Bayldonite from Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall

Bayldonite from Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK

Uncommon specimens of Bayldonite offered here from the type locality of Penberthy Croft Mine.

Magnification is essential for these pieces.

We have a couple of pieces available:

These pieces consist primarily of iron stained matrix rock with several distinct areas of crystallisation, forming botryoidal green bayldonite clusters.

• #1 - 61.4x37.5x18.3MM - a larger piece with several areas showing bayldonite under the microscope.
• #2 - 18.4x14.6x12MM - a thumbnail piece, bagged with our ID label.
• #3 - 27.2x25.8x10.9MM - a thumbnail piece, bagged with our ID label.

These pieces are bayldonite micro crystals on a mixed matrix rock.

• #4 - 20.7x9x8.7MM - a quality thumbnail piece, which comes boxed with our ID label.
• #5 - 17x13.1x8MM - a quality thumbnail piece, which comes boxed with our ID label.
• #6 - 20x17.9x11.6MM - a very good quality thumbnail piece, which comes boxed with our ID label. Probably our best thumbnail sized specimen.
• #7 - 26.2x20.2x10.6MM - a good quality thumbnail piece, which comes boxed with our ID label and a former owners label.

Toxic mineral: contains lead.