Specimens removed from my Collection..............Updated 28 March 2024Cornwall & Devon
EX310 #17148 ACTINOLITE - Haytor Mine, Ilsington, Devon, England Dark greenish black Actinolite crystals on little matrix £2.00 1
EX311 #17149 ACTINOLITE - Haytor Mine, Ilsington, Devon, England Dark green fibrous Actinolite on matrix £1.50p 1
EX312 #2680 APATITE - Cligga Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England White hexagonal Apatite crystal sat on pale pinkish Adularia crystals in a cavity in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX313 #5575 Ca-FLUORAPATITE (APATITE-CAF on label) - Gravel Hill Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England Tiny spherical aggregates of minute clear Ca-Fluorapatite crystal with tiny brown to black Siderite crystals on gossan matrix SOLD OUT .
EX315 #4040 CASSITERITE - Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England Dark brown Cassiterite on quartz/cassiterite matrix £1.00 1
EX316 #8550 CONNELLITE - Relistien Mine, Gwinear, Cornwall, England Small blue spheres of minute acicular Connellite crystals on a plate of Copper & Cuprite on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX317 #10614 CRONSTEDTITE - Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall, England Shiny black vertically striated Cronstedtite crystals in cavities in stable marcasite/pyrite matrix £2.00 1
EX318 #15617 CUPRITE - Relistien Mine, Gwinear, Cornwall, England Small very deep red cubic Cuprite crystals in a cavity in clinochlore matrix SOLD OUT .
Cumberland & Westmorland
EX319 #2130 CALCITE & PYRITE - Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumberland, England White rhombic Calcite crystals with brassy cubic Pyrite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX126 #12178 MIMETITE - Dry Gully, Brandy Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Small white and green Mimetite crystals in cavity in matrix £1.00 1
EX295 #15177 SPHALERITE - Force Crag Mine, Coledale, Cumberland, England Black Sphalerite crystals with brown rhombic Siderite & drusy Quartz on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX296 #11477 SPHALERITE & GALENA - Force Crag Mine, Coledale, Cumberland, England Black Sphalerite crystals with grey modified cube/octahedral Galena crystals with quartz on matrix SOLD OUT .
Rest of England
EX320 #14725 STRONTIANITE - Sir Francis Level, Gunnerside Gill, North Yorkshire, England Clear very thin acicular Strontianite crystals in a cavity in witherite matrix SOLD OUT .
Wales
EX171 #9362 HARMOTOME - Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Radnorshire, Wales White to clear "cruciform" Harmotome crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX278 MILLERITE - Eaglebrook Mine, Talybont, Cardiganshire, Wales Brassy acicular Millerite crystals in quartz/chalcopyrite matrix SOLD OUT .
Scotland
EX206 #3648 ANALCITE - Camas nan Sidhein, Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Small glass clear Analcite crystals lining cavities in basalt matrix £1.00 1
Ireland - North & South
. None currently available . . .
Africa
EX321 #F5498 DESCLOIZITE - Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, South Africa Aggregate of very dark brown almost black spear shaped Descloizite crystals, no matrix £2.50p 1
EX322 #F5847 DIOPTASE - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto, Namibia Large green 9mm doubly terminated Dioptase crystal sat on greyish rhombic Dolomite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX323 #F3093 DUFTITE - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto, Namibia Rich coverage of small green Duftite crystals plus some clear Calcite crystals in cavities in matrix £2.50p 1
EX324 #F431 DUFTITE & DOLOMITE - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto, Namibia Small green Duftite crystals in amongst whitish rhombic Dolomite crystals on gossan matrix SOLD OUT .
EX325 #F8496 FERBERITE & FERRI-TUNGSTITE - Bjordal Mine, Kabale, Western region, Uganda Cellular mass of Ferberite with cavities containing tiny Ferberite crystals plus tiny yellow orange Ferri-Tungstite crystals in some cavities SOLD OUT .
EX326 #F673 FRANCEVILLITE & CHERVETITE - Mounana Mine, Franceville, Gabon Compact sprays of yellow bladed Francevillite crystals enclosing greyish tabular Chervetite crystals, no matrix SOLD OUT .
EX327 #F7592 HAUSMANNITE & ANDRADITE - N'Chwaning #2 Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa Black octahedral Hausmannite crystals associated with pinkish Andradite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX328 #F3947 MANNANDONITE - Antandrokomby, Sahatany, Madagascar Spherical aggregates of whitish tabular Mannandonite crystals in a cavity in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX329 #F168 SKUTTERUDITE - Bou Azzer, Morocco Bright silvery cube-octahedral Skutterudite crystals embedded in massive Skutterudite matrix £1.00 1
EX330 #F2578 TARBUTTITE - Broken Hill, Kabwe, Zambia Colourless blocky Tarbuttite crystals on gossan matrix SOLD OUT .
