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It is accompanied with an earlier German label.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538368254127,"sku":"CC67","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC67.png?v=1770127943"},{"product_id":"chalcocite","title":"CHALCOCITE","description":"St Ives Consols was one of the most famous of the Cornish mines to produce exceptional Chalcocite crystals and this miniature specimen is an extremely fine example of its wonderful crystal form. Thick tabular pseudohexagonal dark grey Chalcocite crystals reaching 2 cm across form an attractive pure dense aggregate, but it is the smaller, finer, glossy Chalcocite crystals that have grown epitaxially upon the surface of the larger crystals which really elevate this specimen to greatness. These smaller crystals show preferential growth along the 'rims' of the larger pseudohexagonal crystals, as linear clusters of intergrown sub-mm scale hexagonal crystals. Excellent individual isolated Chalcocite microcrystals are also seen glistening upon the edge faces of the larger Chalcocite crystals too. A fine example of a Cornish Chalcocite. Ex E.D. Taylor Collection, no. 62\/1\/281b, but his label although present, is suffering from decay.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538368286895,"sku":"CC96","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC96.png?v=1770127961"},{"product_id":"barytocalcite","title":"BARYTOCALCITE","description":"Well-formed, 'sharks-fin' off-white coloured blades of Barytocalcite (the largest to 2.1 cm in length) form fan-like aggregates to 3.9 cm across, sitting proudly on a marly limestone matrix coated in small grey rhombohedral Calcite crystals. This habit of Barytocalcite is unique to Nentsberry Haggs mine near Nenthead in Alston Moor, Cumbria and most specimens like this came from the Admiralty Concession flats which required a considerable effort to get too. There is some damage to the tips of a few of the crystals, where their darker fudge-coloured interior shows through, but this does not detract from the overall size and impression that this fine English rarity gives. A north of England classic and not forgetting how rare Barytocalcite is as a species worldwide.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538369040559,"sku":"CC247","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC247.png?v=1770128038"},{"product_id":"chalcocite-1","title":"CHALCOCITE","description":"Extensive crystallisation of lustrous dark grey Chalcocite showing good multistepping detail and fine overlaid platelet growth patterns. 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A classic Blackdene Galena.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538369106095,"sku":"CC357","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC357.png?v=1770128098"},{"product_id":"calcite","title":"CALCITE","description":"Gemmy, well-formed colourless scalenohedral Calcite crystals cover a plate of Limonitic matrix from the Pallaflat mine at Bigrigg in Cumbria, England.  The Calcite crystals measure to 2 cm in length, have fine vitreous to glassy lustre and are colourless and transparent. Where crystals are transparent the optical property of double refraction can be demonstrated when text is placed behind. This excellent aesthetic cabinet specimen displays well and is accompanied with a reasonably old German label.\n","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538369204399,"sku":"CC391","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC391.png?v=1770128118"},{"product_id":"scorodite-with-pharmacosiderite","title":"SCORODITE with PHARMACOSIDERITE","description":"A large cavity, measuring 5 x 4.5 cm and up to 2 cm deep, is exposed in the granular semi-translucent milky Quartz matrix. Within the cavity, well-formed prismatic sky to teal blue Scorodite crystals richly line the walls as individual crystals, small groups and impressive radial sprays.  All the crystals have a slightly greasy lustre and contrast superbly against the micro-sucrosic, orange-tan microcrystalline crust of yellowish-green Pharmacosiderite crystals which line the vug.  The lustre gives sparkle to the cavity.  It is rare to have a good display specimen with Scorodite and Pharmacosiderite in combination and this is one of the few really good combination specimens we found during Crystal Classics' 2006 mining operations at Hemerdon.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538369958063,"sku":"CC707","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC707.png?v=1770128286"},{"product_id":"cuprite-1","title":"CUPRITE","description":"A rich specimen of Cuprite from a seldom seen location at the Marke Valley Mine. The Cuprite forms highly lustrous drusy mostly octahedral crystals. The sparkling Cuprite crystals have grown from a compact crystalline Cuprite base, with minor associated Quartz. A rich specimen from this Copper mine on the edge of the Bodmin Moor granite.