Machen quarry

The quarry is quite interesting on a mineralogical level, having produced some supergene minerals and some rare species too, including anglesite, scotlandite, and fraipontite. Fine specimens of cerussite and hydrozincite have also been found.

The Scottish Geology Trust linked below has an excellent geological writeup of the site, and is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the site.

Further reading

• https://www.mindat.org/loc-4729.html
• https://geoguide.scottishgeologytrust.org/p/gcr/gcr36/gcr36_machenquarry

If you are interested in other local specimens, we may have stock from the following locales:

• Machen quarry, Machen, Caerphilly, Wales

Alternately, try browsing by county: • Bridgend • Caerphilly • Cardiff • Ceredigion • Clwyd • Conwy • Gwynedd • Isle of Anglesey • Powys • Rhondda Cynon Taf • Vale of Glamorgan •

For the rest of our stock from the entire UK, see below.

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