Wolframite in Quartz, Carrock Mine, Cumbria
Nice large specimens of Wolframite in a Quartz matrix from the Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Falls.
£100.00
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Wolframite in Quartz from Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Falls, Cumbria, UK
Nice large specimens of Wolframite in a Quartz matrix from the Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Falls - these are perfect small cabinet pieces.
Hugely heavy for their size, lifting them feels very strange for the size of the rock. Wolframite is an ore of Tungsten, a very heavy metal with some unusual properties.
Carrock Mine was the only UK Tungsten mine outside of Cornwall.
I bought these from an ex-miner who worked in the mine, which closed in 1981. They may have some minor Scheelite or other minor inclusions.
#1 - 15x11x6.5CM - 1765 grams
A nicely contrasting piece with some white Quartz matrix. There is a little iron staining in some places.
#2 - 13x12x9CM - 1785 grams
A nice contrasting piece with some iron staining on the white Quartz matrix. This piece has a base which has been partially saw cut flat.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15 × 15 × 15 cm |
| Specimen | #1 – 15x11x6.5CM – 1765 grams, #2 – 13x12x9CM – 1785 grams |
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