The Mineral Gallery

Case 15

01 | Arsenic

Arsenic. From Burraton Combe Quarry, St Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall. Richard Barstow collection. 

03 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite. From Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Richard Barstow collection. 

04 | Arsenic

Arsenic. From Burraton Combe Quarry, St Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall. Arthur Russell collection. 

05 | Lollingite

Lollingite on quartz. From Penlee Quarry, Penzance, Cornwall. Richard Barstow collection.

06 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite with albite and quartz. From Penlee Quarry, Penzance, Cornwall.

07 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite with quartz. From Wheal Rosewarne, Gwinear, Cornwall. James Wickett Collection.

09 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite with chalcocite. From St Ives Consols, St Ives, Cornwall. James Wickett collection.

11 | Arsenic

Native bismuth and arsenic with smaltite. From Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. M. Merry Collection.

13 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite with cassiterite and sphalerite. From Wheal Rosewarne, Gwinear, Cornwall.

17 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite. From Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall. Richard Barstow collection. 

18 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite. From Poldice Mines, St Day, Cornwall. Philip Rashleigh collection. 

19 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite with fluorite and quartz. From Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall.

20 | Arsenic

Arsenic. From Burraton Combe Quarry, St Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall. Richard Barstow collection. 

21 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite. From St Ives Consols, St Ives, Cornwall. James Wickett collection. 

22 | Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite. From Wheal Rosewarne, Gwinear, Cornwall. James Wickett collection. 

23 | Photographs

Workers at the arsenic flues, New Mills, around 1900. They have rags stuffed up their noses, but bare arms and no mouth coverings to prevent them from inhaling arsenic.