Micromounts - Cornwall & Devon..................Updated 7 March 2024..........
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ANATASE - South Tolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England |
Small thin black tabular Anatase crystals in cavities in clinochlore matrix +/- small brown Cassiterite crystals,
can be hard to spot |
£1.00 |
2 |
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ANATASE - Wheal Charlotte, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England |
Small black shiny bipyramidal to tabular Anatase crystals on clinochlore matrix +/- Pyrite, Arsenopyrite |
50p |
1 |
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ANATASE - Wheal Remfrey, St. Enoder, Cornwall, England |
Tiny black bipyramidal Anatase crystals +/- grey acicular Achroite crystals in cavities in matrix |
50p £1.00 |
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ANGLESITE - Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England |
Greyish Anglesite arranged in bands and layers surrounding Galena matrix |
£1.00 |
2 |
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ARAGONITE - Port Quin Mine, St. Endellion, Cornwall, England |
White "coralline" growths of Aragonite, no matrix |
£2.00 £3.00 |
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ARSENOPYRITE - Geevor Mine, St. Just, Cornwall, England |
Very lightly tarnished rhombic Arsenopyrite crystals embedded in chloritic matrix |
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ARSENOPYRITE - Hingston Down Quarry, Calstock, Cornwall, England |
Dull to silvery grey Arsenopyrite crystals in massive arsenopyrite matrix. Ex Peter Braithwaite collection |
50p £1.50p |
2 1 |
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ARSENOPYRITE - Kilham Mine, St. Neot, Cornwall, England |
Grey Arsenopyrite crystals embedded in killas matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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ARSENOPYRITE - Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England |
Shiny grey Arsenopyrite xtls in Arsenopyrite/chlorite matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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ARSENOPYRITE - Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall, England |
Cluster of small silvery Arsenopyrite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix |
£1.00 |
2 |
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ARSENOPYRITE & SIDERITE - Penlee Beach, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England |
Silvery Arsenopyrite crystals with small pale brown lenticular Siderite crystals in quartz matrix |
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AXINITE, EPIDOTE & ANDRADITE - Wheal Hazard Beach, St. Just, Cornwall, England |
Brown bladed Axinite crystals with pale green elongated Epidote crystals and small yellow Andradite
crystals on epidote/actinolite matrix. Ex Peter Braithwaite collection |
SOLD OUT |
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BERAUNITE - Gravel Hill Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England |
Sprays of dark green acicular Beraunite crystals on gossan matrix |
50p |
1 |
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BIOTITE - Lithium rich - Trelavour Downs, St. Dennis, Cornwall, England |
Flakes of dark bronzy brown Biotite mica, no matrix except one on a little quartz. Locally known as "Trelavourite" |
£1.00 |
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BOULANGERITE - Treore Mine, St. Endellion, Cornwall, England |
Grey acicular Boulangerite crystals spanning cavities in quartz matrix. Ex Peter Braithwaite collection |
SOLD OUT |
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BROCHANTITE - Bedford United Mine, Tavistock Hamlets, Devon, England |
Small dark green stretched lenticular Brochantite crystals on matrix |
£1.50p |
1 |
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BROCHANTITE - Cathedral Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England |
Tiny green Brochantite crystals in cavities in quartz/chalcopyrite matrix. Ex Bob Cheetham collection |
50p |
1 |
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BROCHANTITE - South Wheal Basset, Redruth, Cornwall, England |
Small dark green Brochantite crystals in gossan matrix |
50p |
1 |
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CACOXENITE - Gunheath Pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, England |
Small orange Cacoxenite spheres in cavities in matrix |
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CARBONATE FLUORAPATITE, (FRANCOLITE) - Sims Lode, Geevor Mine, St. Just, Cornwall, England |
Dark brown transparent hexagonal tabular Ca-Fluorapatite crystals comprising the bulk of the specimen |
£1.50p |
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CARBONATE FLUORAPATITE, (FRANCOLITE) - George & Charlotte Mine, Tavistock Hamlets, Devon, England |
Small clear hexagonal Ca-Fluorapatite crystals some with fibrous terminations coating quartz crystals
in cavities in quartz matrix |
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CASSITERITE - Bucketts Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England |
Small to tiny, brown to black Cassiterite crystals on chlorite matrix |
£1.00 |
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CASSITERITE - Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England |
