CHLOROXIPHITE in MENDIPITE with Diaboleite - image 1

CHLOROXIPHITE in MENDIPITE with Diaboleite

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Rare, deep olive-green bladed crystals of Chloroxiphite are exposed obliquely across columnar pink white Mendipite. Also in association are patches of blue Diaboleite and yellow Paralaurionite. This rich specimen with several areas of these rare oxychloride species is from the famous Torr Works quarry at Cranmore in Somerset, England. Mineral collectors often refer to this locality as Merehead quarry; the two being synonymous but Torr Works quarry is the official name. The quarry is still worked for limestone by Aggregate Industries but the zone in which the manganese pods containing the exotic suite of oxychloride minerals is long since worked out.

Product details

SpeciesDiaboleite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.9 x 3.1 x 1.0 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityUK, England, Torr Works Quarry
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$2,000.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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A collector's guide to Torr Works Quarry, UK: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 43 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.