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Galena with Calcite, Sphalerite and Pyrite, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England6mm pale yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals (dog tooth spar) and brassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals on galena and sphalerite
Galena with Sphalerite, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, EnglandGrey galena with black clusters of sphalerite, colourless calcite and brassy yellow chalcopyrite on pink baryte and brown dolomite
Galena with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, EnglandReticulated galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite on octahedral crystals of galena. The locality is recorded as Staunton Harold and this specimen is probably from the Earl Ferrers Mines
Bournonite with Quartz, Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall, EnglandSteel-grey twinned bournonite crystals, in distinctive cog wheel formation, with colourless quartz. This fine specimen from the lead and silver mine, Herodsfoot
Cassiterite, Wheal Maudlin, Lostwithiel (formerly in Lanlivery Parish), Cornwall, EnglandA superb twinned crystal of cassiterite. In Cornwall, cassiterite is concentrated in hydrothermal veins and pegmatites associated with granite intrusions
Cassiterite Partly Replacing Orthoclase, Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, EnglandTwinned crystals of orthoclase feldspar partially replaced by cassiterite. This rare kind of replacement, or partial pseudomorph, is best seen in specimens from Wheal Coates
Cassiterite, St Agnes, Cornwall, EnglandLarge crystals of cassiterite, varying from black to dark brown in colour. In Cornwall, cassiterite is concentrated in hydrothermal veins and pegmatites associated with granite intrusions
Chalcopyrite on Baryte, Ecton Mine, Ecton Hill, Staffordshire, EnglandBrassy yellow chalcopyrite on botryoidal cream baryte. This specimen is a classic example from the Ecton Copper Mines in Staffordshire. Chalcopyrite is an important copper ore
Chalcopyrite with Calcite and Galena, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, EnglandBrassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals on colourless scalenohedral calcite crystals (dog tooth spar) with metallic grey galena on limestone
Copper with Quartz, South Caradon Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall, EnglandCopper with crystalline quartz. Most Cornish copper specimens are dull, but native copper (pure copper, uncombined with any other elements) from Caradon is invariably bright
Copper, Cornwall, EnglandAn intricate dendritic growth of copper crystals. Also known as native copper, the specimen is pure copper, uncombined with any other elements
Tin dressing floor at Wheal Sparnon being turned into Victoria Park, Redruth, Cornwall. Late 1800sA gentleman wearing a bowler hat is standing to the left of centre. The area in the photograph is now covered by Clinton Road, Park Road and Albany Road, Redruth
Two Engine houses at Wheal Sparnon with cottages in the background, Redruth, Cornwall. Around 1865The area in the photograph is now covered by Clinton Road, Park Road and Albany Road, Redruth. According to the Ordnance Survey Six Inch map Cornwall LXIII
Cassiterite, Ulu Johan, Ipoh, Kinta district, Southern Perak, MalaysiaThis large specimen of water worn cassiterite was brought to Cornwall from Malaysia by Redruth businessman James Wickett in 1910
Chalcopyrite on Quartz, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, EnglandBrassy yellow crystals of chalcopyrite, with an iridescent tarnish, on colourless quartz crystals. The specimen label states Six sided cristals of yellow copper ore crossing each other in opake
Falmouth Consolidated Mines, Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall. 1907-1908Construction of the mill. Photographer: Unknown
King Edward Mine, South Condurrow mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1908Equipment at the Ore Dressing plant. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall. 22nd August 1923Tin streamer working a buddle, a circular pit used to separate by sedimentation minerals from rock dust in crushed ore, on the beach at Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1904Miners using a hard rock drill underground. Part of South Condurrow mine was transferred in 1897 to Camborne School of Mines as the later King Edward VII mine which was used by students at
Red River, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1900Dressing floors