Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred, Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK

Nice crystals of Pyromorphite. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.

© Elmar Lackner 2007

A very pretty, brightly colored specimen from this old locality, almost certainly dated to the mid-to-late 1800s when this mine was famous for some of the most beautiful pyromorphite in the world. These crystals are perched on contrasting quartz matrix and have a natural, wet-looking lustre! They are truly wonderful for any locality, but ...

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Photo from SMLS slide library.

Pyromorphite crystals, typically 4mm. Ian Jones collection. Ex Clemo collection.

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A second piece from the same old European collection I got the above specimen from, this is also a very pretty, brightly colored specimen from this old locality, almost certainly dated to the mid-to-late 1800s when this mine was famous for some of the most beautiful pyromorphite in the world. These crystals are perched on contrasting quartz matrix ...

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7cm wide, from Shirley Adrian collection, SMLS show 2007.

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Pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred, Phillack, CornwallA group of prismatic crystals of an excellent color and a very vivid brightness.The specimen is enriched by an old label from the Sir Arthur Russell collection (number 64)

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A rich, old-time pyromorphite specimen from the Wheal Alfred of Cornwall. Lustrous, wet-look, partially gemmy, two-toned green, spindle-shaped prisms to 1.1 cm comprise the main 4.7 cm vug in the contrasting quartz matrix. This piece is so rich, even the contacted backside is richly covered with pyromorphite. This specimen almost certainly dates ...

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Unusual and rare occurrence of wet-looking apple green, barrel shaped crystals on a white quartz matrix. This piece probably dates back to the 19th Century heyday of Cornwall and green pyros are one of the great classics of these mines!

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1.5mm prismatic crystal.

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Pyromorphite on Quartz from Wheal Alfred, Phillack, CornwallCollecting is also History and this specimen, with little prismatic crystals on Quartz, is History. Originally labeled as Campilite, it was purchased by Sr. Folch in 1940.

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Pyromorphite. Specimen is from the collection of the British Museum of Natural History #1964R. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.

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Pyromorphite. 9 images stacked in Photoshop CS4 to improve depth of field.

© hmessing

A fine quality, beautiful old classic pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. The piece comes from the private collection of Herb Obodda (not his dealer stock) and is accompanied by a gorgeous old handwritten label dated all the way back to May of 1847 which refers to the species as a "plumboarsenio phosphate". Fine, lustrous, beautiful apple ...

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Here is a wonderful little thumbnail sized piece of the beautiful old classic pyromorphites from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. Some of the finest Cornish examples of the species were found at this locality. The piece almost certainly dates back to the 1800s. A fine group of lustrous, beautiful apple green to yellow-green colored hexagonal prisms of ...

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Crystals tp 1.5cm. Ex University collection? Nick Carruth, Simon Camm, Paul Lowe, John Marshal, Shields Flynn, Joseph Freilich, and Ian Bruce. Ian Acworth photo and collection.

Crystals to 20 mm...Mined in 1840's...a one time find.

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Cavity 5cm across lined with grey-white chalcedony which has a bright white flourescence in UV(LW)shown by inset. Collected Wheal Alfred 2003 by G.Curtis, Photo 2011.

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Bright yellow-green, lustrous, wonderful pyromorphite from this classic locality. This is a historic specimen of Cornish Pyromorphite (it twas mislabeled as mimetite) sold to the eminent late-1800s collector Carl Bosch by the major dealer of his day, August Krantz. Often these sharply barrel-shaped crystals were labeled, mistakenly but ...

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Pyromorphite. Photo and collection Jorge M. Alves

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Mimetite. Specimen is from the collection of the British Museum of Natural History #33083 (1975). Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.

© Rock Currier

This specimen consists of a multi-hued group of botryoidal Mimetite crystals. The crystals have a wonderful reddish orange color that appears to be selectively shaded from light to dark across the botryoidal forms. On the side of the specimen you can see that some of the botryoidal forms have an inner core of rich orange followed by an outer layer ...

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Barrel-shaped crystals to 3 mm in iron-stained quartz. Collection and photo - Colin Fearon

A really pretty, really rare, old-time pyromorphite and quartz specimen from the Wheal Alfred of Cornwall. Sparkling, gemmy, greenish-yellow acicular crystals of pyromorphite encrust the sides of numerous, striking, glassy, dipyramidal quartz crystals with interior phantoms. This specimen almost certainly dates to the mid-to-late 1800s, when this ...

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This specimen consists of a multi-hued group of botryoidal Mimetite crystals. The crystals have a wonderful reddish orange color that appears to be selectively shaded from light to dark across the botryoidal forms. This specimen is surprisingly heavy and very dense. On the side of the specimen you can see that some of the botryoidal forms have an ...

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© J.Ralph 2007

An unusual locality for chalcedony in Cornwall. Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.

© Collection and photo 2013, Paul De Bondt

8.1 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm. Bright yellow-green, lustrous, wonderful pyromorphite from this classic locality. This is a historic specimen of Cornish Pyromorphite (it was mislabeled as mimetite) sold to the eminent late-1800s collector Carl Bosch by the major dealer of his day, August Krantz. Often these sharply barrel-shaped crystals were labeled, ...

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A massive iron-stained quartz matrix, this with slightly translucent lustrous green prismatic crystals of pyromorphite to 0.6 cm in length scattered throughout.

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A close-up showing some of the orange coloration associated with the interior of the Mimetite.

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Green oily lustered prismatic crystals of mimetite to 0.25 cm are set on matrix. Ref: Embrey, P.G., and Symes, R.F. (1987): Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. Ex Steve Pullman collection.

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Ex. G. Hauser coll.

© Stefan Koch

7.5 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm. A fine, rich, old-time pyromorphite specimen from the Wheal Alfred of Cornwall. Lustrous, wet-look, partially gemmy, two-toned green, spindle-shaped prisms to 1.1 cm comprise the main 4.7 cm vug in the contrasting quartz matrix. This piece is so rich, even the contacted backside is richly covered with pyromorphite. This ...

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a 7.7 x 7.1 x 4.8 cm massive iron-stained quartz matrix, this with slightly translucent lustrous green prismatic crystals of pyromorphite to 0.6 cm in length scattered throughout.

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17 ZS DMap stack, Canon 1100D, 28mm reversed Tokina lens + 56mm ext. tube.

© J. I. G. Roland

This specimen consists of a multi-hued group of botryoidal Mimetite crystals. The crystals have a wonderful reddish orange color that appears to be selectively shaded from light to dark across the botryoidal forms. On the side of the specimen you can see that some of the botryoidal forms have an inner core of rich orange followed by an outer layer ...

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Green oily lustered prismatic crystals of mimetite to 0.25 cm are set on a 4.3 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm matrix. Ref: Embrey, P.G., and Symes, R.F. (1987): Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. Ex Steve Pullman collection.

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Minerals identified by colour, habit, and both having the same vigorous reaction to cold dilute HCl. White material light blue in UV SW & LW. Mineral/chemical environment is rich in Cu,Zn. Small black blobs are probably Tenorite.

© G.Curtis

This specimen consists of a multi-hued group of botryoidal Mimetite crystals. The crystals have a wonderful reddish orange color that appears to be selectively shaded from light to dark across the botryoidal forms. On the side of the specimen you can see that some of the botryoidal forms have an inner core of rich orange followed by an outer layer ...

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Not tested, identified visually by lath-like crystals, pearly lustre, and by chemical/mineral environment which includes Ca, Zn, Cu, and S.

© G.Curtis

Pyromorphite, One example of several collected from the small cobbled area and an overgrown mound of rocks and earth near to the commercial entrance gate. G.Curtis collection Wheal Alfred, one sunny day in August 2005.

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A block of massive opaque white quartz partially coated with sharp yellow-green crystals of pyromorphite.

© 2011 Eric C. Graff

8.9 x 5.4 x 3.4 cm. A really pretty, really rare, old-time pyromorphite and quartz specimen from the Wheal Alfred of Cornwall. Sparkling, gemmy, greenish-yellow acicular crystals of pyromorphite encrust the sides of numerous, striking, glassy, dipyramidal quartz crystals with interior phantoms. This specimen almost certainly dates to the ...

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Pyromorphite, several samples found. Barrel shaped green crystals. Full sample several sq cms. G.Curtis, Wheal Alfred, Aug 2015.

© George E S Curtis

Dealers label Rayner 100 new bond st.London W1

5.0 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm, 59.3 g A block of massive opaque white quartz partially coated with sharp yellow-green crystals of pyromorphite. Field of View = 20 mm.

© 2011 Eric C. Graff

Pyromorphite

© J.Ralph 2014

Rare and excellent old pyromorphite specimens with an exceptional provenance from this historic Cornwall mine. Two sculptural vugs are filled with rare, lustrous, gem, yellow-green elongated to blocky prisms on the very rich larger piece. A gorgeous gem, 5 mm, yellow-green barrel stands out with other crystals in the smaller vuggy piece. ...

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Lustrous, bi-colored pyromorphite barrels, to 7 mm, are aesthetically clustered on the quartz matrix on this fine old-time specimen from this famous Cornwall locale. The prisms have apple-green bodies with gemmy yellow terminations (hard to see). Specimens of this quality probably date to the mid-1800s. A true Cornwall classic. Wheal Alfred ...

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Bright green pyromorphite crystals contrast well with the host limonite stained quartz crystals.