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538400956591,"sku":"CC944","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC944.png?v=1770132737"},{"product_id":"fluorite-with-quartz-and-calcite","title":"FLUORITE with QUARTZ and CALCITE","description":"Two excellent large intergrown light lilac crystals of Fluorite probably from the Rotherhope Fell Mine, Cumbria. The Fluorite is mostly translucent with gemmy transparent areas, and lustrous faces. The Fluorite is lightly covered on some crystal faces by tiny gemmy Quartz crystals which in turn are liberally scattered with stubby white crystals of translucent Calcite. There is also the odd Chalcopyrite micro-crystal scattered here and there. 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A great specimen of Baryte from the Frizington area.\n","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538401382575,"sku":"CC1054","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC1054.png?v=1770132800"},{"product_id":"olivenite","title":"OLIVENITE","description":"A rich druse of deep olive green Olivenite micro-crystals invest an elongated and convoluted, 7.5 x 3 cm cavity in a ferruginous Quartz veinstone matrix.  The specimen is from Wheal Unity, a mine that also worked the famous Muttrall Lode along with Wheal Gorland.  The Olivenite has a sparkling satin-like lustre, with further areas of Olivenite on the specimen.  It’s a great example of this drusy habit of Olivenite from Wheal Unity, the mine adjacent to its slightly more famous neighbour, Wheal Gorland.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538402529455,"sku":"CC1078","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC1078.png?v=1770133279"},{"product_id":"calcite-1","title":"CALCITE","description":"A classic specimen of gemmy Calcite crystals from The Pallaflat mine to the west of Biggrigg village in Cumbria. The specimen displays a forest of intergrown colourless Calcite crystals measuring to 1.8cm. On a compact granular light brown Limonitic matrix. 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The crystals of Fluorite are lustrous with a zoned purple colour but it is the rich, and distinctive scattering of colourless gemmy to translucent white crystals of Quartz across the surface of the Fluorite crystals which provides the aesthetic edge. A large number of the Quartz crystals are doubly-terminated with the largest measuring to 0.7 cm in length. This outstanding specimen comes from the collection of Peter Blezard.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538402693295,"sku":"CC1117","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC1117.png?v=1770133306"},{"product_id":"hematite-with-quartz","title":"HEMATITE with QUARTZ","description":"A fine sparkling druse of metallic black bladed crystals of specular Hematite, admirably supports excellent colourless gemmy single, and groups of mostly double terminated pyramidal crystals of Quartz, measuring to 1.7cm. The specular Hematite and Quartz has formed on a low relief botryiodal shell of red-brown Hematite, with a further partial covering of black specular Hematite on the underside of the specimen. A classic specimen from the Florence Mine, Cumbria, England.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538402726063,"sku":"CC1143","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC1143.png?v=1770133322"},{"product_id":"hematite-and-quartz","title":"HEMATITE and QUARTZ","description":"Excellent platy crystals of metallic lustrous black Hematite form a fine druse. Bright gemmy to translucent well formed pyramidal crystals of Quartz measuring to 1.2cm, are seen as ribbon like clusters, contrasting splendidly against the Hematite. A great specimen from the recently closed Florence Mine, Cumbria, England.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538402758831,"sku":"CC1160","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC1160.png?v=1770133332"},{"product_id":"calcite-2","title":"CALCITE","description":"A splendid specimen of curved platy, petal-like Calcite crystals cover a matrix of opaque, creamy Quartz crystals on massive milky Quartz.  This fine small cabinet specimen is from Levant mine at Pendeen in south west Cornwall.  Levant operated intermittently between 1793 and 1930 and whose workings famously extended out beneath the Atlantic.  Individual Calcite crystals measure to 2 cm and are of a translucent creamy white, with a bright pearly to silky lustre.   A fine and most attractive Calcite from Levant mine.\n","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538402791599,"sku":"CC1220","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC1220.png?v=1770133365"},{"product_id":"chalcocite-2","title":"CHALCOCITE","description":"A beauty of a thumbnail crystal specimen of Chalcocite from the Geevor Mine (closed in 1991). The mine became famous during the 1980s for producing the occasional stunning crystal of Chalcocite. The specimen we have here displays a classic, dark grey metallic hexagonal platy crystal of Chalcocite, slightly twinned, and measuring 1.6 cm across. The crystal is aesthetically presented on a small finger of grey-white Quartz, and displays intricate growth lines and stepped surfaces. A fine Cornish thumbnail specimen.