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RICHARD W. 8ARSTOW
V~A.T.No.: 132-7852-67
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls,Gunnislake, Cornwall, England.
Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381(STD (022)
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MARCH 1978
1. ACTINOLITE. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. Rich lustrous
olive-green divergentbladed crystalline mass with minor schist.
4'!x2tx1t", £6.50p
2. ·AEG1RINE. Hedrum, Vestfold, Norway. Rich lustrous blackish
bladed crystals embeddedin creamy feldspar matrix with minor
pinkish Catapleiite. Specimen A: withcrystals to over 1" in length,
3ix1-f,x1~", £4.5Op. Specimen B: with crystals to~" in len,9th,
2tx1t", £1.5Op.
3. ALMANDINE GARNET. Roxbury, Connectict, U.S.A. Select
raspberry-red ·lustrous sharpcrystals to 1" in' size, one showing
good twinning, embedded in chlorite schist.Attractive sample for
display. 51'41'27",' £16.5Op.
4. ANA~CIME, Dean Qry., Lizard, Cornwall. Lustrous snow-white
sharp crystals andcrystal sections to t" in diameter encrusting
gabbro matrix with a little light.greenish crystalised Prehnite in
association. 47X3x1t", £9.00
5. ANDRADITE GAR~~T. San 8enito Co., California, U.S.A. Choice
bright 'gemmy' goldensharp crystals to 3 mm in size dotted on
serpentine matrix. This variety ofAndradite is' known as
TOPAZOLITE. Specimer, A: 2'!x1t", £4.1>Op. Specimen B:not so
rich as specimen A, 2tx1", £3.25p.
6. APATITE variety FRA~COLITE. Wheal Pendarves, Camborne,
Cornwall. Rich sparklingcrl,lsts of micro crystals covering altered
granite. Specimen A: 31'2", £3.25p.Specimen 8: 2x1t", £2. SOp
7. ARSfNOPYRITE. Himgston Down, near callington, Cornwall.
Specimen A: 8right silverysharp crystals to 4 mm in size covering
tourmaline/arsenopyrite matrix withodd small quartz crystals and
creamy hexagonal APATITE crystals and crystalsections to t" in size
in association. 3ix1ix1~-", £5.50p. Specimen 8: 8rightsilvery sharp
crystals to 1. cm in size scattered on matrix with needly
greyishcrystals of Tourmaline and a little quartz. 3tx2" ,
4.5Op
8. ARTINITE. San 8enito Co .• , California, U.S .A. Specimen A:
Choice snow-w:,ite radiatedmasses of needly crystals richly
scattered over serpentine matrix. 3x2tx2" ,£6.50pSpecimen 8: As
specimen A, 2tX1,!x1", £3.25p. Specimen C: As specimen A, 2x1,!"
,£2.5Op. All are very attractive specimens from a new occurance in
California.
9. ATACAMITE. Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Chile. Specimen A: Very
choice brrnght greentabular crystals aggregated in radial sprays
amd thickly covering matrix. 2tx2",£18.00. Specimen 8: Attractive
bright green radiated groups of tabular' crystalsscattered on
greenish Chrysocolla on matrix. 31'2", £11.00. Specimen C:
Brightgreen tabular and needly crystals thickly covering matrix,
with greenish-tluDchrysocolla on the reverse. 2tx2", £6.50p.
