RICHARD W. BARSTOW

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AUGUST 1974

1. AEGIRINE. Mont st. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Numerous,lustra us black elongated crYstals to 1" in lengthpartially embedded in a large glassy white crude ANALCIMEcrystal with odd small masses and crystals of Genthelvite.2tx2t". £4.32.

2. ANAPAITE. San Giovanni Valdarno, Arezzo, Italy. Small, Verylustrous,greyish green crystals thickly lining cavernousphosphatic nodules. Specimen A - 2txlt". £1.08;Specimen B - lxl". 54p.

3. APATITE. Schlaggenwald, Bohemia, ~.S.S.R. Sharp, semi-transparent hexagonal crystals mostly around 3 mm. in size,richly scattered over a Chlorite matrix with a littleQuartz and Fluorite in association. 3x3'1. £5.40.

4. APATITE. st. Gotthard, Switzerland. Lustrous, semi-transparent,creamy coloured crystals to t" in size and sho\.;inginteresting modifications, richly implanted on a Graniticmatrix. 2·bli". £5.40.

5. APATITE. Luxulyan, CormoJal1. A single t" bluish green sharphexagonal crystal, implanted on coarse Orthoclase Pegmatite.An old J. Herbert Thomas (dealer of Truro, ~ornwall) labelaccompanies this specimen. l!/-xl". £2.16.

6. ARGENTITE. Comstock Lode, Paradise Valley, Nevada, U.S.A.A very rich sectile metallic grey cavernous mass intar-grown with ,mite Quartz, frosted over with micro, lustrous,crystals of CERAEGYEITE. 2h2xlt". £7.56.

7. ATACAMITE. Moonta, Yorke Pen., S. Australia. A pure, lustrousdark green, botryoidal crystaline mass. Itxl~". £1.08.

8. A.Ul\I-':HALCITE. Char Kounhi, Iran. Bright, turq'Joise blue,well formed elongated crystals thickly encrusting andlining large cavities in cellular brown Limonitic gO$an.3tx3x2". £6.48·.

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BORNITE. Dolcoath Mine, ~mborne, ~orn\~ll. Very rich,irridescently tarnished, metallic mass partially intergrownwith whitish Fluorite and a little brassy Chalcopyrite.3~-x2t". £2.16.

BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mlne, Lanreath, Cornwall. Specimen A -Bright, metallic grey, twinned crystals to t' in size,intergrown with drusy white Quartz with odd small crystalsof Tetrahedrite on a Slate matrix. l~xlt". £4.32;Specimen B - Large, metallic grey, lustrous, twinned"cog-wheel" type crystals forming an intergroviU group withone side frosted with small transparent Quartz crystals.lxt". £4·32

BOUhNONITE. Pribram, Bohemia, ~.S.S.R. Small, very wellformed metallic grey "cog-wheel" crystals to ~" in sizeintergrown and covering an area ltxl" on a matrixconsisting of large, intergrown, partially transparent,golden brown to dark brovm, well formed, sPHALEEITE crystals.3x2t". £17.28.

CALCITE. Stank Mine, Ulverston, N.1ancs. Specimen A - A superb,plate of large, transparent, sharp, well terminated,modified crystals. The crystals range in size up to I" inlength and some have a faint reddish tinge to them due toa thin dusting of Hematite. Very fine 'old time' specimen.4x3t". £12.96; Specimen B - As Specimen A, with thecrystals encrusting a matrix of reddish Hematite. 3xl!t".£6.48; Specimen C - A crust of very sharp, semi-transparent,whitish lustrous crystals to 1 cm. in length, completelyencrusting a fragment of Hematite l the specimen somewhatresembling a hedgehog in form. 2";fx2xlt". £4 -32;Specimen D - Unusual, lustrous, large, sharp crystals,intergrown and well terminated with individual crystalsto I" in length, and of a striking red

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CASSITERITE. Basset Hines, Illogan, Cornwall. A 2xlt" jarof pure Casslierite Concentrate as \~S sent to the Smeltersfrom this once very rich mine. £1.08.