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538514497711,"sku":"CC2207","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2207.png?v=1770134584"},{"product_id":"witherite","title":"WITHERITE","description":"An attractively formed specimen of Witherite from the classic British location of Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston, Cumbria. The main Witherite crystal, measuring to 2.2cm, sits horizontally atop the specimen, displaying the ideal hexagonal slightly curved barrel habit, coated in white Baryte so typical of the location. Terminations of the Witherite also display the etched form, where the Carbonate Witherite has been partly replaced by the Sulphate Baryte. The crystal of Witherite is on a matrix of white Baryte-coated bladed crystals of Barytocalcite, with one or two further smaller crystals of Witherite.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538515120303,"sku":"CC2208","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2208.png?v=1770134586"},{"product_id":"chalcocite-3","title":"CHALCOCITE","description":"A fantastic crystallised  Chalcocite from Cornwall, England. The specimen displays excellently formed, intergrown pseudohexagonal tabular to platy crystals measuring to 0.9 cm.  Many of the crystals show a stepped habit with a central tabular crystal capped on both pinacoids by the platy crystal form.  A fine small cabinet specimen from the intensely mined county of Cornwall.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538517545135,"sku":"CC2219","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2219.png?v=1770134593"},{"product_id":"calcite-5","title":"CALCITE","description":"A gorgeous single prismatic Calcite crystal from Bigrigg, Cumbria. The Calcite measures 8.2cm long, doubly terminated with water clear terminations displaying two different forms - a scalenohedral termination at one end, and the other rhombohedral leaning towards a nail head habit. The scalenohedral termination is almost imperceptibly included by Hematite, giving the termination a slight pinkish hue. The crystal has three points of contact on the back of the specimen, two of which are negative imprints of other crystals and do not detract in any way from this fine crystal. From the classic Calcite specimen producing area of the West Cumberland Iron Orefield. The specimen comes with a Lindsay Greenbank label, and a Cambridge Dept of Mineralogy label (where the Sedgewick Museum acquired the specimen in about 1890).","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538518757551,"sku":"CC2222","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2222.png?v=1770134596"},{"product_id":"calcite-twin","title":"CALCITE Twin","description":"A gemmy and lustrous, twinned colourless Calcite crystal from the iron mining region around the town of Egremont in west Cumbria, England. This ‘heart’ twin was in the Lindsay Greenbank Collection who acquired it in an exchange with the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology at the University of Cambridge. This Cambridge label accompanies this specimen, together with that from Lindsay’s Collection (No. L.G. 127-1549).  Striations on the crystal faces indicate the orientation of the three intersecting pyramidal faces on each twin; the specimen having an overall triangular aspect.  A small patch of red-brown Hematite nestles at its area of contact on the back of the specimen.  An excellent gemmy Calcite heart twin from West Cumbria, a true Northern England classic!\n","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538520002735,"sku":"CC2229","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2229.png?v=1770134602"},{"product_id":"fluorite-3","title":"FLUORITE","description":"A classic specimen of Hilton Mine Fluorite displaying a number of gemmy interpenetrant twins. The specimen probably came from the Dowscar Level which was developed to work a replacement orebody. The Fluorite crystals, measuring to 1cm, are very lustrous with a light amber colour. They have richly overgrown a light brown ferruginous Limestone matrix, and create an aesthetic gemmy display.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538522394799,"sku":"CC2239","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2239.png?v=1770134608"},{"product_id":"fluorite-with-calcite","title":"FLUORITE with CALCITE","description":"Translucent white Calcite crystals with a silky lustre are perched prettily on gemmy, deep purple twinned Fluorite crystals.  The Calcite crystals are well formed flattened rhombohedrons, measuring to 2.0 cm wide and attractively intergrown. The Fluorite crystals measure to 2.3 cm and contain multi-layered zoning together with darker purple phantoms, all with a good lustre.  This is a most handsome miniature zoned Fluorite with Calcite from the Weardale mining district.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538524786863,"sku":"CC2252","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2252.png?v=1770134616"},{"product_id":"bornite","title":"BORNITE","description":"An excellent cabinet specimen whose top surface is entirely covered with lustrous, dark blue tinted Bornite crystals exhibiting areas of rich metallic peacock blue iridescence, especially across one end and over the specimen's base.  Individual crystals measure to 2 mm and are finely inter-grown forming a drusy undulating surface which displays really well!  This fine specimen is from the famous Carn Brea mine, situated on the north western slopes of Carn Brea, an elongated granite boss just east of Camborne and adjacent to the much larger Dolcoath mine.  