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.
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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 M2973 Duftite, Sandbeds Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
ncat JL3876 Sphalerite, Ankerite, Brownley Hill Mine, Alston, Cumbria, England
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 2000 from Harry Critchley.
ncat JL3214 Azurite, Barite, Cannington Park Quarry, Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Harry Critchley.
ncat JL2006 Siderite, Chalcopyrite, Elaterite, Albion Mine, Cilfynnydd, Pontypridd, Wales
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
ncat 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.
4897 Clinoatacamite, Quartz, Goethite, Rhuba a’Mhill, Isle of Islay, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Labelled as Paratacamite, Richard Bell
5537 Fluorapatite, Schorl, Muscovite, Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, St Austell District, Cornwall, England
Ex Ian Graham. Ex John Lewis Collection.,
4949 Sphalerite, Fluorite, Barite, Hawleyite, Ladywash Mine, Eyam, Derbyshire, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4950 Fluorite, Pindale, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4951 Fluorite, Old Tor Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4952 Cerussite, Fluorite, Hope Quarry, Bradwell, Derbyshire, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4953 Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite, Milldam Mine, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4954 Cuprite, Copper, Malachite, Stoneycroft Smelter slag locality, Braithwaite District, Cumbria, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4955 Spangolite, Connellite, Stoneycroft Smelter slag locality, Braithwaite District, Cumbria, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4956 Connellite, Brochantite, Malachite, Cuprite, Stoneycroft Smelter slag locality, Braithwaite District, Cumbria, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4948 Barite, Sphalerite, Millclose Mine, South Darley, Derbyshire, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4946 Fluorite, Barite, Quartz, Smithsonite, Fall Hill Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4947 Smithsonite, Hope Quarry, Bradwell, Derbyshire, England, UK
ebay bayminerals_2012. Bay Minerals. Philip Grounds, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
4895 Fluorite, Old Tor Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Blue John, Richard Bell
4915 Cassiterite, Engine Shaft Tip, Wheal Peevor, Redruth, Camborne – Redruth – St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
Rare from locality. Collected 10/2005, Chris Jewson
4864 Strashimirite, Chenevixite, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Redruth, St Day CP, Cornwall, England, UK
Type Locality for Chenevixite, Richard Bell
4868 Smithsonite epimorphs after Calcite, Wet Grooves Mine (Wet Groves Mine), Askrigg, Wensleydale, North Pennines, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Smithsonite epimorphs after Calcite, Richard Bell
4871 Plumbogummite epimorphs after Galena pseudomorphs after Pyromorphite, Wheal Hope (incl. South Wheal Budnick; West Wheal Hope), Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England, UK
Plumbogummite epimorphs after Galena pseudomorphs after Pyromorphite, Richard Bell