Olivenite - Wheal Gorland

Watch a video of this specimen by following the Vimeo link below: https://vimeo.com/1139862168/da079c49fb Here is a remarkable and delightful specimen of olivenite from Wheal Gorland, Cornwall, one of the earliest locations for mineral specimens in the world! It features quite big ball-shaped sprays of crystals on white quartz, truly remarkable for the species! Mindat.org: 'Wheal Gorland's first recorded working was in 1792, but the lodes were probably known long before this date. [...]' Operations ended in 1906-1909.

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