Muscovite (Var: Pig's Egg)

Locality: North Goonbarrow China Clay Pit, Bugle, Treverbyn, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK

Note: The mineral species Pig's Egg is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

Pseudomorphs of Kaolinite and Sericite after Feldspar. approx 10cm wide. From David Aubrey-Jones collection, SMLS show 2007.

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Photo added: 19th Nov 2007

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