Bornite is an iconic species from Carn Brea and this example is likely from the upper levels of the mine.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538525999279,"sku":"CC2255","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2255.png?v=1770134619"},{"product_id":"olivenite-1","title":"OLIVENITE","description":"Pale green sparkling Olivenite has formed as a velvety botryoidal layer to over 5mm thick growing upon a Quartz matrix. The Quartz forms a druse of crystals to 2cm length. Accompanied by old labels that describe the specimen as 'Earthly', it is an interesting display specimen which was donated to the Philadelphia Academy of Natural sciences by T. B. Wilson in the mid 1800s.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538527211695,"sku":"CC2260","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2260.png?v=1770134624"},{"product_id":"calcite-6","title":"CALCITE","description":"A superb specimen of Calcite from the Bigrigg Iron Mining area. The specimen displays a fine array of lustrous sharply formed Calcite crystals measuring to 2.7cm tall. The Calcite crystals are strongly terminated by a steep three faced pyramid. They are very gemmy, and distinctly show the double refraction property of Calcite. The crystals have formed around a domed hollow, which means it stands and displays to advantage from all sides. An excellent Calcite specimen from England.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538528424111,"sku":"CC2264","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2264.png?v=1770134628"},{"product_id":"barite","title":"BARITE","description":"A pleasing specimen of Baryte from the famous Iron mining area of Frizington, Cumbria. The Baryte forms an elongated group of intergrown tabular crystals measuring to an average of 2.5cm. The crystal faces have great luster with a light beige colouration, and gemmy areas at the edges of the crystals. The Baryte crystals have formed on a colourless druse of small Calcite crystals, which cover a ferruginous Dolomite matrix.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538561290415,"sku":"CC2423","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2423.png?v=1770134744"},{"product_id":"sphalerite-with-calcite","title":"SPHALERITE with CALCITE","description":"A lustrous crystalline plate of Sphalerite with two contrasting white scalenohedral Calcite crystals to 1.9 cm. The Sphalerite displays complex, ridge-like developments of intergrown crystals, with a superb and aesthetic sub-metallic, silky lustre.  This cabinet specimen comes from one of Wanlockhead’s last working mines, New Glencrieff, then in the county of Dumfriesshire, Scotland.  This beautiful specimen comes with three previous labels: a white Richard Barstow Collection label; a Rayner of New Bond Street, London (priced 15\/- [15 shillings]) and a Ben de Wit stock label.  Rayner’s mineral department appears to have run between the late 1950’s and early 1960’s and often sold surplus Sir Arthur Russell material, as supplied by the great man himself.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538563092655,"sku":"CC2434","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2434.png?v=1770134752"},{"product_id":"baryte-and-dolomite","title":"BARYTE and DOLOMITE","description":"This sculptural cabinet specimens comprises of interlocking, double terminated blue Baryte crystals with finely disseminated Hematite inclusions in places.  Around the specimen’s base and sparsely along some of the crystal faces are cream Dolomite crystals up to 2 cm long. 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Here a crosscut level intersects the Farnberry Old Vein which produced five mineral species.  The Smithsonite is up to 2 cm thick covering a plate of hard and dense dark tan matrix, itself pervaded with drusy botryoidal Smithsonite lining small vugs within the specimen.  The surface has been beautifully polished and displays a good and even buttercup pale lemon yellow colour.  Specimens from this locality are not often seen and especially in this size, making this a classic North of England Smithsonite.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538603200687,"sku":"CC2440","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2440.png?v=1770136379"},{"product_id":"fluorite-with-quartz-3","title":"FLUORITE with QUARTZ","description":"A tremendous specimen of Fluorite from the classic Fluorite area of Weardale in England. The Fluorite crystals to 2.4cm are lustrous and transparent with a lovely lilac-pink colour, also displaying several lilac colour band phantoms. The Fluorite is partly coated by sparkling glassy drusy crystals of Quartz, many of which are doubly terminated. Both minerals overgrow a plate of limestone, the under side of which has micro-crystals of Fluorite with minor yellow metallic Pyrite. A very attractive and historical specimen.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538603233455,"sku":"CC2441","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2441.png?v=1770136382"},{"product_id":"quartz-with-hematite","title":"QUARTZ with  HEMATITE","description":"This is an exceptionally large display quality classic North of England Quartz and Hematite specimen, the like of which are rarely seen on this scale and quality. The specimen, which is from Egremont in the West Cumbrian Iron Orefield, forms a large plate of layered compact fibrous purple-grey Hematite (to 9 mm thick) completely covered by greyish-white Quartz of a similar thickness but rising upwards into large striking doubly-terminated (bipyramidal) colourless to greyish-white Quartz crystals to 2.7 cm in length, which display a glassy vitreous luster. These crystals are in remarkably fine condition for their undoubted age. Scattered about the base of these larger Quartz crystals are small (2 to 3 mm) bunches of parallel razor-like glossy metallic black Specular Hematite crystals. The smaller Quartz crystals are often water clear. On the reverse of the specimen lustrous orange Eisenkiesel and Specular Hematite is present, in areas to 4.6 cm by 4 cm along with the internal concave surfaces of botryoidal Hematite, var. Kidney Ore. Quartz specimens of this caliber are now rare from the West Cumbrian Orefield, and this is an exceptional one. An old number (725) is painted in red on the back of the specimen, but nothing is known of its history.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538603266223,"sku":"CC2450","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2450.png?v=1770136388"},{"product_id":"aragonite","title":"ARAGONITE","description":"A stunning  and classic large cabinet specimen of superbly crystallised Aragonite from the area around Kirkland in west Cumbria, England.  At an impressive 12.7 cm tall, crystals of this size from from here are rare.  The Aragonite is the characteristic habit of this species for the area, forming somewhat diverging Aragonite crystals with an excellent lustre.  The colour grades from translucent white to colourless and gemmy towards the terminations.  Light grey-brown rounded inclusions are present in the Aragonite crystals.  This well known locality for fine Aragonite specimens lies to the east of the village of Rowrah, about half ways between Frizington and Lamplugh. A terrific Aragonite specimen for its size from the locality.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538603856047,"sku":"CC2454","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2454.png?v=1770136569"},{"product_id":"fluorite-4","title":"FLUORITE","description":"Classic specimen of Blackdene Mine Fluorite collected in the late 1970s, very early 80s. The specimen has a cascade like arrangement of sharp cubic crystals to 7cm on edge. Very lustrous with a great purple colour, edges of the crystals are gemmy with characteristic translucent to opaque central areas. The specimen displays a white Fluorite core with one edges also showing crystals of Fluorite Calcite and Galena. A druse of translucent white Calcite preferentially covers some faces of the cubic Fluorite crystals. An excellent large cabinet specimen from the mine.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538603888815,"sku":"CC2460","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2460.png?v=1770136574"},{"product_id":"fluorite-5","title":"FLUORITE","description":"A beautiful and classic small cabinet specimen of Hilton mine Fluorite displaying a major gemmy interpenetrant twin. The specimen probably came from the Dow Scar Level which was developed to work a replacement orebody.  The Fluorite crystals, measuring to 1.8 cm, are a golden amber to acidic lemon yellow with a fine glassy lustre.  The crystals cover a light brown ferruginous Limestone matrix and create an aesthetic gemmy display.  There are some imperfections to a few crystals which is reflected in the price, yet this remains an extremely choice specimen and one which cannot be mistaken from anywhere but Hilton.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538605822127,"sku":"CC2597","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2597.png?v=1770136662"},{"product_id":"fluorite-floater","title":"FLUORITE Floater","description":"A single crystal of Fluorite from the classic location of Blackdene mine in Weardale, County Durham, England.  The lustrous, slightly elongated cubic Fluorite crystal has only two points of contact on a corner and one side of the specimen.  The colour is a medium blackberry purple with gemmy and crisp, sharp edges.  Both Blackdene and Boltsburn mines are famed for producing these single blocky crystals of Fluorite, often classed as floaters.  Under LWUV the faces of the cuboid fluoresce bright mottled purple violet framed by lighter lilac edges.  This lovely large miniature\/small cabinet Fluorite is ex. the late Lindsay Greenbank Collection (No. LG.641) and comes with his characteristic card label.  Prior to this it was in the Patricia greenback Collection (PG283) and Peter Fleming Collection of Barrow-in-Furness.  A fine Fluorite crystal to grace any collector's cabinet. ","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538608378031,"sku":"CC2731","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2731.png?v=1770137145"},{"product_id":"pyromorphite-on-quartz","title":"PYROMORPHITE on QUARTZ","description":"A surface of translucent Quartz crystals, averaging 5 mm, with a brown iron oxide coating, creates a fine contrast to the somewhat acidic lime green Pyromorphite crystals covering the Quartz.  