Cumbrian Calcites
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 Marcasite cyclically twinned crystals, 2 cm across, No 14 Pit, Frizington Parks, Frizington, Cumbria. |
 Complex chalcopyrite crystals on calcite, 45 mm, Stank Mine, Barrow, Furness, Cumbria, England. |
 6 cm specimen of Kidney-Pencil ore. York Shaft, Crowgarth Leaconfield Mine, Cleator Moor, Frizington, Cumbria. ex Brian Salmon. |
 Hematite, Egremont, Cumbria |
 Hematite crystals to 1 cm on 55 mm matrix. Egremont, Cumbria. |
 Florence Mine hematite rose, 44mm specimen |
 Florence Mine hematite rose, 44mm specimen |
 Eisenkiesel, red quartz on hematite. Florence Mine, Cumbria, 16 cm. |
 Hausmannite crystals to 2 mm with manganite on 10 cm matrix. Wyndham Pit, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field |
 Hausmannite crystals (to 2 mm) with manganite on 10 cm matrix. Wyndham Mines, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field |
 This was from the Freiberg Academy mineral dealership and the handwriting belongs to Wilhelm Maucher, Faktor in 1904-1909. |
 Extremely rare hausmannite crystals from Wyndham Pit, Cumbria. |
 Pyrolusite crystals to 3mm in radiating groups, 37mm specimen, Wyndham Mine, Biggrig, Cumbria. |
 12 mm blue fluorite on 8 cm hematite matrix, from the Florence Mine, Cumbria. |
 Fluorite, 15 mm cube on 4 cm matrix. Gutterby Pit Moor Row, Cumbria. |
 A fine Victorian 45 mm calcite heart-shaped twin, Egremont, Cumbria. Ex Chas. W. Velte jr (1914-1987). |
 Calcite crystals with hematite-stained phantoms, Bigrigg Mines, Egremont, Cumbria. Crystals to 2 cm in 85 mm group. |
 Calcite crystals with hematite-stained phantoms, Bigrigg Mines, Egremont, Cumbria. Crystals to 2 cm in 85 mm group. |
 Bigrigg calcite model |
 Bigrigg calcite model |
![Complex Cumbrian calcite twin around [001], 4 cm on 12 cm matrix, Biggrigg.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/41/984841/3/161668141.DX0pW74S.jpg) Complex Cumbrian calcite twin around [001], 4 cm on 12 cm matrix, Biggrigg. |
 Transparent colourless calcite crystal (53 mm) showing steep scalenohedral faces, Egremont, Cumbria. 19th Century specimen. |
 Bigrigg calcite, 3 cm |
 Calcite, lustrous transparent crystals to 25 mm in 85 mm group. Bigrigg Mine, Egremont, West Cumbria, England. |
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 45 mm calcite prism, Egremont, Cumbria with 19th Century label. Originally attached to hematite at the base. |
 Calcite crystal, 43 mm, Frizington, Cumbria. Ex Victor Yount and Rob Rich |
 Beautiful sharp terminated aragonite crystal, 66mm, from Egremont |
 Brilliantly lustrous 57 mm aragonite group, Frizington |
 Aragonite crystals in 65 mm group. Egremont, Cumbria. |
 Cerussite twin, ca 3 mm across on 2 cm matrix. Kinniside Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumbria. |
 Frizington baryte crystal model |
 Barite, a very beautiful 6cm doubly terminated and lustrous crystal from Frizington, Cumbria. |
 Baryte with phantoms, 11.6 cm tall, Dalmellington Mine, Frizington, Cumbria. ex David I. Green collection. |
 Dalmellington baryte crystal model |
 Golden prismatic barite, 11.5 cm, Frizington, probably Parkside Mine. |
 Golden prismatic barite, 11.5 cm, Frizington, probably Parkside Mine. |
 Parkside baryte crystal model |
 Barite, 58 mm tall, from Gutterby Pit, 18 Fathom level, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England, UK. |
 Baryte to 4 mm on 12 mm matrix, Kinniside Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumbria |
 Wulfenite crystal, ca 1mm, with hydrocerussite crystals, Kinniside Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumbria. |
 Wulfenite crystal, ca 1mm, with hydrocerussite crystals, Kinniside Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumbria. |
 Smoky quartz, 6 cm lustrous crystal with hematite. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria. Victorian specimen with multiple labels. |