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.
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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...
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.
4427 Fluorite, Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Colourless but iron-stained fluorite crystals. Fluorescent blue under longwave UV. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 40 images (white light) and 30 images (UV). Use the slider to see specimen under white light and longwave...
4418 Danalite, Lindsay’s Leap, Newcastle, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Tiny yellow crystals. Acquired from Richard Bell in 2007. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
1190 Almandine, River Thames, London, UK
A single red crystal collected on the banks of the River Thames by a Mudlarker. These garnets are thought to have originated in South Asia, maybe India, and may have been lost overboard while being...
0641 Gmelinite-Na, Basalt quarry, Magheramorne, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Pale pink stalactites of gmelinite. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 60 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 (not in photo), and coated quartz crystals (not in photo). Type Locality for bayldonite. Width of view 2.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image for a...
0033 M1504 Caledonite, Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK
Light blue prismatic crystals. Ex Bernie Day Collection. Width of view 5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
4947 Smithsonite, Barite, Hope Quarry, Bradwell, Derbyshire, England, UK
Rounded honey-coloured jellybean smithsonite crystals with bladed barite. Acquired from Philip Grounds, Bay Minerals, in 2012. Width of view 5mm. Stack of 55 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
4946 Fluorite, Barite, Quartz, Smithsonite, Fall Hill Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK
Tiny smithsonite crystals on interpenetrant fluorite and bladed barite crystals, on quartz. Acquired from Philip Grounds, Bay Minerals, in 2012. Width of view 5mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a...
4868 Smithsonite epimorphs after Calcite, Wet Grooves Mine, Carperby-cum-Thoresby, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Smithsonite epimorphs after calcite. Acquired from Richard Bell. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
4856 Smithsonite, Stancombe Quarry, Flax Bourton, Somerset, England, UK
There appears to be a couple of generations of smithsonite. The first larger crystals, and the second much smaller crystals, visible around the edges of some of the larger ones. Acquired from Richard Bell. Width...
7156 JL2572 Prehnite, Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Strathclyde, Scotland
Ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Harry Critchley. Width of view 21mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below 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.
ncat JP1219 Scorodite, Hemerdon Ball Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Blue scorodite from Hemerdon Ball (now the Drakelands Mine). Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 80 images. 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....
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...
4906 Atacamite, New Cornwall Mine, Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
A lovely little specimen of prismatic green atacamite crystals. Ex Graham Lee. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
6101 Aurichalcite, Malachite, Cornwall, England
Vintage micromount. Ex Bob Rothenberg collection, previously Walter Bagley and John Francis Calvert (Calvert died in 1897). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0419 Clinoclase, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England
Blue clinoclase crystals on matrix from Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall, England. Ex Bob Rothenberg collection, previously from the John Frederick Calvert collection (died 1897). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on...
7440 JL2012 Witherite, Settlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
7425 JL2003 Linarite, Schulenbergite, Eaglebrook Mine (Nantycagl Mine), Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
7419 JL2015 Cacoxenite, Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
7374 JL2011 Harmotome, Barite, Settlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1996.
7366 JL3008 Pyrite, Liskeardite, Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
May be bettertonite/penberthycroftite rather than liskeardite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
7357 JL3023 Chrysocolla, Veszelyite, Straitstep Vein (Margaret’s Vein), Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Chrysocolla after veszelyite. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
7343 JL3014 Connellite, Stoneycroft Smelter slag locality, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
7329 JL3020 Millerite, Park Slip West (Margam Opencast), Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend, Wales, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
7322 JL3215 Aurichalcite, Witherite, Anglezarke Mines, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
7321 JL3219 Fluorite, Hemimorphite, Coldstones Quarry, Greenhow, High and Low Bishopside, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998. Width of View 4mm.
7318 JL3871 Goethite after Pyrite, Hendre Quarry, Ceiriog Ucha, Wrexham, Wales, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 2002.
