Torbernite from Wheal Edward, Cornwall

Torbernite from Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK

Reasonably sized specimen of Torbernite from Wheal Edward, a part of the combined Botallack Mines.

The site is now a SSSI and permission to collect is required.

We currently have a single piece in stock, a smattering of tiny crystals on matrix. It comes bagged, with a former collectors label and the one we provide.

Torbernite should be handled carefully, as it is both radioactive and toxic.

Consider mounting it in a box and minimising handling. This piece is only mildly radioactive, with a radiacode2 detecting only negligibly above background at 3CM from the specimen.