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Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

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Anatase : TiO2

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 2 mm.
 © Richard De NulPhoto ID: 207753    View Count: 37

Anglesite : PbSO4

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Anglesite crystal to 1mm, collected from Relistian in January 2006 by R.Chapman and G.Curtis.
 © CurtisPhoto ID: 47797    View Count: 326

Apatite, Monazite-(Ce) : (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO4

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

A wonderful specimen with a very clear and undamaged apatite (?) crystal on monazite-(Ce) in the chlorite. How this crystal survived hammer and rockbreaker is simply a question of luck. The image width is 2 mm.
 © Richard De NulPhoto ID: 208083    View Count: 43

Multiple photos availableArsenogoyazite : SrAl3[(OH)5|(AsO4)2] · H2O

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Small cavity 3.5mm across filled with a gossan-like structure of extremely small but bright and sparkling arsenogoyazite crystals, just visible in second picture.
G.Curtis collection.
 © G.CurtisPhoto ID: 219771    View Count: 52

Arsenogoyazite : SrAl3[(OH)5|(AsO4)2] · H2O

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 1 mm.
 © Richard De NulPhoto ID: 207751    View Count: 39

Arsenopyrite : FeAsS - (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Well developed crystals of Arsenopyrite reaching 8 mm from this old Cornish mine.
Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.
 © Paul De BondtPhoto ID: 224385    View Count: 88

Arsenopyrite : FeAsS - (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 5 mm.
 © Richard De NulPhoto ID: 208084    View Count: 33

Cassiterite : SnO2

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 3 mm.
 © Richard De NulPhoto ID: 208085    View Count: 36

Cassiterite : SnO2

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 3 mm.
 © Richard De NulPhoto ID: 210354    View Count: 28

Cassiterite : SnO2

Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 6 mm.
 © Richard De NulPhoto ID: 207758    View Count: 26
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