Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Nice xls of liroconite up to 2.3mm. JBS specimen and photo.
© 2006 Jason B. Smith
Ex. R. Feigl collection.
© Marko Burkhardt
1,5 mm crystal, minor matrix – Photo and collection François Périnet
© François Périnet
Acicular crystals to 2mm with white gibbsite. Collected 1976.
© Steve Rust
Tufts of acicular crystals of sky blue ceruleite. Collection and photo of Gianfranco Ciccolini. Nikon D610, bellows, Schneider Kreuznach 28mm; f:4. Focal using 5.6.
About 20 individual rich blue sharply bladed flattened octahedral liroconite xls up to 6x6x2mm with green spheroid xl inclusions of [clinoclase? Or olivenite?] on matrix [with many associated minerals, maybe cornwallite, lustrous green; liroconite, green octahedral; olivenite, brown wood copper & dark green] Gail and Jim Spann Collection
Crystals to 1mm on yellowish iron stained quartz.
Classic deep blue crystal of double terminated Clinoclase with minute yellowish Olivenite crystals on Quartz.
Bladed crystal of Olivenite on Quartz.
© S Rust
Blue botryoidal Ceruleite lining a cavity approximately 13mm across with deep blue Clinoclase in the base of the cavity. A specimen collected by Tony Vincent from Bawden's Shaft dump of Wheal Gorland 4th April 1977. Tony's collection was bought by John Fisk and I was fortunate in being one of the first to pick through the pieces being sold.
© David Ifold
This specimen measures 2.3cm x 1.3cm x 1.3cm and is comprised almost entirely of liroconite with just a small amount of matrix sandwiched in between. The main display face hosts numerous sharp, lustrous crystals ranging in size up to 6mm. The main crystal also appears to be twinned. The more massive area also hosts several crystalline areas.
© Jasun McAvoy & mineralman.com
A group of sharp, lustrous crystals of liroconite.
Cuprite crystals to 6mm on native copper. Ian Jones collection. Ex Richard Barstow collection
© Ian Jones
Cuprite crystals to 3mm on native copper. Ian Jones collection.
Spindle-shaped bundles of acicular crystals to about 4 mm. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 72-019).
© Peter Haas
LIROCONITE. Vasco Trancoso collection. The crystals measure to 4mm width. Sparkling drusy blue to sea green crystals of Liroconite centrally placed on a limestone matrix. It is a really great piece with wonderful colour. This specimen was from Martin Zinn collection. Photo courtesy from Crystal Classics.
Olympus E-5 / tube / Zuiko Auto-Macro20mm
© Yaiba Sakaguchi
From SMLS slide library.
Olympus E-5 / tube / Zuiko Auto-macro 20mm
A nice specimen of one of my favorite mineral species. The vug is filled with blue liroconite crystals. Type Locality material. Ex School of Mines, Paris, France, specimen and carries the number 135.226 meaning that the specimen was obtained in 1935. Ex Vésignié collection obtained from Gilbert Gauthier. Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.
© Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt
Bright blue crystals of liroconite. Crystal size is approx. 6mm
A group of sharp, lustrous crystals to 0.9 cm across. Ex. Jim/Dawn Minette collection. Allan Young specimen and photo.
Liroconite. Specimen is from the collection of the British Museum of Natural History. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
© Rock Currier
Photo by Jeff Scovil
© Weinrich Minerals, Inc.
Exceptional thumbnail specimen with rich cluster of sharp deep blue liroconite crystals. Ex Curt Segeler collection.
© Van King
Sharp, neon-blue Liroconite crystals of good luster.
Blue liroconite on quartz matrix from Wheal Gorland, England. Associated with clinoclase. Imaged using a Nikon DS-Ri1 camera and NIS Elements image processing software. Chris Emproto collection and photo.
© Chris Emproto
Specimen & Photo by Crystal Classics
© Crystal Classics 1999
Sony Nex 7, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 20x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, THK linear actor, stack shot control, Collection and Photo Stephan Wolfsried
© Stephan Wolfsried 5/2015
Clinoclase was first found at this important old mining complex in the early 1800s, and was identified in 1830. Ex collection of Dr. Jean Behier. Behier was a noted French geologist who worked to help develop Madagascar's mining industry for many years. His collection was purchased around 2004 by Alain Martaud and dispersed. Ex. Eric Asselborn ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Dark blue crystals of clinoclase on liroconite. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
© Brent Thorne
Crystal groups to 1mm. Collected 1976.
Radial groups of acicular crystals with the olive color characteristic of the species. The sample also has concretions of Malachite and it is on matrix.The sample has all the virtues we love on best Folch’s specimens. Presence, classic taste and pedigree, enhanced by the labels of Sir Arthur Russell collection and, originally, from Lady ...
© Fabre Minerals https://www.fabreminerals.com
Mass of octahedrons to 2 mm across, grown on native copper. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 41-008), ex M Trudgeon collection.