CELESTITE. Hadagascar. Specimen A - A superb large cavity3"x3t" completely lined \

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tapering hexagonal crystal, of a greyish blue colour andwith odd flakes of attached Biotite mi~a. The crystal is~" thick at its widest point. £6.48; Specimen B - A 2xl"sharp hexagonal crystal showing a good flat termination atone end ana of a sea-green colour and s~owing very welldeveloped growth patterns. £3.30.

33. CROCOITE•. delaide Proprietary 1-1ine, I;undas, Tasmania, .ustralia.Superb, lustrous, orangey red elon ated crystals, thicklycovering a 3x2t" area on matrix consisting of LimoniticGossan 5x3~" in size. bccellent for display. £27.

3~. CUPRITE. Wheal Gorland, st. Day, Cornwall. Dark, maroon colouredsharp octahedral crystals forming an intergrown mass withgragments of white Quartz with a little tarnished NativeCopp er • 3tx2+x2" • £8. 6~.

35. v'UPRITE. Harke Valley Mine, Linkinhorne, CormJall. Sma.ll, verybright, drusy deep red crystals lining cavities in massivBCuprite. Specimen A. - Itxl". £1. 08; Specimen B - l~xl".81p.

36. ~PRITE variety CH L~OTF.I;HITE. Moldawa, Banat District, Hungary.Bright red, needly felty, crystal masses richly liningcavities in a hard dark Limonitic matrix with odd smallcleavages of Calcite. 2tx2-}xl;·". £~032.

37. DIOPSIDE. Magog, Quebec, ~anada. Fine, lustrous, sharp andwell formed yellowish brown tabular terminated singlecrystals. Crystal size lxt". £1.08 each; Crystal sizevarying from -}"-i"xt" in size 5~p. each.

38. DIOPTASE. Tsumeb, Otavi, S. i. Africa. Brilliant, emerald greensmall crystals scattered over drusy white Calcite andcovering an area 2xl-}" on matrix of Dolomite 3x2t". £8.64.

39. DOLOMITE. Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham. Lustrous,creamy coloured curved s,ddle shaped crystals thicklyencrusting a Limestone matriX with minor brownish Sideritein association. 3x2tx2". £1.08.

~O. FERKITUNGSTITE. Bjordal Mine, Uganda. Very rich, earthy yellowmass intergrovm with and altering from dull black massiveFERBERITE, Hith very minor Quartz. 36c2~xl~". £8.6~.

~l. FLUOhITE. Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham. Transparent,pale lilac c·:)loured cubic crystals to t" in Slze thicklyscattered over all siues of a cellular Quartz matrix. Veryattractive specimen, the colour of the Fluorite contrastingvlell with the wnite Qua.i.tz. 3tx2t". £~032.

~2. FLUOhITE. Cave-in-Kock, Hardin Co., Illinois, U.S.A., A group,of intergrovm cubic crystals of a pale yellow col~ur andwith an unusual purple zoning close to their edges. Thelargest crystal has face edges of 1" and. a little \'IhitishAragonite is Dssociated witll the specimen. l~xH·I1. £4.32.

~3. FLUOKITE. ~heal Mary ~~, enheniot, Cornwall. Inter~rownlustrous sea green translucent cubic crystals to ~" on edge,partially encrusted with semi-trans)arent doubly terminatedsharp luartz crystals. 2-}xl~". £2.16.

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GALENA. Great Laxey Mine, Isle of Man. Large, lustrous,metallic grey modified cube-octahedral crystals, the largestbeing I-t" on edge thickly encrusting a silicified Slatematrix with odd small black Sphalerite crystals inassociation. Some of the Galena crystals show interestingetching. 6~-x4t". £11.88.

GAL~~A. Mina Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico. Brilliant,metallic grey, sharp crystals thickly intergrown andassociated with bright striated, brassy crystals of IronPyrites, the whole encrusting a dense Pyrite/Galena/Sphalerite matrix, with odd cavities lined with theseminerals. There is a little whitish crystalised Calcite inpbces and the specimen is superb for display. 5x3~·x2t".£16.20.