Specimen D: Bright green divergentcrystal sprays on bluish-green
chrysocolla on mat rix. 1,!x1-?;x1", £4. SOp;
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AXINITE. Botallack ,. st. Just, Cornwall. Lust rous clove-brown
sharp crystals toin size lining a 1x1" cavity in crystalline
axinite. 2x1~x1t", £1••5~
AZURITE. HEnderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Choice bright
blue ball-likecrystalline masses attrnactiuely encruscing and
dotted over quartzose matrix witha little light green Malachite in
association. 3x2~x1~", £16.5~
BARYTES. Dalmellington Mine, Frizington, Cumberland. Fine
lustrous transparent palegolden coloured long tapering tabular
crystals to 2 " in length richly scatteredover and lying flat on
hematite/dolomite matrix. The reverse side is completelyencrusted
with small very bright clear Barytes crystals to -t" in size. An
oldA.E. Foote (dealer of Philadelphia, U.S.A.) label is attached to
the specimen.Choille sample for display. 6x5}x2t", £110.00
BARYTES. Pribram, Bohemia, C.S.S.R. Lustrous creamy cox-comb
crystal masses to l" insize scattered on matrix with odd light
yellow cubic crystals of FLUORITE to 1 cmin size in association.
3x~·x1~", £8.00
BENITOITE. San Benito Co., California, U.S.A. Choice light blue
sharp crystals toouer 1 cm in size richly scattered on matrix with
a little whitish Natrolite.Very fine example of this mineral; there
is also a little micro crystallisedpalE brow JOAQUINITE on the
matrix. 2~x17", £33.00
NATIVE BISMUTH. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Bright
metallic silvery massesI scattered in brownish jasper. 2tx2tx1~",
£5.50p
16. BIXBYITE. Thomas Mts., Utah, U.S.A. Select lustrous black
sharp cubic crystal 5x5 mmin size implanted on matrix. 25x15 mm.
£6.50p
17. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. apecimen A:
Small bright green crystalsscattered in a 1txt" cavity in milky
quartz. 2~x2x1t", £6.5Op. Specimen B: Smalllight green lath-like
crystals to 2 mm in size scattered on both sides of alteredslate
matrix. 2~x1l", £4.50p. Specimen C: ~ bute light green c'rystals
scatteredon hematite/quartz matrix. 2tx1tx1", £2.25p
18. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Specimen A:
Select silvery-greyintergrown group of twinned cog-uiheel crystals,
the largest being nearly 1" in-diarreter. Minor small milky
crystals og iJartz in association. 1tx1x1", £13.00.Specimen B:
Silvery-grey twinned cog-wheel crystals to 1 cm in size
intergrownand scattered on cellular quartz. 1x1", £8.00
19. CALCITE. Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland. Choice
lustrous creamy' hexagonal.crystals with flat terminations, to ~-"
in size completely covering and free-standing on matrix. Specimen
A: 4tx3" , £7.00. Specimen B: 2t-xlt", £2.5Op
20. CALCITE. Tsumeb, Otavi, S.W. Africa. Choice transparent
sharp rhombic crystals toover i" in size intergrown on matrix.
Attractive specimen for display. 3x3x2" ,£8.00
21. CASSITERITE. Bunny Mine, nr. st. Austell, Cornwall. Lustrous
black twinned crystalsand crystal sections to t" in size richly
scattered on and embedded in quartz/tourmaibine/gilbertite matrix.
2~x2x1i", £6.50p
22. CASSITERITE. Great Work Mine, Breage, Cornwall. Fine bright
brownish-black sharptwinned crystals to 5 mm in size very richly
scattered in numerous cavities onboth sides of cellular chlorite
matrix. 3x1ix1~1I, £9.00
23. CASSITERITE. Wheal Vreah, Breage, Cornwall. Lustrous
blackish elongated 'sparable'crystals to 4 mm in length thickly
covering matrix. A handwritten label by SirArthur Russell
accompanies the specimen. 1f..x 1tx1 ", £8.00
24. CASSITERITE variety WOOD TIN. Gaverigan, Goss Moor,
Cornwall. A quantity of roundedlight brown to reddish alluvial
pebbles, all showing radiated and fibrous structurecharacteristic
of wood-tin. Approx 20 small pebbles from *4". £4.50p lot.
