Minerals from Great Britain
Showing 101–150 of 150 results
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Molybdenite and Schorl from Hingston Down Quarry, Cornwall
£15.00 – £25.00 -
Molybdenite from Hingston Down Quarry, Cornwall
£12.50 -
Polished Flint slices
£5.00 -
Polished Lewisian Gneiss slices
£5.00 – £7.50 -
Prehnite specimens from Loanhead Quarry, Scotland
£7.50 – £20.00 -
Pyrite from Warden Point, Kent
£20.00 -
Pyromorphite from Driggith Mine, Cumbria
£15.00 -
Pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred, Cornwall
£3.50 – £7.50 -
Pyromorphite from Wheal Exmouth, Devon
£10.00 – £25.00 -
Pyromorphite Specimens
£150.00 -
Pyromorphite specimens from Burgham Mine, Shropshire
£10.00 – £15.00 -
Pyromorphite specimens from Bwlch Glas Mine, Wales
£5.00 – £10.00 -
Quartz and Calcite from Geevor Mine, Cornwall
£10.00 -
Quartz from Botallack Mine, Cornwall
£20.00 -
Quartz from Cannington Park Quarry, Somerset
£10.00 -
Quartz from Greystone Quarry, Cornwall
£10.00 -
Quartz from Idless Woods, Cornwall
£5.00 -
Quartz from Parson’s Park Pit, Cornwall
£25.00 -
Quartz from Penlee Quarry, Cornwall
£12.50 -
Quartz from Pentireglaze Mine, Cornwall
£10.00 -
Quartz from Porthoustock, Cornwall
£10.00 -
Quartz from Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Cornwall
£10.00 -
Quartz with specularite inclusions from Crowgarth Mine, Cumbria
£35.00 -
Rutile from Lochan na Lairige, Scotland
£35.00 -
Schorl, Orthoclase, Quartz, and Muscovite from Megiliggar Rocks, Cornwall
£75.00 -
Scorodite and Wolframite from Drakelands Mine, Devon
£15.00 -
Sale!
Scorodite from Drakelands Mine, Devon
£8.00 – £25.00 -
Selenite Specimens from the UK
£0.60 – £15.00 -
Serpentine from Unst, Shetland Islands
£3.50 -
Siderite from George and Charlotte Mine, Devon
£15.00 -
Siderite from Penlee Quarry, Cornwall
£15.00 -
Slag specimens
£0.80 – £4.00 -
Smoky Quartz from Hartcliffe Rocks, North Somerset
£15.00 -
Smoky Quartz from the Great Longstone China Clay Pit, Cornwall
£30.00 -
Sphalerite and Pyrite from Great South Tolgus
£10.00 -
Sphalerite from Greystone Quarry, Cornwall
£15.00 -
Sphalerite from Smallcleugh mine, Cumbria
£20.00 -
Sphalerite specimens
£3.00 – £20.00 -
Sphalerite, Galena, and Siderite from Force Crag Mine, Cumbria
£10.00 -
Stibnite mineral specimens
£2.00 – £35.00 -
Torbernite from Old Gunnislake Mine, Cornwall
£20.00 -
Sale!
Torbernite from Wheal Edward, Cornwall
Original price was: £50.00.£45.00Current price is: £45.00. -
Tourmaline and Cassiterite from Whitestone Quarry, Devon
£20.00 -
Tourmaline from Meldon Quarry, Devon
£25.00 -
Triplite from Megiliggar Rocks, Cornwall
£15.00 -
Variscite specimens from High Down Quarry, Devon
£10.00 -
Wavellite specimens from High Down Quarry, Devon
£10.00 – £75.00 -
Witherite from Settlingstones Mine, Northumberland
£20.00 -
Wolframite from Drakelands Mine, Devon
£12.50 – £15.00 -
Wolframite in Quartz, Carrock Mine, Cumbria
£100.00
The UK has a long and well-documented mining history, although commercial mining is now a shadow of what it once was.
Historically, Cornwall and Devon were major centres of tin and copper mining. Many of the UK’s most collectible minerals still come from old mine dumps in these areas – including fine specimens of cassiterite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, and quartz.
Fluorite, in particular, is perhaps the most recognisable British mineral, especially the material from Weardale in County Durham. These pieces are often cubic, sometimes colour-zoned, and can show daylight fluorescence. Some of the older Rogerley material is especially well-regarded.
Calcite, galena, and barite are also found across the North Pennines and Peak District. I’ve seen some very good baryte specimens from Cumbria and Yorkshire, often golden or honey-coloured, occasionally with associated galena.
Wales too has its share of interesting pieces – including fine hematite, pyromorphite, and cerussite from older lead workings.
Specimens from the UK are usually well documented, especially older pieces, which are often labelled with specific mines or localities. There’s also a strong collector tradition in the UK, which means a lot of good material is still in private collections or small museum holdings.
We do often have a wide range of specimens from the UK, including fossils.
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