Brown "sparable" Cassiterite crystals on quartz matrix |
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CASSITERITE - Relistien Mine, Gwinear, Cornwall, England |
Black stubby Cassiterite crystals in cavties in chlorite matrix |
£1.50p |
2 |
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CASSITERITE - Roselidden Mine, Wendron, Cornwall, England |
Dark brown sparable Cassiterite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix +/- Quartz, Muscovite |
£1.00 £1.50p |
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CASSITERITE - "WOOD TIN" - Trevaunance Cove, St. Agnes, Cornwall, England |
Small brown "rings" of and spheres of Cassiterite - Wood Tin in part of a beach pebble |
£1.50p |
1 |
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CASSITERITE var WOOD TIN - Wheal Charlotte, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England |
Small pale to dark brown circular aggregates of minute silky acicular Cassiterite in quartz/chlorite matrix |
50p |
2 |
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CERULEITE - Whiteworks, St. Day, Cornwall, England |
Aggregates of small velvety sky-blue sphere in cavities and on surface of killas matrix |
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CERUSSITE - Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Cornwall, England |
Clear to white elongated Cerussite crystals scattered in cavities of drusy quartz gossan matrix |
£1.00 |
2 |
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CERUSSITE - Pentire Glaze Mine, St. Minver. Cornwall, England |
White "jackstraw" Cerussite crystals on little matrix |
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CHABAZITE - Ramsley Mine, South Zeal, Devon, England |
Small colourless rhombohedral Chabazite crystals on matrix |
50p |
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CHALCOPYRITE & SCORODITE - Hingston Down Quarry, Calstock, Cornwall, England |
Black coated lenticular Chalcopyrite crystals with small white spheres of Scorodite on a mixed
sulphide matrix |
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CHALCOTRICHITE - Wheal Pendarves, Camborne, Cornwall, England |
Aggregates of very thin red acicular Chalcotrichite crystals on granite matrix |
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CLINOCLASE - Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall, England |
Radiating sprays of deep indigo blue crystalline Clinoclase infilling cavities in gossan matrix |
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CUMENGEITE - Padstow Consols, Padstow, Cornwall, England |
Small aggregates of very minute blue Cumengeite crystals scattered over quartz gossan matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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DJURLEITE/CHALCOCITE - Levant Mine, St. Just, Cornwall, England |
Dull purplish black Djurleite/Chalcocite crystals in cavities in chalcocite/sulphide matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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DUFTITE & BAYLDONITE - Penberthy Croft Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England |
Crusts of minute olive green Duftite crystals with small green Bayldonite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix |
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DUNDASITE - Padstow Consols, Padstow, Cornwall, England |
Small white spheres of minute acicular Dundasite crystals on gossan matrix |
£1.00 |
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"ENYSITE" - Wheal Coates, St. Agnes, Cornwall, England |
Pale bluish green "Enysite" showing depositional banding, no matrix. It used to be the practice to "varnish"
the specimens to try and prevent them dehydrating and falling apart, it didn't work this time however, these are quite stable though still
fragile |
£2.00 |
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FERRI-TURQUOISE (RASHLEIGHITE) - Gunheath Pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, England |
Drusy bluish-green Ferri-Turquoise (Rashleighite) in quartz matrix |
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FERROBERAUNITE - Gravel Hill Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall |
Golden brown sprays of acicular Ferro-Beraunite crystals on a quartz gossan matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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FERROBERAUNITE & STRENGITE - Gravel Hill Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall |
Golden brown sprays of acicular Ferro-Beraunite crystals with pale straw yellow Strunzite crystals and
tiny colourless Strengite crystals on a quartz gossan matrix |
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FLUORITE - Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Cornwall, England |
Part of a pale yellow Fluorite crystal with a few small embedded Quartz crystals, no matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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GOETHITE - West Wheal Owles, St. Just, Cornwall, England |
Radiating sprays of brown, acicular Goethite in cavities in quartz matrix. Ex Bob Cheetham collection |
50p |
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HAEMATITE (MICACEOUS) - New Florence Mine, North Molton, Devon, England |