From Roughton Gill mine in the Caldbeck Fells of Cumbria, England, the Pyromorphite forms lustrous, tapering hexagonal crystals to 6 mm in length in radiating clusters.  An aesthetic small cabinet specimen from the famous Roughton Gill mine.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538608410799,"sku":"CC2734","price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2734.png?v=1770137148"},{"product_id":"smithsonite-3","title":"SMITHSONITE","description":"A bright and vivid lemon-yellow specimen of cadmium-rich Smithsonite from the Sheshodonnell East mine in County Clare, Ireland, a site which has been mostly depleted of this classic yellow material. The translucent yellow Smithsonite occupies the middle area of a grey limestone matrix, with a glistening micro-crystallized botryoidal surface. Many other linear cavities in the specimen are also lined with botryoidal Smithsonite. This Victorian lead mine was worked for only about one year between 1862 and 1863 and the Smithsonite, a zinc carbonate, was left as waste on the mine dumps.  This is an excellent cabinet size specimen and of a, now, seldom seen size from the mine.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538618110127,"sku":"CC3139","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3139.png?v=1770137975"},{"product_id":"cerussite-1","title":"CERUSSITE","description":"A superb specimen of jackstraw Cerussite from the rare location of Snailbeach mine close to Shelve in Shropshire, England.  We very seldom see specimens from this mine, with them only turning up only very occasionally, say once every few years.  The specimen displays fine richly intergrown Cerussite crystals with clusters of parallel growth and individual crystals reaching a length of 5.5 cm. Many of the Cerussite crystals are lightly dusted in a thin film of tan-brown Goethite.  A fine and rare jackstraw Cerussite from Snailbeach mine, with a splendid old card label titled 'Carbonate of Lead'.  For those of you unfamiliar with this unusually named mine, there may well be snails in the vicinity but there is certainly no beach.  This enigmatic name remains a mystery and is believed to date back to Roman times.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538618175663,"sku":"CC3147","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3147.png?v=1770137982"},{"product_id":"boracite","title":"BORACITE","description":"A magnificent small cabinet specimen of crystallised Boracite from Boulby mine at Loftus in North Yorkshire, England.  This location is regarded as having produced some of the best Boracite specimens in the world.  Pseudo-cubic crystals of Boracite are largely gemmy pastel sky blue, measuring to 2 mm.  These form rich, crystallised ridges which cover large areas of the specimen and as inter-grown spheres to 0.6 cm diameter.  Dotted here and there are orange, flaky micro-crystals of Hilgardite, covering and pervading a matrix of tan coloured Boracite.  It’s a brilliant sparkling example of this magnesium borate from the UK’s deepest operating mine at 1,400 m (4,600 ft) which extends out beneath the North Sea.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540700975279,"sku":"CC3194","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3194.png?v=1770197355"},{"product_id":"fluorite-with-galena-on-sphalerite","title":"FLUORITE with GALENA on SPHALERITE","description":"A small cabinet specimen displaying well developed intergrown crystals of Fluorite from Greenlaws mine, Daddry Shield, County Durham, England.  The  gemmy to translucent Fluorite crystals are light pastel to acidic yellow and measure to 2.4 cm on edge.  They are associated with cubo-octahedral crystals of metallic grey Galena.  Both minerals having formed on a matrix of lustrous black, Sphalerite micro-crystals.  The specimen is accompanied with a handwritten label in fountain pen ink yet no provenance.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540701368495,"sku":"CC3246","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3246.png?v=1770197512"},{"product_id":"olivenite-on-quartz","title":"OLIVENITE on QUARTZ","description":"A superb cabinet specimen of Olivenite from the copper arsenate mecca of Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall.  Olivenite crystals of a lustrous and rich dark olive green cover a large area of the specimen, with crystals averaging 2 mm.  The Olivenite crystals cement a Quartz breccia with inter-dispersed yellow-green, probable Chenevixite, on a milky Quartz vein-stone.  An extremely old looking hand written label accompanies the specimen, inscribed 'Wheal Gorland (dumps by Bawden's Shaft) Gwennap, Cornwall'.  If this was typical of the quality of material available on the dumps back then, I certainly wish I'd been around!  A fabulous example of the copper arsenate Olivenite from Wheal Gorland, that most famous of Cornish mines.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540701630639,"sku":"CC3263","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3263.png?v=1770197632"},{"product_id":"witherite-1","title":"WITHERITE","description":"A classic and aesthetic specimen of translucent milky white Witherite on Alstonite from Fallowfield mine, north of the village of Acomb, Hexham in Northumberland, England.  