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East Pool and Agar Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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Multiple photos availableChalcopyrite : CuFeS2

East Pool Mine (Pool Old Bal), East Pool and Agar Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Chalcopyrite crystals ,the old label reads ; Chalcopyrite on psuedo quartz.
Specimen size is approx 112mm xx 90mm x 35mm.
 © P Trebilcock.Photo ID: 203627    View Count: 56

Multiple photos availableCuprite : Cu2O

East Pool Mine (Pool Old Bal), East Pool and Agar Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

An old specimen of cuprite labeled as Old Bal Mine cornwall,
Specimen size is 130mm x 70mm x 60mm.
 © P Trebilcock.Photo ID: 203646    View Count: 79

Fluorite : CaF2, Quartz : SiO2, Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2

East Pool Mine (Pool Old Bal), East Pool and Agar Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

A 2 cm fluorite crystal with minor chalcopyrite, on crystalline quartz from the East Pool Mine, Redruth, Cormwall. Ex Bement/AMNH collection. Jesse Fisher specimen and photo.
 © 2002, Jesse FisherPhoto ID: 3150    View Count: 521

Fluorite : CaF2

East Pool Mine (Pool Old Bal), East Pool and Agar Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Light blue stepped cubes with crystallised siderite. Size of largest cube 2.5 cm.
Specimen size 7 x 6 x 5 cm

Collection and photo - Colin Fearon
Photo ID: 191808    View Count: 58

Fluorite (Var: Chlorophane) : CaF2

East Pool Mine (Pool Old Bal), East Pool and Agar Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

A dense specimen of Chlorophane from the East Pool Mine.]
From an old family collection.
Associated minerals incude micro cassiterite and wolfram.Size of this specimen is 70mm x 50mm x 38mm.
Collection of P Trebilcock.
Photo ID: 168363    View Count: 270

Siderite : FeCO3

East Pool Mine (Pool Old Bal), East Pool and Agar Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

1.5cm wide, rare fibrous siderite. Unity minerals specimen, Haywards Heath Show 2008
 © J.RalphPhoto ID: 196812    View Count: 324

Multiple photos availableSiderite : FeCO3, Quartz : SiO2

East Pool Mine (Pool Old Bal), East Pool and Agar Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

A pretty specimen with dark brown lustrous lenticular crystals of Siderite to 3mm, preferentially coating Quartz crystals to 2cm in length. A nicely presented display specimen dating from the late 1800s.

Size: 60mm x 80mm x 40mm
 © Crystal ClassicsPhoto ID: 69900    View Count: 214
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