America - North & South
EX331 #F2681 ADAMITE - Gold Hill Mine, Tooele Co., Utah, USA Colourless Adamite crystals scattered throughout gossan matrix £1.50p 1
EX332 #F789 ANTLERITE - Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA Dark green Antlerite crystals with a little blue Chrysocolla on matrix £2.00 1
EX333 #F6620 BAHIANITE - Paramirim, Bahia, Brazil Small brown water worn Bahianite pebble, no matrix £1.50p 1
EX334 #F1491 BRAZILIANITE - Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Colourless rhombic Brazilianite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX335 #F2287 CARNOTITE - Anderson Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA Tiny yellow Carnotite crystals with small clear Calcite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX336 #F1385 CLINOCLASE - La Blanca Mine, Atacama, Chile Small deep blue Clinoclase crystals with green Cornwallite scattered over surface of matrix SOLD OUT .
EX337 #F814 HAYNESITE - Repete Mine, San Juan Co., Utah, USA Bright yellow acicular Haynesite crystals on surface of matrix SOLD OUT .
EX338 #F268 HUREAULITE - Jaco Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Pale pink transparent Hureaulite crystals with some small very dark green Rockbridgeite spheres in cavities in Hureaulite matrix SOLD OUT .
EX284 #F1609 JAROSITE - Gold Hill Mine, Tooele Co., Utah, USA Small brown Jarosite crystals covering goethite matrix SOLD OUT .
EX339 #F7811 LABUNTSOVITE-Fe - St. Amable Sill, Varennes Quarry, Varennes, Quebec, Canada Tiny orange Labuntsovite-Fe crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX340 #F5139 LAZULITE - Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA Dark blue Lazulite crystals embedded in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX341 #F424 MACKAYITE - Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, USA Tiny green octahedral Mackayite crystals in shallow cavities in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX342 #F425 MACKAYITE - Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, USA Tiny green octahedral Mackayite crystals in shallow cavities in matrix £2.00 1
EX343 #F4316 MACKAYITE - McGinnity Shaft, Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, USA Aggregate of small green octahedral Mackayite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX344 #F2853 MANGANAXINITE & MILKY QUARTZ - Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp, Graham Co., Arizona, USA Pale greenish tabular Manganaxinite crystals with an attached doubly terminated Milky Quartz crystal on a layer of small Johannsenite crystals on matrix £1.50p 1
EX345 #F4735 MANGAN-NEPTUNITE & SERANDITE - Poudrette Quarry, Mont Ste. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada Deep reddish brown tabular Mangan-Neptunite crystals with pale pink Serandite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX346 #F3179 MILARITE - Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico Very pale yellow hexagonal Milarite crystals in amongst white wedge shaped Albite crystals in a cavity in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX347 #F7618 MURDOCHITE - 79 Mine, Hayden, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Tiny black cubic Murdochite crystals scattered amongst small Calcite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX348 #F177 OLIVENITE - Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA Dark green Olivenite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix £1.00 1
EX349 #F1902 PALERMOITE - Palermo #1 Mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA Small colourless columnar Palermoite crystals in cavities in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX301 #F813 PAULINGITE-Ca - Three Mile Creek, Ritter, Grant Co., Oregon, USA Colourless dodecahedral Paulingite-Ca crystals in cavities in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX350 #F799 SCHEELITE - Ophie Hill, Tooele Co., Nevada, USA Pale yellow octahedral Scheelite crystals on quartz matrix. Fluoresces blue SW SOLD OUT .
EX351 #F2654 SEELIGERITE - San Francisco Mine, Sierra Gorda, Chile Tiny yellow disc-like/lenticular Seeligerite crystals on quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
EX352 #F5549 SERPIERITE & SCHULENBERGITE - Platosa Mine, Bermejillo, Durango, Mexico Blue acicular Serpierite crystals with paler greenish blue tiny Schulenbergite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX353 #F1012 TURQUOISE & VARISCITE - Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA Small sky blue Turquoise crystals with small greyish spheres of Variscite in a shallow cavity in matrix. Fluoresces blue SW SOLD OUT .
EX354 #F2536 VARISCITE - Boa Vista Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil Pink Variscite crystals thickly lining a cavity in matrix SOLD OUT .
Asia & Australasia
EX355 #F7947 ATACAMITE - Mount Gunson Mine, Pernatty Lagoon, South Australia, Australia Dark green Atacamite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX356 #F6218 CONICHALCITE Pseudo after OLIVENITE - Dome Rock Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia Botryoidal green Conichalcite completely replacing Olivenite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX357 #F312 CORNETITE - Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Small blue Cornetite crystals plus some green Pseudomalachite in matrix £1.50p 1
EX358 #F3056 CYANOTRICHITE - Mount Oxide, Queensland, Australia Sprays of blue acicular Cyanotrichite crystals with some green Malachite on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX359 #F1829 CYRILOVITE, KIDWELLITE & FLUORAPATITE - Iron Monarch, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia Tiny yellow orange Cyrilovite crystals with small pale green velvety spheres of Kidwellite and small colourless hexagonal Fluorapatite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix £2.00 1
EX360 #F2794 LIBETHENITE - Hardway Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Olive green Libethenite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX361 #F1204 PEISLEYITE - Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia Piece of pale brown Peisleyite, no matrix SOLD OUT .