Two Witherite crystals are perfectly displayed on this small cabinet specimen as two major intergrown, steep pyramidal crystals measuring to 4 cm tall, with a twin peak appearance.  A smaller crystal protrudes from near the base of the two lager crystals, with another Witherite crystal grown at an oblique angle from the matrix.  The Witherite sits on a drusy bed of spiky Alstonite crystals which range from colourless to faintly tinted pink and cover a milky Calcite matrix containing blebs of Galena.  An excellent Witherite from Fallowfield mine, this being the type locality of Alstonite.  Under LWUV the Witherite fluoresces mid to reasonably bright smoky buff yellow.  A first class Witherite on Alstonite which will grace the finest of collections of British minerals.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540701663407,"sku":"CC3266","price":5600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3266.png?v=1770197635"},{"product_id":"baryte-1","title":"BARYTE","description":"A very lustrous specimen of Baryte from the Iron mining area of Frizington, Cumbria. The specimen of Baryte is a composite of several sub-parallel bladed-tabular arrow shaped crystals. The specimen is in excellent shape and measures to a height of 6.2cm, with zone colouring from white to blue tinted and colourless at the apex termination. A neatly proportioned specimen of Baryte from the area.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540701728943,"sku":"CC3280","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3280.png?v=1770197644"},{"product_id":"fluorite-with-quartz-5","title":"FLUORITE with QUARTZ","description":"A neat specimen of Fluorite from the classic British area of Weardale, Co Durham. Very lustrous crystals of Fluorite are mostly gemmy purple with deeper purple internal zones. The crystals of Fluorite show interpenetrate twinning, and measure to 2.8cm on edge. A gemmy to translucent matrix of pyramidal Quartz crystals supports the crystals of Fluorite.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540701827247,"sku":"CC3300","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3300.png?v=1770197656"},{"product_id":"fluorite-7","title":"FLUORITE","description":"A specimen of classic amber yellow Fluorite from the Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria. This consummate amber specimen of Fluorite has many gemmy to translucent interpenetrating twins measuring to 2cm on edge are pleasingly arranged over the display face. A real classic Hilton Mine specimen probably from the Dowscar Level replacement flats. The underside of the specimen is also covered in gemmy to centre frosted Fluorite crystals.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540701925551,"sku":"CC3325","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3325.png?v=1770197673"},{"product_id":"galena-on-sphalerite","title":"GALENA on SPHALERITE","description":"A characteristic miniature of a well-formed 'tabular' Galena crystal from Wanlockhead's last working mine, New Glencrieff.  The specimen is dominated by a bright metallic silver grey Galena crystal measuring to 2.2 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm, well positioned in the central area of a crystallised, lustrous black Sphalerite matrix.  Two brassy golden Chalcopyrite crystals and several smaller crystals of Galena are also scattered over the surface.  An impressive miniature of well crystallised Galena from New Glencrieff Vein and one very typical of this distinctive Wanlockhead crystal habit.  Without any doubt, a first-class miniature from this famous and highly prized locality, accompanied by a British collector’s label.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540711592111,"sku":"CC3463","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3463.png?v=1770198431"},{"product_id":"cuprite-3","title":"CUPRITE","description":"A central vein of Cuprite displaying somewhat elongated Cuprite  crystals from the Phoenix United Mines at Minions, close to Linkinhorne in Cornwall.  Inter-grown, lustrous crystals of Cuprite measure to 1.2 cm, are set between white Quartz veins, on a dense brown characteristic Goethite, with minor green Malachite.  This is a beautiful and classic old time specimen from these famous mines, somewhat reminiscent of the Cuprite crystal featured in P. G. Embrey and R. F. Symes' Minerals of Cornwall and Devon, BM(NH) and the Mineralogical Record Inc., 1987. on page 103, Figure 61.  The Cuprite shown in the book is much larger, but no where near as lustrous as this specimen, but the similar shape of the elongated crystal is noteworthy.  This specimen is accompanied with two previous labels.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540711624879,"sku":"CC3475","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3475.png?v=1770198439"},{"product_id":"fluorite-8","title":"FLUORITE","description":"This exceptionally fine Fluorite specimen is one of the best collected from a cavity in the 295 Level, Greencleugh Vein, Frazers Hush mine, Rookhope, Cumbria. 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