 8.63mm. Stack of 80 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
3626 Fluorite, Kaolinite, Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
Purple cubes with small trisoctahedron(?) modified corners, and some curved edges. Some crystals are also contacted showing lighter colour towards the centre of the crystals. The fluorite fluoresces a bluish-purple, and the white kaolinite has a creamy fluorescence. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image...
ncat EUR1 Tourmaline, Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
Pale blue to green to darker brown tourmaline crystals, exact species unknown. Width of view 8.63mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JP2017 Anatase, Quartz, Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
Tiny sharp dark anatase crystals with colourless quartz crystals. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 75 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
1301 Ceruleite, Whiteworks, United Downs, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Sky blue puffballs. Width of view 5mm. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
1647 Bayldonite, Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Green bayldonite with colourless prisms of mimetite (see second photo), and coated quartz crystals (not in photos). Type Locality for bayldonite. Width of view 2.5mm. Stack of 60 images (first photo). Width of view 5mm. Stack of 50 images (second photo). Click on the images for a higher resolution version.
3670 Erythrite, Ennys Wheal Virgin, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Tiny pink crystalline crust of erythrite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
30131 Chalcocite, Cook’s Kitchen Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Mined in 1820. Ex Captain Sara Collection. Ex Albert Chapman. Ex Brian Shelton. Measures 35x23x16mm. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
3606 Fluorite, Quartz, Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Fraddon, Saint Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
A lot of collectors like fluorite. Whether it be for the isometric (cubic) symmetry (for those that might be a little obsessive-compulsive 😁), the range of colours and zoning, the fluorescence, or for other reasons. This specimen has good colour and zoning with darker edges, but no fluorescence. I have...
3808 Olivenite, Chrysocolla, Clinoclase, Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall, England
Olive green crystals of olivenite on pale blue chrysocolla. Not in the photo – clinoclase. Ex Mark Hallam Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.