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Clinoclase, Olivenite

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A CLASSIC, OLD-TIME and rich Cornwall combination specimen of glassy, multi-hued blue clinoclase microcrystals and green olivenite microcrystals covering two sides of the quartz-rich matrix. This excellent piece hails from the clinoclase Type Locality - Wheal Gorland and was certainly mined in the 1800s.

Product details

SpeciesOlivenite, Clinoclase
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUK, England, Wheal Gorland

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Olivenite
Mineral guide
Learn about Olivenite
, copper arsenate hydroxide; olive to yellow-green crystals with varied habits, prized by collectors from Cornwall to Tsumeb and Cap Garonne.
Olivenite
Regional guide
Olivenite from Wheal Gorland, Cornwall, UK
olive-green, acicular and botryoidal crystals from Wheal Gorland, Cornwall; a classic Cornish collector's mineral with copper-ore associations.