Updated 5d ago
1
WOOD Olivenite on Quartz$1,000.00
Wire transfers available, to set up
In the late 18th and early 19th century a small number of mines situated around what is now the village of St. Day in Cornwall produced an unrivalled suite of copper arsenate minerals including Olivenite, Liroconite and Clinoclase. One of the varieties of Olivenite discovered at Wheal Unity had the appearance of wood and was understandably given the name 'Wood Olivenite' and specimens from this mine remain the best examples of this variety known. This large miniature specimen exhibits excellent silky, radial, golden to olive green to dark forest green colour-zoned crystals infilling cavities within a thin plate of Quartz veinstone. Some terminated Olivenite crystals are present within a small cavity and a few areas of possible Cornwallite are also evident. A really superb example of the unusual habit of Olivenite and a nice section through the gossan from Wheal Unity.
Product details
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.6 x 6.5 x 1.7 cm
Locality
SKUCC4692
Listed on10/24/2024
Comments
Known provenance
Species and Locality Wiki Pages
Collectors of Olivenite from Wheal Unity
Olivenite from UK Sales Data
From
To
From
To
Loading sales data...
All Sales
Loading specimens...