GOETHITE. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Corm-JaIl. Lustrous, bright,metallic black crystals completely encrusting massiveGoethi te matrix. 2xlt". £1. 62.

GOETHITE. Botallack Mine, st. Just, ~ornwall. Shining black,stalactitic masses to i" in length and exhibiting aradiated structure where broken implanted on a plate offibrous Goethite. The stalactites are numerous in numberand constitute a specimen resembling a miniature forest.2tx2". £3.24-.

NATIVE GOLD. Witvlatersrand, Transvaal, S. Africa. li.ich, brassy,metallic masses thickly implanted in a fragment of darkQuartzos e reef. ~·xt". £3.24-.

GROSSUL~ GARNET variety HESSONITE. Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos,Quebec, ~anada. Specimen A - Choice, sharp, bright, sherrycoloured transparent crystals to 1 cm. in size scattered onboth sides of Biotite Schist matrix. 3x2". £6.4-8;Specimen B - Intergrovm bright lustrous transparent crystalsto til in size covering an area l;}xl" on Biotite Schistmatrix 3x2t". £4-.86; Specimen C -" Intergrown transparentcrystals to 1 cm. in size completely encrusting BiotiteSchist l!!-xl"~·". £3.24-.

HALITE. Wintershall Mine, Heringen, Hesse, Germany. Lustrous,sharp, cubic crystals to t'l in size and mostly transparent,thickly intergrovm and encrusting crystaline Halite. Verychoice example of this mineral. 5x4-". £6.4-8.

HARMOTONE. Bellsgrove Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire. Bright,sharp, whitish, crystals to I cm. in size thi~klyencrusting Calcite/Schist atrix. 4-x3". £6.4-8.

52. HAUYNE. ~ampagna, Nr. Rome, Italy.crystals lining :1 t'l cavity inspecimen of this rare mineral,colour under L.W. U.V. 2tx2".

Pale blue, small, sharp~alcitic matrix. Very goodwhich Fluoresces a pinkish

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53. HEMIHEDRITE. Wickenburg, Maricopa ~o., Arizona, U.S.A. Pale,orangey red micro crystals and crystaline masses scatteledon and in Quartz matrix. 2txltxlt". £3.24-.

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-6-HEULM~DITE. Poona, India. Excellent, lustrous, pale pink,

crystals mostly around 1 em. in size tLickly andattra~tively encrusting Basalt matrix with odd crystalsand radiated sheafs of whitish Stilbite in association.6tx3t". £16.20.

IDOv~:SE. Monte Somma, Naples, Italy, A single, lustrous brown,sharp crystal t" in size implanted on a -:::alcitic rock "lithminor Chlorite. 2xHxlt". £3.24.

ILVAITE. South Mountain Mine, O\~hee Co., Idaho, U.S.A. Darkbrown sharp terminated crystals to 1 em. in size intergroVInCl_n massive Ilvaite. 2xlt". £6.48.

KALSILITE. San Venanzo, Umbria, Italy. Soall, sharp, glassytransparent crystals scattered over a leached Rhyolitematrix. 2xlt". £1.35.

KA6UMPIITE. Kasumpi, I~tanga, Zaire. A pure light apple greenmass with odd fibres af Malachite. Itxt". £3.24.

LOL~INGITE. Penlee uarry, Newlyn, Cornwall. Rich, tarnished,metallic grey mass associated with a little wt,ite uartzand greenish Chlorite. 3x2xlt". £2.16.

LISKEARDITE. Penberthy -:::rofts Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall.Very rich, snow-white, crystaline masses and cruststhickly lining cavities in Quartz/Arsenopyrite/Chloritematrix. Specimen A - Very rich in Liskeardite - 3~-x3".£4.32; Specimen B - 2txltxl". £2.16; Specimen C -l;-xl". £1.08.

LOVCHORhITE. Kola Pen., Hibina District, U.S.S.R. A rich,glassy, translucent, yellowlsh brown mass intergroVIn witha little Syenite. 2xlt". £3.24.

~illLaCHITE. Kambove, Katanga, Zaire. Pure, beautifully banded,deep green crystaline mass. The banding is very wellpronounced and is of interesting form. 5tx3". £5.40.

