The Mineral Gallery

Case 1

02 | Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite with quartz. From Wheal Towan, Porthtowan, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

03 | Tetrahedrite

Tetrahedrite. From Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. James Wickett collection. 

04 | Bornite

Bornite with malachite and quartz. Probably from Tresavean Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. 

05 | Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite with quartz. From St Agnes, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

06 | Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite “blister copper”. From Bullen Garden Mine, St Day, Cornwall. 

08 | Tennantite

Tennantite on quartz and bornite. From Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 

10 | Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite on fluorite. Possibly from Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 

11 | Chalcocite

Chalcocite. From Cook’s Kitchen Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

12 | Azurite

Azurite on malachite. From Carharrack Mine, St Day, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

13 | Azurite

Azurite. From Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

15 | Azurite

Azurite. From Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall. J. C. Williams collection. 

16 | Liroconite

Possibly Kernowite. Recorded as liroconite with clinoclase on quartz with strashimrite. From Gwennap, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh Collection. 

17 | Liroconite

Liroconite. From Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

19 | Liroconite

Liroconite. From Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

20 | Clinoclase

Clinoclase with liroconite. From Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

22 | Malachite

Malachite. From Wheal Change, St Austell, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

23 | Chalcocite

Chalcocite with chalcopyrite (blister copper). From Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection.

27 | Cuprite

Cuprite. From Gwennap, Cornwall. J. C. Williams collection. 

28 | Native copper

Native copper, steatite and serpentine. From Ghost Croft Mine, Mullion, Cornwall.

30 | Native copper

Dendritic native copper on granite elvan. From Poldory, St Day, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection.