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Olivenite from Wheal Gorland, England, UK

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Rich drusy mats of intergrown deep olive-green Olivenite crystals cover an undulating vuggy upper surface of a ferruginous milky Quartz veinstone matrix. Under low magnification, the carpet of Olivenite crystals are seen to be perfectly terminated and present a most attractive speckled luster. This specimen, from Wheal Gorland in St. Day, Cornwall, legendary for its rare copper arsenate minerals, is an excellent example of this particular Olivenite morphology.

Product details

SpeciesOlivenite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.1 x 8.6 x 4.2 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityUK, England, Wheal Gorland
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$1,800.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot 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.
Locality guide
Wheal Gorland
A collector's guide to Wheal Gorland, UK: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 208 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.