Shiny reddish-black foliated Haematite in quartz matrix |
£1.00 £1.50p |
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HAEMATITE - Wheal Cock, St.Just, Cornwall, England |
Sparkling black platy Haematite crystals richly scattered over Quartz matrix |
£1.00 £1.50p |
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JAMESONITE - Tresungers Mine, St. Endellion, Cornwall, England |
Typical silvery fibrous Jamesonite running through quartz matrix |
£1.50p |
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LIBETHENITE - Gunheath Pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, England |
Small green Libethenite crystals covering matrix |
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LIBETHENITE - West Wheal Jewel, Carharrack, Cornwall, England |
Small dark green Libethenite crystals in cavities in granitic matrix |
£1.00 |
2 |
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LUDLAMITE - 11/15 Decline, Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall, England |
Pale green crystalline Ludlamite in quartz matrix. +/- the occaisional Arsenopyrite crystal |
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MIMETITE - Penberthy Croft Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England |
Small pale brown to clear Mimetite crystals in a cavity in galena matrix |
50p |
2 |
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MIMETITE & BAYLDONITE - Penberthy Croft Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England |
Small pale brown to whitish Mimetite crystals with dark green Bayldonite on gossan matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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NATROLITE - Dean Quarry, St. Keverne, Cornwall, England |
Pair of white columnar Natrolite crystals with a coating of an unknown white mineral, no matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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OLIVENITE - Penberthy Croft Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England |
Small olive-green Olivenite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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OLIVENITE - Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall, England |
Olive green Olivenite crystals in various forms in/on quartz gossan matrix |
£1.50p |
2 |
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OLIVENITE var. WOOD OLIVENITE - Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall, England |
Tight sprays of creamy brown Wood Olivenite with a little pale blue Scorodite in cavities in quartz
gossan matrix |
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OPAL - South Wheal Basset, Redruth, Cornwall, England |
Dark treacly brown Opal infilling cavities in matrix |
£1.50p |
1 |
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PARNAUITE - Wheal Ellen, Porthtowan, Cornwall, England |
Green micaceous looking Parnauite crystals in matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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PHARMACOSIDERITE - Cathedral Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England |
Small pale green or brown cubic Pharmacosiderite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix |
50p £1.50p |
1 2 |
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PHARMACOSIDERITE - Wheal Unity, St. Day, Cornwall, England |
Very minute greyish green Pharmacosiderite crystals thickly encrusting quartz matrix |
£1.00 £1.50p |
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PHARMACOSIDERITE & SCORODITE - Wheal Unity, St. Day, Cornwall, England |
Yellowish brown to green cubic Pharmacosiderite crystals with small greyish Scorodite crystals in cavities in
quartz gossan matrix. Ex Bob Cheetham collection |
£1.00 |
1 |
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PHILLIPSBURGITE & CORNWALLITE - Penberthy Croft Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England |
Spherical aggregates of dark green Cornwallite with smaller paler green Phillipsburgite associated
in quartz gossan matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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PSEUDOMALACHITE - East Gunnislake Mine, Calstock, Cornwall, England |
Dark green botryoidal crystallised Pseudomalachite in cavities in quartz matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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PYROMORPHITE - Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Cornwall, England |
Small yellowish to green spiky Pyromorphite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix +/- minor Bindheimite |
£1.00 |
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PYROMORPHITE - Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Cornwall, England |
Small green barrel shaped Pyromorphite crystals in quartz matrix |
£1.00 |
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RUTILE - Lanterdan Quarry, Tintagel, Cornwall, England |
Classic golden yellow Sagenitic Rutile on quartz matrix |
£1.50p |
1 |
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RUTILE - Lanterdan Quarry, Tintagel, Cornwall, England |
Classic golden yellow Sagenitic Rutile criss crossing a cavity in quartz/ablite matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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SCORODITE - Bedford Utd Mine, Tavistock Hamlets, Devon, England |
