Trevor Boyd's Photo Gallery
YPY-D3FChromitite
Hagdale Quarry, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UKDimensions: 45 mm x 33 mm x 25 mm
A nice example of the rock type chromitite consisting of lustrous dark chromite inclusions set in a light green serpentine matrix.
Specimen and photo - Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals
J3K-TTJGalena PbS , Fluorite CaF2 , Cerussite PbCO3 , Anglesite PbSO4
Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKDimensions: 27 mm x 15 mm x 15 mm
Matrix with a small cavity lined with iron oxide stained fluorite crystals with small, grey galena crystals and a few colourless cerussite & anglesite crystals.
Photo/specimen - Trevor Boyd/Causeway Minerals.
TQJ-5HAAllophane (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2·2.5-3H2O , Brochantite Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
New East Wheal Russell, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UKDimensions: 33 mm x 18 mm x 17 mm
Light blue, botryoidal allophone coating small quartz crystals with associated dark green brochantite.
Specimen/photo - Trevor Boyd/Causeway Minerals.
9GT-YX4Schorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Megiliggar Rocks, Breage, Cornwall, England, UKDimensions: 62 mm x 61 mm x 40 mm
Quartz and orthoclase pegmatite shot through with long dark schorl crystals.
Photo & specimen - Causeway Minerals
NA9-WUMMuscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Megiliggar Rocks, Breage, Cornwall, England, UKDimensions: 45 mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
A nice partial muscovite mica crystal on matrix.
Photo and specimen - Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals
H98-08GAzurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Billy Bank Veins, Richmond, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UKField of View: 20 mm
Small blue azurite 'balls' on matrix associated with micro azurite crystal clusters. FOV 20mm
Photo/specimen - Trevor Boyd/Causeway Minerals
NPT-508Opal SiO2·nH2O
Cathedral Mine, Busveal, St Day, Cornwall, England, UKDimensions: 25 mm x 22 mm x 20 mm
Waxy, white opal in matrix.
Photo & specimen - Trevor Boyd/Causeway Minerals
L50-1TYFluorite CaF2 , Baryte BaSO4
Wapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UKDimensions: 37 mm x 25 mm x 23 mm
Colourless cubic fluorite crystals with modified edges associated with tan coloured clusters of cockscomb baryte crystals.
Specimen and image - Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals
JAE-54YWitherite BaCO3
Sir Francis Level, Lownathwaite Mine, Gunnerside Gill, Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UKDimensions: 55 mm x 53 mm x 45 mm
Rounded masses of yellow/green witherite crystals in matrix.
Specimen - John & Robert Lawson
Image - Trevor Boyd/Causeway Minerals
0LK-DC0Tyrolite Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O
Plakalnitsa Mine, Balkan Mts, Vratsa Province, BulgariaDimensions: 41 mm x 21 mm x 19 mm
Light blue radial clusters of tyrolite crystals with a botryoidal green mineral, possibly cornwallite.