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Calcite. Not common in Cornwall

Posted on 25th October 2024 by Richard
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Herodsfoot did produce Calcites of good quality large specimens resembling a Cos lettuce is the best way of describing them. A few lenticular specimens come from the dump sporadically but these are fairly small and normally in vugs on Quartz.

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Cassiterite Trevaunance Cove St Agnes

Posted on 24th October 2024 by Richard
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Rough brown crystals to 0.5 cms on Killas from the lode that outcrops on the beach. Specimen size 14.0cms x10.0cms collected around 30 years ago.

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A Bit Of Colour !

Posted on 23rd October 2024 by Richard
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Crystalline Baryte On Galena

Posted on 22nd October 2024 by Richard
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Crystalline Baryte on Galena a bit of a rarity for Herodsfoot
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Cassiterite

Posted on 16th October 2024 by Richard
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An unusually large single crystal from St Agnes

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Cassiterite Belowda Beacon mine

Posted on 15th October 2024 by Richard
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A very rich crystalline cassiterite with crystals up to 1.5cms ex Arthur Scoble. Collected in the 1960’s.

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