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In this Gallery we present a selection of minerals from the classic British districts of Weardale, Cumbria (formerly Cumberland) and Cornwall. You can find a variety of fluorites, mimetites (variety campilite), hematites, "jack-straw" cerussites, secondary copper minerals and others from these prolific localities. Minerals from Cumbria and Scotland are found in page 1 and minerals from Cornwall and Weardale in page 2. |
WGB-SW/2 - Chalcocite Botallack Mine, St. Just (Cornwall, Great Britain) Loose twinned crystal of metallic dark grey chalcocite showing twinning patterns on the surface as seen in the pictures. Minor damage on the edges but a nice example from this classic district. 1.5x1x0.5 - 25 € |
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WGB-SW/3 - Chalcocite Old Bal Lode, Levant Mine, Trewellard (Cornwall, Great Britain) Loose cluster of twinned crystals of metallic black chalcocite showing twinning patterns on the surface as seen in the pictures. Minor damage on the edges but a nice 19th Century example from this classic district. 1.6x1.3x0.8 - 35 € |
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WGB-20 - Fluorite Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale (Co. Durham, Great Britain) Green cubic crystals of fluorite to 1.1 cm. coating a layered fluorite-siderite matrix. There is one penetration twin. Just a few tiny corners cleaved. Highly fluorescent. 10x7x4.5 - 50 € |
WGB-19 - Fluorite and pyrite Frazer's Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale (Co. Durham, Great Britain) Sandstone matrix coated by small greyish cubes of fluorite to 3 mm. On these stands a group of purple twins and twin aggregates to 2 cm. partly coated by crystalline pyrite. Just a couple of small corners cleaved. Highly fluorescent. 9.8x8x4.5 - 85 € |
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WGB-18 - Fluorite and galena Frazer's Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale (Co. Durham, Great Britain) Highly lustrous purple fluorite crystals and penetration twins to 2.1 cm. coating massive fluorite. Some fluorite crystals are coated by small cubo-octahedral galena crystals. What is more interenting in this specimens is the tiny galena crystals included in the fluorite and forming a layer parallel to the cube faces. One fluorite crystal has a cleaved corner. Highly fluorescent. 9.5x6x3 - 90 € |
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WGB-38 - Fluorite and galena Rogerly Quarry, Frosterley, Weardale (Co. Durham, Great Britain) Mass of fluorite with the top covered by large frosted green crystals to 5.6x3x2 cm. Some crude dull grey cubo-octahedral crystals of galena to 7 mm. are included in the fluorite. As is typical with fluorites from this locality, corners and edges become a nice purplish blue at sunlight. Little damage considering the size of the crystals. Highly fluorescent. 12.5x9x6 - 145 € |
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WGB-42 - Fluorite and quartz Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale (Co. Durham, Great Britain) Floater cluster of light purple to gray cubic crystals and penetration twins of fluorite to 2x1.9x1.9 cm. Some crystals are tabular. There is a coating of tiny colorless quartz crystals to 1 mm on part of the specimen. Very little damage in just a few corners. Highly fluorescent. 6x4.8x3.5 - 45 € |
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