MENDIPITE with PARALAURIONITE CHLOROXIPHITE and Diaboleite - image 1

MENDIPITE with PARALAURIONITE CHLOROXIPHITE and Diaboleite

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A terrific miniature from the world famous Torr Works quarry at Cranmore in Somerset, England, a quarry perhaps better well known to collectors as Merehead. Compact, columnar, white to pink Mendipite which also displays limited areas of pale yellow Paralaurionite, dark green bladed Chloroxiphite and blue micro-patches of Diaboleite, together with characteristic black-grey Manganese-oxides. Torr Works quarry remains in full operation, only 26 miles from Crystal Classics HQ, but has long since passed out of the black, sooty manganese pods which hosted these remarkable suites of oxy-chloride minerals.

Product details

SpeciesDiaboleite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.2 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityUK, England, Torr Works Quarry
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$450.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Diaboleite from Torr Works Quarry
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Locality guide
Torr Works Quarry
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.