United Kingdom
3769 Hydrozincite, Hemimorphite, Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
White and pale green hydrozincite that fluoresces yellow under medium wave UV, with colourless hemimorphite. Also present, sphalerite, galena, cerussite and chalcopyrite. Ex Richard Bell. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 65 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
6083 Beryl (Aquamarine), Slievenamiskan, Spelga, Mourne Mts, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
A unique specimen composed of a single well terminated gemmy crystal of light blue aquamarine growing free of matrix and measuring 13 x 8 x 6 mm in size. The specimen comes from a quite obscure locality near Slievenamiskan
6085 Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Dam Rigg Level, Northside Mines, Whaw, Arkengarthdale, North Pennines, North Yorkshire, England
Lustrous white translucent barite crystals growing on minor calcite from one of the classic old English lead mines. The barite crystals on this piece reach 1.5 cm in maximum length and fluoresce a nice cream-white under UV light. The piece is also phosphorescent, continuing to glow for several seconds after...
6037 Bannisterite, Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales
Type locality. Brown patches. Ex Richard Tayler Minerals, Cobham, Surrey
6014 Fluorite, Hematite, Quartz, Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
Intense blue fluorite cubes on massive brown hematite with tiny colourless quartz crystals in cavities in the hematite
5484 Edingtonite, Moorswood Quarry, Dysgwylfa Hill, Shropshire, England
Bernie & Margaret Day
5485 Edingtonite, Moorswood Quarry, Dysgwylfa Hill, Shropshire, England
Bernie & Margaret Day
5476 Pyromorphite, Force Craig Mine, Cumbria, England
Bernie & Margaret Day
5477 Barytocalcite, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England
Bernie & Margaret Day Collection. Rock-site.co.uk, now Steetley Minerals – Peter Briscoe
5477 Heulandite, Sgurr nam Boc, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Bernie & Margaret Day Collection. Rock-site.co.uk, now Steetley Minerals – Peter Briscoe
5479 Calcite, Rowrah (Eskett) Quarry, Rowrah, Cumbria
Bernie & Margaret Day
5481 Millerite, Fall Hill Quarry, Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Bernie & Margaret Day Collection. Kevin Johns
5475 Dundasite, Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England
Bernie & Margaret Day
5437 Smithsonite, Wetgrove Mine, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
Epimorph after calcite