Spheres of minute greyish to pale yellow Scorodite crystals in cavities in gossan matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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SCORODITE - Cligga Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England |
Greyish drusy Scorodite in a cavity in matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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SCORODITE - Hemerdon Bal Mine, Plympton, Devon, England |
Greyish-blue Scorodite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix |
£1.50p £2.00 £2.50p |
1 2 1 |
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SCORODITE - Hemerdon Bal Mine, Plympton, Devon, England |
Greyish-blue Scorodite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix. Ex Peter Braitwaite collection |
£1.00 |
1 |
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SCORODITE - Mulberry stockworks, Lanivet, Cornwall, England |
Greyish crust of tiny Scorodite crystals on quartz/wolframite matrix |
£1.50p |
1 |
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SCORODITE - Roselidden Mine, Wendron, Cornwall, England |
Small drusy greyish Scorodite spheres in cavities in quartz matrix |
50p £1.00 |
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SCORODITE - Wheal Ellen, Portreath, Cornwall, England |
Pale greyish-blue crusts and spheres of minute drusy Scorodite crystals on matrix |
£1.50p |
1 |
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SCORODITE - Wheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall, England |
Tiny greyish-blue drusy Scorodite crystals in cavities in matrix |
£1.50p |
3 |
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SCORODITE - Wheal Music, Portreath, Cornwall, England |
Pale greyish-blue crusts and spheres of drusy Scorodite crystals on killas matrix. Ex Bob Cheetham collection |
£1.00 £1.50p |
1 1 |
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SELENITE - Geevor Mine, St. Just, Cornwall, England |
Aggregates of white Selenite crystals, no matrix. Specimens are glued into boxes due to their fragility |
£1.00 |
1 |
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SIDERITE - Wheal Drea, St. Just, Cornwall, England |
Dark chocolaty brown Siderite crystals, (typical for Wheal Drea), in cavities in matrix |
£1.50p |
1 |
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SIDERITE - Pryce's Lode, South Crofty Mine, Camborne, Cornwall |
Brown complex rhombic Siderite crystals on Siderite matrix |
£2.00 |
1 |
| 1139 |
SIDERITE - West Wheal Owles, St. Just, Cornwall, England |
Small dark brown lenticular Siderite crystals in a quartz lined cavity in jasper matrix |
£1.00 |
1 |
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SPHALERITE & DOLOMITE - Silverbrook Mine, Ilsington, Devon, England |
Black composite Sphalerite crystals with whitish to pale brown rhombic Dolomite crystals on quartz matrix |
50p £1.00 |
1 1 |
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SYNCHISITE-Ce & ANATASE - Wheal Charlotte, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England |
Small brownish hexagonal Synchisite-Ce crystals with shiny black Anatase crystals on matrix |
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TOPAZ & RUTILE - Wheal Remfrey, St. Enoder, Cornwall, England |
Small colourless Topaz crystals with black Rutile in cavities in matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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TORBERNITE - South Terras Mine, St. Stephen-in-Brannell, Cornwall, England |
Small green tabular Torbernite crystals on iron-stained quartz gossan matrix |
£1.00 £1.50p |
2 3 |
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TREMOLITE/ACTINOLITE - Penhawger Mine, Menheniot, Cornwall, England |
Aggregates of pale yellowish green fibrous Tremolite/Actinolite crystals on quartz matrix |
50p £1.00 £1.50p |
1 2 2 |
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TURQUOISE VARLAMOFFITE & WOLFRAMITE - Gunheath Pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, England |
Minute pale blue Turquoise crystals with pale yellow Varlamoffite and with black Wolframite in matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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VARLAMOFFITE - Gunheath Pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, England |
Pale yellow earthy Varlamoffite on granite matrix |
SOLD OUT |
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WAYLANDITE - Stowes Shaft, Wheal Phoenix, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England |
Encrustation of small green Waylandite crytals on quartz matrix. This material has been confirmed |
SOLD OUT |
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WULFENITE & PYROMORPHITE - Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Cornwall, England |
Small orange blocky and/or bipyramidal Wulfenite crystals with green Pyromorphite crystals in quartz matrix |
£1.00 £1.50p | +
1 1 |
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WULFENITE, PYROMORPHITE & BINDHEIMITE - Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Cornwall, England |
Small orange blocky and/or bipyramidal Wulfenite crystals with green Pyromorphite crystals and pale
yellow powdery Bindheimite in quartz matrix |
£1.50p | +
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