MALACHITE. N'Changa Mine, Zambia. A crust af intergroVIn sharplustrous green crystals mostly around 4 mm. in size, andcovering a black Psilomelane matrix. 2~x2t". £7.56.

MAhGARITE variety EPHESITE. Postmansburg, ~ape Province,S. Africa. Bright, rose red, well formed crystals andcrystal plates thic...kly intergro,m on a blackish Mang:mesematrix. 2tx2xlt". £5.40.

MIMETITE. Penberthy ~rofts Mine, st. Hilary, Cornwall. Palebro"m lustrous elongated hexagonal crystals scattered overQuartz/Slate gossan. 2txl-_>". £1.08.

NI..::cOLITE. Joachimstal, Bohemia, ~.s.s.r\. A pure, metallic,mass with a slight greenish alteration on the outsidesurfaces, though clc3n and bright where freshly broken.2xltxlt". £3.24.

OLIVill~ITE. Wheal Gorland, st. Day, Cornwall. Pale olive greenrich fibrous masses thL:kly lining a Itxl" cavity inQuartzose gossan, with minor tarnished Chalcopyrite. Choiceold time specimen. 3x2i". £7.56

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OLIV~~ITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Light olivegreen needly crystals and felty masses scattered andimplanted in cavities in Quartz/Limonite/Granite matrix.2txltxH·". £1.08.

OSUMILITE. ~onte Arci, Sassari, Sardinia. Well formed, small,sharp, bla kish blue ~rystals scattered over cellu~armatrix. The crystals are a)proximately 2 rom. in size butare large for t his mineral. 3tx2". £4.32.

P ~S0NSITE. Mine La Faye, Grury, Saone et Loire, France.Rich, lemon yellow needly crystals thickly lining smallcavities in altered Granitic matrix. 2xl+xl". £5.40.

PEROVSKITE. Val ~1alEnco, Sondrio, Italy. single." lustrouslight brown cubic crystal i~planted on wtitish calcite ona hard Schistose rock. 3x2xlt". £4-32.

PYRARGYRITE. Hiendeleincina, Spaln. A crude terminated deepblackish red lustrous single crystal t" in length x -~" \olide.£4.32.

PYRITES. Tuscany, Italy. ~right, very sharp, cubic cryst~ls tot" in size completelr encrusting massive Pyrite "Iith alittle Quartz. 2tx2"2'" £3.24.

PYRITES. Rio Marina, Isle of Elba, Italy. A complete, sharp,lu'strous, single Pyritohedral crystal 1+" in size withanother crystal i-" in size adjoined to it. £2.16

PYRITES. South Yenstruthal Mine, Nr. nedruth, ~ornwall. Sharp,bright, \VeIl formed pyritohe ral crystals to t" In sizescattered on Quartz/Chlorite/Pyrite veinstuff and associated':lith slender milky Quartz crystals. 2xlt". £1.62.

PYRITES. Llanberis Pass) Caernarvonshire. N.Woles. Bright,sharp, cubic crystals to 1 cm. in size partially embedded onand richly scattered through a fine grained green Slate.Spe imen A - 7x5". £4.32; Specimen B - 3x2". 54p.

PYI,OMOEPHITE. Broken Hill, N.S. ~iales, Australia. Lustrous,brown, intergrovm, elongated crystals thickly encrustingmatrix. li-xlt". £3.24.

PYRO~HY~LITE. Vastana, Skane, Sweden. A pure bright creamyyellow fibro radiated crystaline mass. 2:;x2". £2.16.

SANIDINE. Roc Courlande, Mt. Sancy, Puy-de-Dome, France.Specimen A - A sharp, single, well formed crystal l-~xl"implanted on alten,d Andesite, 2xlt". £1.62; Specimen B-A single, sharp, tWinned crystal. l:;-xl". 54p.

SCHOLZITE. heaphook Hill, Flinders hange, S. ustralia. Brightwhitish needly crystals thickly encrusting Limonitic matrix.This is a rich exaQple of this rare mineral, and two sidesof the specimen have beea sawn flat so as to display it tobest advantage. 2xl-~xl~-". £7.56.