EX362 #F7788 PHOSPHOPHYLLITE - Reaphook Hill, Martin's Well, South Australia, Australia White Phosphophyllite crystals probably replaced by another mineral in a cavity in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX363 #F4427 THORIANITE - Balangoda, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Small black cubic Thorianite crystals, no matrix SOLD OUT .
EX364 #F7646 THORIANITE - Balangoda, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Small black cubic Thorianite crystals, no matrix SOLD OUT .
EX366 #F6073 TURQUOISE - Iron Monarch, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia Pale blue spheres of tiny Turquoise crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX367 #F4745 TURQUOISE - Puttapa Mine, Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia Tiny pale blue Turquoise crystals in cavities in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX368 #F6555 WAVELLITE - St John's Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia Sprays of clear acicular Wavellite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix SOLD OUT .
EX369 #F6556 WAVELLITE - St John's Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia Sprays of clear acicular Wavellite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix £1.00 1
EX370 #F6557 WAVELLITE - St John's Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia Sprays of clear acicular Wavellite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix £1.00 1
Europe including RussiaSprays of golden yellow acicular Cacoxenite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix
EX371 #F2791 CACOXENITE - Chala Mine, Spahieva, Hoskova, Bulgaria SOLD OUT .
EX372 #F3003 CHAYESITE - Pauliberg, Kobersdorf, Austria Black hexagonal Chayesite crystal in a cavity in matrix £1.00 1
EX375 #F7157 COBALTITE - Hakansboda, Lindesberg, Orebro Co., Sweden Silvery modified cubic Cobaltite crystal embedded in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX262 #F3347 DUFRENITE - Les Montmins, Echassieres, Allier, France Small dark green Dufrenite spheres with some lighter green Kidwellite in cavities in quartz matrix £1.50p 1
EX263 #F2468 EPISTILBITE - Siatorska Bukovinka Quarry, Cerova Vrchovina, Slovakia Whitish to clear Epistilbite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX40 #F3145 ERYTHRITE - Schmiedestollen, Wittichen, Black Forest, Germany Tiny pink Erythrite crystals plus some green Zeunerite on granite matrix SOLD OUT .
EX377 #F3359 FLUELLITE - Azcarate Quarry, Eugui, Navarre, Spain Colourless blocky Fluellite crystals sat on botryoidal grey Variscite in cavities in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX378 #F469 KLEBELSBERGITE - Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy Sprays of pale yellow acicular Klebelsbergite crystals plus some small pale yellow globular Sulphur crystals in cavities in stibnite matrix SOLD OUT .
EX379 #F780 KLEBELSBERGITE - Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy Sprays of whitish acicular Klebelsbergite crystals plus some reddish Meta-Stibnite in cavities in stibnite matrix £1.50 1
EX380 #F6756 LIBETHENITE & PSEUDOMALACHITE - Mostardeira Mine, Estremoz, Evora, Portugal Very dark green Libethenite crystals with dark green botryoidal Pseudomalachite in cavities in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX381 #F4702 MASTURITE - Molinello Mine, Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy Light orange crystalline Masturite on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX382 #F2856 PSEUDOMALACHITE/REICHENBACHITE - Miguel Vacas Mine, Vila Vicosa, Portugal Small dark green crystals of P/R (difficult to tell apart) in cavities in gossan matrix SOLD OUT .
EX383 #F2988 ROSASITE - Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, Germany Greenish blue velvety Rosasite in a cavity in gossan matrix £1.00 1
EX384 #F6132 STILBITE & HEULANDITE - St. Andreasberg, Harz, Saxony, Germany White Stilbite crystals with colourless Heulandite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
EX193 #F6095 STRONTIANITE - Beauvoisin, Drome, Auvergne, France Spherical aggregates of white acicular Strontianite crystals on calcite in a cavity in matrix £1.50p 1
EX194 #F1453 STRUNZITE - Cornelia Mine, Hagendorf-Sud, Bavaria, Germany Pale yellow acicular Strunzite crystals in cavities in matrix £2.00 1
EX385 #F5053 SULPHUR - Fohnsdorf Mine, Judenberg, Styria, Austria Clear yellowish Sulphur crystals on a delicate earthy matrix also "pongs" of Hydrocarbon £1.00 1
EX387 #F868 WARWICKITE - Mina la Celia, Jumilla, Spain Golden brown acicular Warwickite crystals quite a few of which are coated in a black manganese in cavities in matrix SOLD OUT .
EX388 #F4824 WILLEMITE - Preguica Mine, Moura, Portugal Small colourless hexagonal Willemite crystals on matrix £1.50p 1
EX389 #F5960 ZAVARITSKITE - Huber Shaft, Krasno, Horny Slavkov, Bohemia, Czech Republic Small dark grey spots of Zavaritskite in quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
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Smelters
EX306 #C796 PARALAURIONITE - Meadowfoot Smelter, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Small thin colourless Paralaurionite crystals in a cavity in smelter slag 50p 1
EX390 #F561 RAUENTHALITE - Ste. Marie-aux-Mines, Alsace, France Clumps of small white Rauenthalite crystals on smelter slag SOLD OUT .