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CHALCOPYRITE ON CALCITE
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1 Available!
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Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall.
A large calcite crystal with a pink hue dusted with micro crystalline chalcopyrite with a single 8mm crystal sitting on the termination.
A lovely specimen, without damage.
Size 5 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm
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TILE ORE
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1 Available!
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Tolcarne Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall.
A matrix of pale granite with chrysocolla cut through witha thin vein of chalcocite with cuprite on ether side known as tile ore.
Collected from the tips in 1990
Size 8 x 7 x 5 cm
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CASSITERITE
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1 Available!
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Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Cornwall.
Bright crystals of cassiterite to 2.5mm across formed in cavities and veinlets in a milky quartz matrix.
Excellent specimen for the locality.
From the collection of David Kneebone.
Size 7.5 x 6 x 3 cm
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CHILDRENITE
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(SOLD)
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Crinnis Cliff, Carlyon Bay, St. Austell, Cornwall.
A large specimen of pale slate matrix richly covered on both sides with undamaged honey coloured childrenite crystals.
Rich specimen for the locality.
Size 11 x 7 x 4 cm.
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ERYTHRITE
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1 Available!
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Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall.
This specimen which was collected on the lower shaft dump in the late 1980's displays pink micro crystalline erythrite on chlorite with dolomite and minor chalcopyrite.
A rare locality specimen.
Size 6.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
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CASSITERITE
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1 Available!
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Bartinney Mine, Bartinney Downs, St. Just, Cornwall.
A hard granite matrix fairly rich in cryptocrystalline cassiterite.
A rare locality specimen.
Size 9.5 x 7 x 5 cm
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CASSITERITE
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1 Available!
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Bell Vean Mine 'Bell Veor Mine' Lanner, Redruth, Cornwall.
A specimen that was collected some years ago from the Adit Level displaying veins of fine dark brown cassiterite with tourmaline in a quartz matrix. The specimen has been cut and polished on one side to show the structure more clearly.
Nice rare locality specimen.
Size 8.5 x 5.5 x 2 cm
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BINDHEIMITE
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1 Available!
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Bodannon Mine, Trewetha, Cornwall.
A fine specimen of yellow, red brown bindheimite with minor quartz from the Bodannon Mine.
There is hardly any visual evidence of this mine today bar a few small grassed over dumps.
Ex Peter Golley and Simon Camm collection.
Size 12 x 5 x 2 cm
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MOLYBDENITE
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1 Available!
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Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Cornwall.
A very rich specimen of molybdenite for this locality displaying bright foilated mases to 2cm across with muscovite, quartz and minor sulphides.
Size 6 x 5 x 3 cm
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PYROMORPHITE
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(SOLD)
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Trevinnick Mine, St. Endellion, Cornwall.
A pale slate matrix covered on one side with green crystalline pyromorphite. This specimen was collected underground in early 1980's.
Size 9 x 5.5 x 2 cm
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