Detailed information
Species
Chloroxiphite
Dimensions
31 x 30 x 15
mm
Locality
Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry) Cranmore, Somerset, England
Condition
No recorded repairs
Embedded bladed crystals of pistachio green Chloroxiphite with pale blue Diaboleite are surrounded by compact, pale rose pink to white, columnar Mendipite and grey black manganese oxides. This miniature is from Torr Works quarry at Cranmore in Somerset, England, a quarry possibly more familiarly known to many collectors as Merehead. The specimen is accompanied with two previous labels, one a Dr David H. Garske of Elmhurst, USA.