Metatorbernite
South Wheal Basset, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Tetragonal, lustrous, neon-green crystals of metatorbernite to 5 mm across, are emplaced in a shallow vug. Ex Nick Carruth collection along with his label. Note the interesting old label: "Chalcolite from South Huel Basset," where this was the old name for torbernite, and "Huel" was a 1700s-era Cornish-language version of "Wheal," which means ...
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