25. CELESTITE. t~adagascar. Choice transparent light blue sharp
terminated crystals to ~1Iin size free-standing on and encrusting
crystalline celestite matrix. 3x3x2-t" ,£8.00
26. CERULEITE. Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall. Rich light blue
crystalline crusts, covering quartzose gossan. Specimen A; with a
little crystallised Olivenite in
association, 2x2",. £S.50p. Spccimen B: 1-!;x1t", £3.25p
27. CERUSSITE. Rum Jungle, N. Terr., Australia. Specimen A: Fine
creamy coloured wellforrr.ed reticulated crystal mass with much
light green velvety botryoidal MALACHITEin association. 2x2x1~-1I,
£16.50p. Specimen B: As specimen 1\, 1-}x1". £3.50p
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::..~ITE. Whea u-~ cl, Gwcnn~~, Corn~~ll. ~ich cel_~l~r mnss of
minute s rkling cryst Iwith a little Duwrtz. 2"i,x1~?(1", 4.SOp
CUFflITE. Copper Queen nine, Disbee, Arizon" U.S.A. Very rich
heavy d p red mass withnn alteration rind of mnlachite, and arews
of silky fibrous Mal~chite and small rm ettesof crystallised zurite
on the reverse side. qx2x1~", £4.7Sp
30. DaNALITE. Yxsjoberg, ~erml,nd, ,weden. Rich reddish- rown
masses in skarn with a littlepyrrhotite ,md fluorite. 2h1'x1",
£3.2Sp
31. DANBURITE. Russell, New York, U.5.A. l~rge tnn coloured well
formed and terminated cryst,l1" in size implanted on massive
danburite with sm"lller crystals. 2-tx2x1-f.", £7.00
32. DESCLOISITE. Berg nukQ~, Otavi, S.W. Africa. Specimen A:
Unusual deep brown wedge-shapedcrystals to 1 cm in size thickly
intergrown all over cellular matrix. 3x~-x1~", £12.00Specimen B:
Lustrous deep brown sharp crystals to 1 cm in size thickly
intergroa onmatrix. 2x1~", ['.SOp. Specimen C: Group of sharp
lustrous deep brown crystals to over1 cm in size intergrown on
matrix. 1x1", f.3.2Sp
33. DICKENSONITE. Focte Mine, King Mt., N. Carolina, U.5.A.
Lustrous creamy-white small sharpcrystals intergrown in cavities in
feldspnr. 1-f.x1'x1-!-", £4.SOp
34. DIOPTASE. Tsumeb, Otavi, S.W. Africa. Specimen A: Bright
emerald green sharp crystals tonearly 1 cm in size intergrown on
matrix with R little crystellised Cerussite. 2-tx2x1''',f.16.S0p.
Specimen B: Sharp bright emerald green crystals to 4 mm in size
intergrown andscattered on creamy calcite with a little light green
Duftite. 1+x1~x1", £6.SOp
3S. DOLOMITE. Eugwi, Pamplom~, Spain. Ve~y choice sharp
vransparent to translucent largerhombic crystals to 1-}" in size
intergrown all over matrix. Fine specimen for display,samples from
this location are now scarce. 4x4x3J..", £f8.00
36. DOLOMITE. Thorold, Onterio, Canada. Lustrous pale pinkish
sharp saddle-shaped crystalsthickly lining a 2l.'->
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Hi ACHITE. P_c Gunni-l-ke 'ine, Gunnisl~k~, Cornw~ll. Rich deep
g.8"' ~-s'e~ infil~ibrecci, ted qu.,rtz veinstuff. 2'x2x1''',
£3.2
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83. SPHALERITE. Hydraulic Shaft, Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead,
