Dave Griffiths · @nebogeo
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A dense layered mix (from top to bottom) of dark red bubbly , silver crystalline , golden yellow and lighter red country rock with minor clusters of green throughout. Fossicked from at Wheal Fortune (Great Consolidated Mines), Gwennap, .

This is a typical mix of Cornish mining minerals. You don't want to drop this one on your toe, it's really heavy for it's size.

mindat.org minID: LXJ-DP6
specimen size: 75 mm x 50 mm x 40 mm

#goethite #arsenopyrite #Chalcopyrite #chlorite #minewaste #cornwall

Last updated 1 year ago

Dave Griffiths · @nebogeo
715 followers · 433 posts · Server post.lurk.org

A giant mass of (FeAsS) crystal, fossicked from at Wheal Fortune, Great Consolidated Mines,

This was found in the soft decayed remains of a much larger rock which had melted away in rainwater, leaving the relatively stable arsenopyrite crystal behind. Smells very strongly of garlic.

mindat.org minID: 5W7-RGQ
FoV: 6mm

#arsenopyrite #minewaste #cornwall

Last updated 1 year ago