7316 JL3009 Hetaerolite, Eastern Cliff, Kennack Cove, Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
ncat JP2283 Anatase, Cwmorthin Quarry, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
A nice little group of anatase crystals on matrix. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images.
8186 M3762 Anatase, Chlorite, Cassiterite, Albite, Quartz, Craddock Moor Mine, Craddock Moor, St Cleer, Liskeard District, Cornwall, England
A single blue anatase crystal on a specimen containing dark green chlorite, orange-brown cassiterite, white albite and colourless quartz. Ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection. The label on the base of the box is in...
ncat JP1756 Fluorite, Marcasite, Ladywash Mine, Eyam, Derbyshire, England, UK
Purple cubes with small modified edges with tiny brassy marcasite crystals. Some of the matrix is vein calcite that fluoresces bright red. Width of view 9mm. Stack of 130 images.
30105 Boracite, Hilgardite, Boulby Mine, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, England, UK
Blue-green boracite crystals with orange hilgardite. Ex Lindsay and Patricia Greenbank Collection. Ex Joseph Funke Collection.
1288 Pharmacosiderite, Chalcophyllite, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England
Olive green cubes of pharmacosiderite with pale blue platelets of chalcophyllite. Width 3.75mm. Stack of 100 images. Old photograph (2005) is a single shot taken with a Sony DSC P150 hand held on microscope eyepiece....
5709 Pyrite, Ammonite Tragophylloceras sp, Charmouth Beach, Charmouth, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Ammonite fossil replaced by pyrite.
5708 Pyrite, Ammonite Androgynoceras sp, Charmouth Beach, Charmouth, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Ammonite fossil replaced by pyrite.
5707 Pyrite, Ammonite Gleviceras sp, Charmouth Beach, Charmouth, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Ammonite fossil replaced by pyrite.
5706 Pyrite, Ammonite Tropidoceras sp, Charmouth Beach, Charmouth, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Ammonite fossil replaced by pyrite.
5705 Pyrite, Ammonite Polymorphite sp, Charmouth Beach, Charmouth, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Ammonite fossil replaced by pyrite.
5704 Pyrite, Ammonite Crucilobiceras sp, Charmouth Beach, Charmouth, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Ammonite fossil replaced by pyrite.
1245 Fluorite, Leonards Hush, Pike Law Mines, Newbiggin, County Durham, England, UK
Small glassy micro fluorite crystals to less than 2mm on an ironstone matrix. From a large hushed working within the Pike Law area. Collected in 1990’s. Fluoresces strongly. Width 18.5mm. Stack of 160 images. Fluorescent...
3813 Chabazite, Ballynulto Quarry, Broughshane, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Interpenetrant pseudo-cubic crystals.
9046 JP2316 Apophyllite, Chabazite-Ca, Thomsonite-Ca, Moonen Bay, Dunvegan, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
Prismatic colourless apophyllite crystals with pinkish chabazite and colourless bladed thomsonite. The latter fluoresces strong white. Width 18mm. Stack of 180 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9035 JP2317 Realgar, Orpiment, Dolyhir Quarry, Wethel, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK
Orange-red realgar and yellow orpiment micro crystals. Width 9mm. Stack of 62 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9033 JP2319 Epidote, Calcite, Grossular, Loanhead Quarry, Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
White hexagonal calcite crystals that fluoresce pink, green epidote and orange-brown grossular garnet. Width 4.5mm. Stack of 62 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9027 JP2293 Olivenite, Kaolinite, Ting Tang Mine, West Clifford United Mines, Carharrack, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
Fine green needles of olivenite with white kaolinite. Width 9mm. Stack of 70 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9025 JP2306 Azurite, Harmotome, Barite, Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK
Clusters of blue bladed azurite with many colourless prismatic twinned harmotome crystals, and colourless bladed barite crystals. The barite fluoresces a creamy white. Width 4.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9145 JP2287 Vésigniéite, New Cliffe Hill Quarry, Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, England, UK
Clusters of tiny olive-green crystals. Width 7mm. Stack of 40 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9015 JP2294 Hemimorphite, Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff’s Well, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Sharp brownish crystals. Width 9mm. Stack of 40 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
7232 JL1390 Grossular, Hematite, Loanhead Quarry, Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Brown grossular garnet crystals in vughs with trigonal hematite crystals. Acquired by Joan in 1994 from Geoff Randall at the Ballarat Gemboree. With 9mm. Stack of 60 images.