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British Micromount Society Reference Specimen Number 540. Very fine, clean specimen of yellow pyromorphite prisms, collected by R.W.Barstow. Donated by Neil Hubbard Photographed by Martin Stolworthy Modified by CombineZP by running the original photo through the Do Stack process

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Wheal Alfred is famous for world-class pyromorphite specimens, but also produced some very fine mimetite specimens. Beautiful, lustrous, straw-yellow, curved prisms to 6 mm fill two sculptural vugs in quartz matrix on this exceptional, aesthetic and rare miniature. Specimens of this quality probably date to the mid-1800s. A true and rare Cornwall ...

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Old time pyromorphite. Obtained from Crystal Classics. Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.

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Lustrous, bi-colored pyromorphite barrels, to 7 mm, are aesthetically clustered on the quartz matrix on this fine old-time specimen from this famous Cornwall locale. The prisms have apple-green bodies with gemmy yellow terminations (hard to see). Specimens of this quality probably date to the mid-1800s. A true Cornwall classic. Wheal Alfred ...

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A solid piece of quartz with two surfaces covered in bright green micro pyromorphite.

© P. Nicholson

5.3 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm (largest). Rare and excellent old pyromorphite specimens with an exceptional provenance from this historic Cornwall mine. Two sculptural vugs are filled with rare, lustrous, gem, yellow-green elongated to blocky prisms on the very rich larger piece. A gorgeous gem, 5 mm, yellow-green barrel stands out with other crystals in the ...

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I obtained this specimen in an exchange in 1990. It is from the Shirley collection put together by the wife of Sir Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan who donated the collection in the early 1880s to the Redpath Museum. The dark brown crystals is tiny sphalerite on quartz and calcite. Not visible in the photo is some minor galena.

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Wheal Alfred is famous for world-class pyromorphite specimens, but also produced some very fine mimetite specimens. Beautiful, lustrous, straw-yellow, curved prisms to 6 mm fill two sculptural vugs in quartz matrix on this exceptional, aesthetic and rare miniature. Specimens of this quality probably date to the mid-1800s. A true and rare Cornwall ...

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5.3 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm (largest). Rare and excellent old pyromorphite specimens with an exceptional provenance from this historic Cornwall mine. Two sculptural vugs are filled with rare, lustrous, gem, yellow-green elongated to blocky prisms on the very rich larger piece. A gorgeous gem, 5 mm, yellow-green barrel stands out with other crystals in the ...

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5.3 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm (largest). Rare and excellent old pyromorphite specimens with an exceptional provenance from this historic Cornwall mine. Two sculptural vugs are filled with rare, lustrous, gem, yellow-green elongated to blocky prisms on the very rich larger piece. A gorgeous gem, 5 mm, yellow-green barrel stands out with other crystals in the ...

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A solid piece of quartz with two surfaces covered in bright green micro pyromorphite.

© P. Nicholson

5.2 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm. A fantastic, fine quality, beautiful old classic pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. The piece comes from the private collection of Herb Obodda (not his dealer stock) and is accompanied by a gorgeous old handwritten label dated all the way back to May of 1847 which refers to the species as a "plumboarsenio phosphate". ...

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5.2 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm. A fantastic, fine quality, beautiful old classic pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. The piece comes from the private collection of Herb Obodda (not his dealer stock) and is accompanied by a gorgeous old handwritten label dated all the way back to May of 1847 which refers to the species as a "plumboarsenio phosphate". ...

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Here is a wonderful little thumbnail sized piece of the beautiful old classic pyromorphites from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. Some of the finest Cornish examples of the species were found at this locality. The piece almost certainly dates back to the 1800s. A fine group of lustrous, beautiful apple green to yellow-green colored hexagonal prisms of ...

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5.2 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm. A fantastic, fine quality, beautiful old classic pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. The piece comes from the private collection of Herb Obodda (not his dealer stock) and is accompanied by a gorgeous old handwritten label dated all the way back to May of 1847 which refers to the species as a "plumboarsenio phosphate". ...

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Greenish yellow hexagonal pyromorphite prisms with well developed pyramid faces Euromex EduBlue, built-in 5 MP USB-2.0 1/2.8 inch Sensor CMOS Camera ImageFocus Plus capturing, Helicon Focus stacking Peter Lof photo and collection

© Peter Lof

5.2 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm. A fantastic, fine quality, beautiful old classic pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. The piece comes from the private collection of Herb Obodda (not his dealer stock) and is accompanied by a gorgeous old handwritten label dated all the way back to May of 1847 which refers to the species as a "plumboarsenio phosphate". ...

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5.2 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm. A fantastic, fine quality, beautiful old classic pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. The piece comes from the private collection of Herb Obodda (not his dealer stock) and is accompanied by a gorgeous old handwritten label dated all the way back to May of 1847 which refers to the species as a "plumboarsenio phosphate". ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

Here is a wonderful little thumbnail sized piece of the beautiful old classic pyromorphites from Wheal Alfred in Cornwall. Some of the finest Cornish examples of the species were found at this locality. The piece almost certainly dates back to the 1800s. A fine group of lustrous, beautiful apple green to yellow-green colored hexagonal prisms of ...

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