Sky blue liroconite on deep green pharmacosiderite Photo JM Johannet. Collection: Vincent Bourgoin. Photography taken during photographic session at AFM Grand Sud meeting in Espalion, 9-10 May 2009.
© Jean-Marc Johannet
Photo and collection François Périnet
Wedge-shaped liroconite crystal (3 mm) in a large cluster of crystals.
Bleu liroconite on green pharmacosiderite Collection and Photo : Vincent Bourgoin
© Vincent Bourgoin
Liroconite crystals in a cavity. Acquired in 2013. Photo & collection: D. Schläfli
© 2014 Dominik Schläfli
Acicular azure crystals aggregate in soft balls of ceruleite. Photo Bruno Marello Collection Domenico Preite
© Domenico Preite
A neat micro-specimen of acicular blue Connellite on an undetermined white cavity lining in a green Chrysocolla matrix.
© Steve Rust/Crystal Classics F M Ltd
A classic, old-time olivenite specimen from the mid-1800s heyday at Wheal Gorland in Cornwall. The radial sprays of light-green olivenite crystals combine to form a dense, botryoidal layer on top of the quartz-rich matrix. The luster of the olivenite is exceptional, creating a sheen to the surface that simply glistens. Primary production at Wheal ...
© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com
Nearly 20 individual rich blue sharp-edged flattened octahedral transparent liroconite xls up to 6x6x2mm with unknown green spheroid xl inclusions on a matrix with numerous associated minerals. Spann catalog #3427. This liroconite photo by Jeff Scovil has appeared on the cover of Lapis (May 2010) for their "blue minerals" issue, on the cover of ...
© Jeff Scovil
Group of Liroconite crystals. Dave Bunk specimen, Denver 2008
© J.Ralph 2008
Clinoclose crystals on white gibbsite.
Emerald green to bluish green, elongated and flattened bipyramids to 6 mm, with minor olivenite. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 74-050), ex M & M collection.
Acicular olivenite crystals to 3 mm and pale blue crusts of ceruleite, on quartz. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 72-012).
A 1.1cm cluster of liroconite. JBS specimen and photo.
© 2004 Jason B. Smith
Collection M. Kampf No 05-209. The photo is the result of a compilation of 71 images with Helicon Focus and aftertreatment with Adobe Photoshop. It means that the distance is 0,05 mm between two images. It was not used a scope for the preparation.
A fine specimen with amazing color. This has the most intense blue I have seen before on a specimen of liroconite. It was mined in the mid-1800s, and such pieces are very scarce today.
Specimen BM1964,R8908
© The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London
Green crystal associated with fibrous olivenite – Photo and collection François Périnet
Green pyramidal kernowite crystals on a green coating of cornwallite on yellow goethite-stained quartz.
Liroconite is one of those "holy grails" of mineral collecting that is basically impossible to get hold of. The reason is that they came out in the mid-1800s and haven't been seen since in any quality from any place. Specimens are treasured, and seldom deaccessed from collections. Ex. Irv Brown Collection.
Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (5 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope
© 2008 by Jesse Crawford
Liroconite, a rare and beautiful copper species, is one of those Holy Grails of mineral collecting. These were collected in the early to mid 1800s, and then never again. They remain unique to this ancient mine in good quality, and nothing like it has been found anywhere else since. Even small specimens with 4-5 mm crystals are considered rare and ...
© J.Ralph
A neat micro-specimen of 'twinned' gemmy yellow prismatic Olivenite crystals, with very dark blue parallel growth blocky crystals of Clinoclase on a minutely botryoidal white Halloysite with varied green areas of Chrysocolla. Going by the date on the label 1977 it was probably collected when the dump associated with Bawden's Shaft was being taken ...
Liroconite on matrix, from Wheal Gorland. Henry Minot photo & collection.
© Henry Minot
A curved, arborescent intergrowth composed of many sharp, cubic native Copper crystals showing complex development. No matrix. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.
© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros
Aggregates of deep blue crystals with typically curved faces, with light olive-green olivenite and minor malachite. Cornwallite, another common associate of clinoclase at this locality, is also present on the specimen, but not visible in the photo. P Haas photograph and collection.
Liroconite crystal to about 1cm in matrix (5cm wide). Has A.W.Scoble label attached to reverse.
© J.Ralph 2004
Liroconite crystals. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
A wonderful large cabinet cuprite covered with highly lustrous cuprite octahedra. The photo doesn't do it justice. Ex Williams of Scorrier collection. Cleaned by Richard Barstow in 1980.
© J.Ralph 2001
A piece of reddish brown folded matrix is heavily encrusted with gemmy translucent blue/green cubic crystals of pharmacosiderite to about 1.5mm across. Interestingly more emerald green under tungsten light. A pretty rich specimen with some pretty big crystals of the species - very nice! With R.W.Barstow label.
© 2003 Thames Valley Minerals
A CLASSIC, old-time Cornwall specimen of lustrous, deep red cuprite crystals to 3 mm. This piece is essentially solid cuprite crystals and comes with a British Museum of Natural History label.