Wroewolfeite

Blue crystals of wroewolfeite
Origin: Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany
Picture size: 1.5 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

Origin: Meadowfoot Smelter, Wanlockhead, Leadhills-Wanlockhead District, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
Sample size: 1.5 mm crystal group with yellow Fe stained serpierite, lautenthalite and anglesite
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
Origin: Eaglebrook (Nant-Y-Cagel) Mine, Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Sample size: microphoto. 1 mm crystal (left), crystals to 0.7 mm (right)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
Origin: Esgair Hir mine (Cambrian. Cardigan Consolidated. Welsh Potosi. Kylon Potosi), Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Sample size: microphoto, 1.5 mm crystal group (top left), 0.6 mm subparallel crystal group (top right), tabular parallel growth wroewolfeite crystals to 0.7 mm, with deep blue linarite (bottom)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Origin: Dylife Mine (Pen Dylife. Esgairgaled. Llechwedd Ddu), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys (Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK
Sample size: 0.75 mm crystal of blue wroewolfeite, partly enclosed by two susannite crystals.
Owner: Steve Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
Origin: Devon Fiedship mine, Devonshire, England
Ex. Kaar collection
Sample size: 5 x 2 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Västmanland, Sweden
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 6.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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