9086 JP2694 Cassiterite, Schorl, Calcite, Balleswidden Mine, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Transparent brown to almost black prismatic cassiterite crystals with dark greenish schorl and yellow calcite. Width 6.5mm. Stack of 109 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9006 JP2295 Elbaite, Quartz, Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
Pale blue needles on quartz. Width 9mm. Stack of 62 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
9005 JP2282 Hemimorphite, Machen Quarry, Machen, Caerphilly, Wales, UK
Colourless crystals. Yellowish fluorescence in matrix. With 9mm. Stack of 86 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
0496 Kaolinite, Goonbarrow China Clay Pit, Bugle, Treverbyn, St Austell District, Cornwall, England
Kaolinite pseudomorph after orthoclase (Pig’s Egg). Purchased at the 2013 Ballarat Gem Show. Video best viewed full screen.
20053 Fluorite, Rogerley Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England
Often, Rogerley specimens are larger with bigger crystals. But this one is cute. And of course, fluorescent. Video best viewed full screen.
30073 Mimetite, Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells Mining Region, Cumbria, England
Typical “Campylite” from this famous occurrence. Video best viewed full screen.
30066 Scorodite, Cassiterite, Ferberite, Hemerdon Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England
Ex Barry Johnson Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
30064 Fluorite, Quartz, Siderite, Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England
Pale yellow fluorite cubes, blue under longwave UV, with siderite on and in. Ex Barry Johnson Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
ncat VHD10, Cassiterite, Goethite after Pyrite, Poldark Lode, Wheal Roots, Trevean, Wendron, Helston, Cornwall, England, UK
Very rare location. The site is only available to Chris Jewson. Very little in the literature about this very small mine.
ncat M2973 Duftite, Sandbeds Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
7346 JL3876 Sphalerite, Ankerite, Brownley Hill Mine, Alston, Cumbria, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Harry Critchley. Width of view 11mm. Stack of 6 images.
ncat JL3214 Azurite, Barite, Cannington Park Quarry, Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Harry Critchley.
2006 JL2006 Siderite, Chalcopyrite, Elaterite, Albion Mine, Cilfynnydd, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
7280 JL1448 Goethite, Calcite, Colemans Quarry, Holwell, Somerset, England
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
ncat JL1333 Gold, Hopes Nose, Devon, England
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1994 from Nick Carruth. Photo width 11mm.
ncat M3889 Olivenite, Penberthy Croft, Cornwall, England
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
ncat M3727 Jeanbandyite, Hingston Down, Cornwall, England
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
ncat M1209 Connellite, Penberthy Croft, Cornwall, England
Photo width 15mm. Ex Bernie Day specimen.
ncat JL3871 Goethite, Hendre Quarry, Mold, Wales
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2002 from Harry Critchley.
ncat JL3627 Silver, Alva, Ochil Hills, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 2001.
ncat JP3190 Brochantite, Connellite, Boiling Well Mine (Wheal Boil), Loggans, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
Boiling Well Smelter. Ex Bob Cheetham
ncat JP3196 Susannite, Malachite, Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
Possibly redgillite rather than malachite.
ncat JP1456 Clinoclase, Olivenite, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
One of my favourite blues – clinoclase. Thin blue prismatic crystals of clinoclase with tapered green prismatic crystals of olivenite. Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the...
4897 Clinoatacamite, Quartz, Goethite, Rhuba a’Mhill, Isle of Islay, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Labelled as Paratacamite, Richard Bell