Mineral specimens for sale or exchange...

Generally, mineral specimens I have available are for sale or exchange - either for classic Northern or Cornish mineral specimens, or old books. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have 'wants' or unusual specimens or mining relics to trade.

New mineral specimens added: 25 March 2006

At the moment I don't have credit card facilities - so payments can be either cheque, bank transfer, or cash.

Campylite

Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria

Collected 1977 during mining operations with Dick Barstow. A classic specimen, consisting of bright orange crystals on a matrix of hard, black psilomelane. Size: 8 x 11cm.

Price - £350.00

Campylite

Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria

Collected 1977 during mining operations with Dick Barstow. Another classic piece, consisting of dark orange crystals, richly intergrown and forming a flat plate. Size: 9 x 10 cm.

Price - £180.00

Anglesite

Monte Poni, Iglesias, Sardinia

Magnificent old timer from a rare locality, well known for world class Anglesite and Phosgenite specimens. Ex J.I.Wilson collection, 1979. Sharp, lustrous intergrown crystals to over 1 cm in size, intergrown in cavities. Size: 7 x 4 x 3 cm.

Price - £90.00

Malachite

Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Ike Wilson collection - via Roger Harker, from Davis collection. Acquired Jan 18th 1979. Size: 6 x 4 cm.

Price - £40.00

Torbernite

Mine Bois Noir, St Priest la Prugne, Loire, France

Acquired 1975. Lustrous green crystal plates and sheaves of crystals scattered and intergrown on quartz matrix. Old R.W. Barstow label, from the 26, Tregeseal address accompanies this piece. Size: 6.5 x 6 cm.

Price - £80.00

Benitoite and Neptunite

Gem mine, San Benito County, California, USA

Acquired 1978. Classic piece, typical of the locality, with sharp, lustrous neptunite crystals, and two benitoite xls of good blue colour. Size: 9 x 5 cm.

Price - £75.00

Rhodocrosite

Kassandra, Khalkidiki, Northern Greece

Ike Wilson collection, Jan 1979. Purchased from Phil Greybill 25 May 1978. Beautiful clean, shining, lustrous pink crystals intergrown on sulphide matrix.. Size: 9.5 x 7 cm.

Price - £75.00

Mimetite and Willemite

Tsumeb, Otavi, SW Africa

Acquired 1976. Sharp, pale yellow mimetite crystals, thickly scattered over lustrous willemite crystals with greenish malachite, covering gossanous matrix. Very pretty display specimen. Old R.W. Barstow label, from the 26, Tregeseal address accompanies this piece. Size: 12 x 7 cm.

Price - £90.00

Wulfenite

Los Lamentos, Mexico - A beautiful specimen of Arizona wulfenite - incredibly brilliant lustre, bright orange crystals to 5mm. - it was collected in the early 1970's. Size: 5 x 4 cm.

Price - £150.00

Sphalerite

Hydraulic Shaft, Smallclough Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor

Collected 1976. Another old-time classic specimen, consisting of brilliant, shining black crystals to 1cm in size, richly scattered over crystalline white limestone matrix. This is one of the best of the original small display cabinet pieces we found. A perfect specimen, with no damage. Size: 8 x 12 cm.

Price - £100.00

Barite

Beckermet mine, Workington , W. Cumberland

Old L.V. Pistone (Oxford - UK) piece purchased 1976. Blue crystals intergrown on dolomite matrix. . Size: 8 x 7cm.

Price - £40.00

Smithsonite

Tsumeb, Otavi, SW Africa

Superb small cabinet specimen, consisting of a mass of sharp, lustrous blocky crystals to 1cm in size, intergrown on cellular matrix. Ex J.I. Wilson collection, 1979. Classic old time piece. Size: 8 x 5 cm.

Price - £125.00

Campylite

Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria

Collected 1977 during mining operations with Dick Barstow. Another classic piece, consisting of bright orange crystals, forming seams on psilomelane. Size: 5 x 7 cm.

Price - £150.00

Mimetite & Duftite

Tsumeb, Otavi, SW Africa

Acquired 1975. Richly intergrown, pale yellow, lustrous, shining mimetite crystals on cellular matrix, with thickly scattered duftite crystals on one end and over the reverse of the piece. Old R.W. Barstow label, from the 26, Tregeseal address accompanies this piece. . Size: 8 x 6 cm.

Price - £75.00

Cobaltocalcite

Kambove, Katanga, Zaire

Acquired 29th April 1974. Superb specimens consisting of sharp deep pink crystals lining cavity in limestone. In correspondence to my dad at the time, Dick explained that the other half of the specimen, with two cavities, was going into his collection. Old R.W. Barstow label, from the 26, Tregeseal address accompanies this piece, together with copy of letter. Size: 10 x 8 cm.

Price - £125.00

Sulphur

Agrigento, Sicily

Acquired 1974. Sharp, lustrous crystal, 4cm across, on aragonite. This is a genuine specimen, not one of the many manufactured pieces that are flooding the market these days. We think it was probably collected in the late 1800's - certainly the slight 'grubbiness' of the aragonite matrix, and 'aged' look of the crystal bear this out. Purchased at the old Sothebys Mineral auctions in London in about 1975. Size: 8 x 5 cm.

Price - £80.00

Campylite

Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria

Collected 1977 during mining operations with Dick Barstow. A classic specimen, consisting of bright orange crystals on a matrix of hard, black psilomelane. An unusual cavity, bordered by a solid rib of campylite hangs from the side of the plate, and is filled with bright orange crystals to 4mm. Size: 13 x 10 x 5 cm.

Price - £400.00