Cumberland. Very choice brightblack sharp crystals to 1 cm in size
richly encrusting altered limestone matrix. Veryat tractive
specimen for display. 7x~x2-t", £23.00
84. SPHALERITE. Aliva, Picos de Europa, near Santander, Spain.
Lustrous gemmy transparentsherry coloured crystElIs to 1t" in size
intergrown on massive translucent orengeysphalerite. Specimens of
this quality 'md transparency re now r3re. 3-tx2~x2", £54.00
85. STANNITE. Bunny Mine, near st. Austell, §ornwall. Metallic
greyish masses on and in greisenwith a little turquoise and
muscovite mica. 2~x2x1t", £4.50p
86. STILBTTE. Poona, near Bomb3y, India. Choice lustrous creamy
sheaves of crystals to 2~" insizefurming an intergrown group with
odd small creamy Heulandite crystals. Very showyspecimen for
display. 3-tx2tx2~''', £14.00
87. TARBUTTITE. Broken Hill, nr. Kabwe, Zambia~ Specimen A:
Small sharp sparkling crystalsthickly encrusting both sides of
cellular matrix with the upper surface partially 'encrusted with
cleElr sharp HoPEITE cr~stals to 3 mm in size and whitish crusts
ofHvdrozincite. 2x1~x1t", £14.00. Specimen B: SmEll I sharp
sparkling crystals richlycovering a banded botrvoidal mass of
Smithsomite. 2x1tx1t", £4.75p .
88. TETRADYMITE. Carrock Mine, Carrock Fell, Cumberlamd. Bright
silvery-grey metallic massessparsely scattered in milky quartz.
2-tx2~~1i", "£4.50p. Specimen B: As specimen A,1tx1tx1", £2.75p
89. ToRBERNITE. Mine Bois-Noir, St. Priest-Ia-Prugne, Loire,
France. Bright emerald green shElrptabular crystals to t" in size
intergrown on areas of iron-stained altered granite.2x1tx1 " ,
£14.00 "
90. TOURMALINE variety SCHoRL. Tongafeno, Madagnscar. Sharp
bright block crystnls to nearly 1"in size intergrown on reddish
gnnite. 1~x1tx1", £3.50p
91. VANADINTTE. Mibloden, Atlns Mts., Morocco. Bright red shArp
hexagonal crystals to t"" insize richly scattered over three sides
of" a light colo\lred matrix. 3tx2tx2", £14.00
92. VIVIANITE. Wannon Falls, Victoria, Australia. A large deep
bluish-black to greenish cleavedcrystal. 4~x2x1", £12.00
93. WILLEMITE. Tsumeb, Otavi, SoW. Africa. Choice sharp
transparent pale green to colourlesscrystals most IV around 2-3 mm
in size completely covering a cellular matrix. Very richspecimen.
4x2tx1t", £28.00
94. WILLEMITE. Franklin, New Jersev, U.S.A. Rich light brownish
crystalline masses associatedwith creamy Calcite. 3tx2~x1f.-",
£7.00
95. WITHERITE. Settlingstones Mine, near Hexham, Northumberland.
Lustrcus creamy well formedcomppsite crvsti'lls forming boIl-like
aggregates to 1" in size on massive witherite.4x2tx2", £11.00
96. WITHERITE. Nentsberrv Mine, Alston Moor, Cumberland. A group
of well formed pseudo-hexagonalcrystals with a thin white barytes
coating. Crystal faces to -t". 1tx1xi", £1.50p
97. WoHLERITE. Risova, Lagesundsfjorden, Norwav. Rich light"
brown masses associated withnepheline svenite ,md odd black plates
of Lepdidomelane. Specimen A: 2tx2x1", £2.50p.Specimen B: 1tx1x1",
£1.25p
98. WoLFRAMITE. Hingston Down, near Gunnislake, Cornwall. Bright
black blades in arsenopvrite/quartz veinstuff. 3x2", £2.75p
99. WULFENITE. Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico. Bright orangev
blockV tabular crvst~ls to ,}" insize scattered on calcite motrix,
and with a later encrustation of light brown crystalsoll
ENDLICHTTE. 4x3x2~'''' £28.00
100. WULFENITE. 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A. Bright
orangey translucent tabular crystalsto 8 mm in size scattered on
light orangev botryoidal Mimetite covering gossanv matrix.3x2tx1t",
£8.00
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