Detailed information
Species
Calcite
Dimensions
76 x 65 x 44
mm
Weight
171 g
Locality
Hilton Mine Scordale, Cumbria England
Condition
No recorded repairs
This unusual, stepped aggregate of nailhead-shaped Calcite crystals is like a mini Giant's Causeway. It comes from the famous Hilton mine in Cumbria, England, where everyone assumes that the only mineral to be found is amber-coloured Fluorite. This interesting specimen was collected from Hilton mine in the mid-1970s from North Vein by Lindsay Greenbank and Michael Sutcliffe and was kept by Lindsay in his private collection, as no. LG.261. Internally, a large individual cream-white Calcite crystal forms the core about which the smaller, greyish, nailhead Calcite crystals have grown in a stepped arrangement. In overall very good condition this is a quite unusual Hilton mine piece and with great provenance - Lindsay Greenbank's accompanying label provides very precise details of where it was found. Ex Dr Stephen Crook Collection.
