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.
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...
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....
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...
7419 JL2015 Cacoxenite, Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from Harry Critchley.
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.
7316 JL3009 Hetaerolite, Eastern Cliff, Kennack Cove, Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998.
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...
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....
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.
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.
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.
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 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 JP3190 Brochantite, Connellite, Boiling Well Mine (Wheal Boil), Loggans, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
Boiling Well Smelter. Ex Bob Cheetham
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...
5537 Fluorapatite, Schorl, Muscovite, Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, St Austell District, Cornwall, England
Ex Ian Graham. Ex John Lewis Collection.,
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
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
8185 Arthurite, Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, St Austell District, Cornwall, England
ex Chris Jewson. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8158 Bismuthinite, South Crofty Mine (South Wheal Crofty), Carn Brea, Camborne – Redruth – St Day District, Cornwall, England
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8159 M1090 Chalcocite, Geevor Mine (North Levant Mine), Pendeen, St Just, St Just District, Cornwall, England
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8152 M1089 Clinoclase, Olivenite, Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne – Redruth – St Day District, Cornwall, England
Type Locality. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8153 Agardite, Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Mount’s Bay District, Cornwall, England
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8154 Tennantite, Geevor Mine (North Levant Mine), Pendeen, St Just, St Just District, Cornwall, England
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8141 Liroconite, Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne – Redruth – St Day District, Cornwall, England
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8144 Liskeardite, Marke Valley Mine, Upton Cross, Linkinhorne, Liskeard District, Cornwall, England
Type Locality. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8092 Ludlamite, Wheal Jane (Falmouth Consolidated Mines), Baldhu, Kea, Camborne – Redruth – St Day District, Cornwall, England
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8097 Jeanbandyite, Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Callington District, Cornwall, England
ex Chris Jewson, collected 1993. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8091 Abhurite, SS Cheerful wreck site, St Ives District, Cornwall, England
From tin ingots salvaged from the SS Cheerful that sank in 1885. ex Chris Jewson. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8074 Vauquelinite, Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Callington District, Cornwall, England
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
7189 Chalcocite, Calcite, Geevor Mine (North Levant Mine), Pendeen, St Just, St Just District, Cornwall, England
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Museum Victoria. Simply labelled as Cornwall, England, probably Geevor/Levant, Ian Acworth, Steve Rust, David Ifold pers com.
4610 Sabugalite, Torbernite, Wheal Edward, Wheal Owles, Botallack, St Just, St Just District, Cornwall, England
Bright yellow crusts of sabugalite with pale-green tabular torbernite (or zeunerite?). Ex Sid Williams (Globo de Plomom). The sabugalite exhibits strong fluorescence under SWUV. Note: labelled as sabugalite, but not confirmed. Rick Turner: I have...
4244 Beraunite, Gravel Hill Mine, Perranzabulou, Cornwall, England
Albert & Marianne Schrander-Hettinga 1/06
4225 Chalcedony, Pednandrea Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Ex Richard Talling Collection #538. Ex Sir Arthur Russell. Ex British Museum. Ex D. O’Donnell Collection #6760. A small collection of 17 pieces of chalcedony. One specimen has the Richard Talling Collection number attached to...
4147 Cotunnite, Penpol Creek, Devoran, Cornwall, England
Richard Bell 9/2005
4148 Feroxyhyte, Penpol Creek, Devoran, Cornwall, England
Richard Bell 9/2005
4149 Halite, Penpol Creek, Devoran, Cornwall, England
Richard Bell 9/2005
5475 Dundasite, Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England
Bernie & Margaret Day
1289 Bettertonite, Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Mike Berry reported to Jolyon Ralph that all liskeardite from Penberthy Croft is actually bettertonite.
1274 Chalcocite, Cook’s Kitchen Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Collected in 1820 and acquired from the Captain Sara Collection by Brian Shelton , a beautiful well-formed thumbnail with classic silvery black chalcocite crystals on a quartz matrix.
0332 Axinite-(Fe), Botallack Head (Wheal Cock Carn), Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, St Just District, Cornwall, England
Lustrous reddish-brown translucent axinite crystals lining shallow cavities in compact mass of crystallized axinite. Ex. A. Stevenson (1916-2007) collection; ex. Howard Belsky (1958-1987). Overall Size: 3.5×2.5×1.5 cm. Crystals: 1-3 mm
0207 Tennantite, Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne – Redruth – St Day District, Cornwall, England
multiple single crystals on matrix,a micromount x10. Ex W. W. Jefferis Coll. No. 7386, ex Carnegie Museum No. 1217, ex Delbert L. Oswald Coll.
1525 Chalcophyllite, Wheal Gorland, Cornwall
Lovely, but tiny, crystals of chalcophyllite from Wheal Gorland, Cornwall.
8184 Monazite-(Ce), Craddock Moor Mine, Cornwall, England
A more opaque Monazite-(Ce) from Craddock Moor Mine, Craddock Moor, St Cleer, Liskeard, Liskeard District, Cornwall, England, UK.