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Olivenite : Cu2[OH|AsO4]

Wheal Unity, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

A piece of massive crystalline quartz has some internal pockets which are line with a number of transparent green olivenite crystals to 2.5mm length. Small but nice!Copper Arsenate Hydroxide
 © 2002 Thames Valley MineralsPhoto ID: 5404    View Count: 346

Olivenite : Cu2[OH|AsO4]

Wheal Unity, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Combine image. Image width: 1 mm.
 © De Nul, RichardPhoto ID: 26059    View Count: 259

Olivenite : Cu2[OH|AsO4]

Wheal Unity, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 2 mm.
 © De Nul, RichardPhoto ID: 26058    View Count: 231

Olivenite : Cu2[OH|AsO4]

Wheal Unity, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 2 mm.
 © De Nul, RichardPhoto ID: 26057    View Count: 230

Olivenite : Cu2[OH|AsO4]

Wheal Unity, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

A CLASSIC, OLD-TIME specimen of quartz-rich matrix richly covered with multi-hued green, radial clusters of olivenite variety "wood copper" from the famous Wheal Unity, Cornwall, England. The scattered bruising is barely noticeable on this fine old-timer. Ex Richard Barstow Collection. 6.5 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 62293    View Count: 220

Olivenite : Cu2[OH|AsO4]

Wheal Unity, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Olivenite in dark green, shiny crystals from Wheal Unity.
Old time specimen.
Ex Gilbert Gauthier.
Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.
 © Paul De BondtPhoto ID: 166854    View Count: 162

Olivenite : Cu2[OH|AsO4]

Wheal Unity, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Image width: 2 mm.
 © De Nul, RichardPhoto ID: 51878    View Count: 160

Multiple photos availableOlivenite : Cu2[OH|AsO4], Cornwallite : Cu5[(OH)2|AsO4]2, Quartz : SiO2

Wheal Unity, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Olivenite with Cornwallite on Quartz matrix. Specimen size 6x5cm.
Photo and collection Jorge M. Alves
 © Jorge M. AlvesPhoto ID: 96241    View Count: 158
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