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Gorceixite and Pyrite on Fluorite -

Wheal Jane, Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain

 

Black-brown iron-rich Gorceixite* with Pyrite cubes on bluish to purple Fluorite, with little Chalcopyrite and milky Quartz (*Fe3+-rich, analyzed with EDX+XRD). Found in February 1981 on the 15th level of the South Lode (cf. extraLapis No.57, 2019, p.89). The richest occurrence of the rare barium/aluminium phosphate in Cornwall!

Gorceixite, Pyrite on Fluorite - Wheal Jane, Truro, Cornwall, UK

SKU: SW-53
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  • Size

    4,5 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm, Gorceixite as crystalline crusts up to 8 mm on Fluorite

  • Locality

    Wheal Jane, Truro, Cornwall, UK

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