SCOLECITE. Je"lel Tunnel, Poona, India. Snovl-'.1hite, long glassycrystal rods for ing a ret~culated meshwork wit, ode smallcrystals of APOPHYLLITE implanted on them. 2xl:;". £3.24.

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SCORODITE. Hemerdon Ball, Plympton, Dev~n. Small, lustrous,light green crystals richly aggregated and s attered onQuartz/Greisen. 2~x2". £1.62.

83. SMITHSONITE. Laurium, Kamareza, Greece. Bright apple greensmall botryoidal masses thi~kly encrusting Limoniticgossan with minor reddish Cuprite. 2x2". £2.16.

84-. SPESS TITE. rchers Post, Kenya. Spe imen - Bright,transparent orangey red crYstals to 4- mm. in size scatteredon a dense Manganese matrix. 3xl-~". £5.4-0; Specimen B -Riehl orangey red crystaline mass intergrO\ffi ~Iith uartz.2tx2 .• ". £1. 08.

85. SPHALEhITE. Bro~ley Hill Mine, .r •. lston, Cumberland.Sharp, lustrous bri ht, crystals to ~J in size thicklyencrusting Limestone matrix. 5x~". £5.4-0

86. SPHA.LERITE variety BOTRYOIDAL BLENDE. Fowey Consols Mine,Tywardreath, Cornwall. Specimen A -,Dark, botryoidal andstalactitic masses of fine grained Sphalerite en~rustinga mixed Chalcopyrite/Pyrite veinstuff. 3x2". £2.16;Specimen B - Light bro~m, fine grained, botr{Oidal massesthickly encrusting Chlorite/Chalcopyrite. 12xlxl". £1.62.

87. STRENGITE. sapucia, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Light,vivid purple masses and encrustations on fibrousROCKBRIDGEITE Hith minor Ste\-Iartite and barbasolite inasso.::iation. 2~xl!". £4-32.

88. N TIVE SULPHUh. .grigento, Sicily, Italy. Specimen A - Large,elongated, bright yellow lustrous crystals to t" in size,richly intergrown on crystalised Aragonite matrix. A verycolourful aild rich specimen which is Virtually free ofdamage. 4-x2". £12.96; Spe imen B - A large t" sharjJcrystal implanted on crystalised white Aragonite with severalsharp smaller crystals. 31x2". £9.72; Specimen C - nextremely large, sharp, single crystal with fa.::e edges l~"in size, associated with a little crystalised ragonite.2x2". £5.40.

89. TENNill1TITE. Wheal Jewell, Gwennap, ~ornwall. Specimen A -Lustrous, metallic grey small sharp crystals richly liningcavities in .::ellular Chalcopyrite/Quartz. 2tx2". £6.4-8;Specimen B - Bright metallic grey crystals thicklj encrustingChalcopyrite. lxt". £2.16.

90. TENORITE. Copper ueen Mine, Bisbee, Conchise Co., Arizona.U.S.A. Rich, jet black, pitch-like mass associated with acore of reddish Cuprite and alteration rind of greenishMalachite. 2xH". £2.16.

91. TETRAHEDhITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Superb,large, Chalcopyrlte coated Tetrahedral crystals to 1 em. insize ri.::hly scattered and intergrown on a crystalised milkyQuartz matrix with bright metallic grey crystals of Galena.A very rich and old specimen frml this classic location.8x4". £21.60.

-9-META-TCJ.tJ3E£.NITE. V/heal Basset, Illogan, .;ornwalL Specmen A -

Small, light green, platy crystals aggregated ana scatteredon a banded drusy Quartz matrix. 3x2t". £3.24-; Specimen B-Thick blocky light green lustrous crystals intergrown andencrusting a cellular Limonite/ uartz. Itx~". £2.16.

93. TUhQUOISE. Gunheath Pit, Stenalees, Cornwall. Light turquoiseblue pure mass intergrOl'iD with minor uartz and Kaolin.4-txJ~-". £2.16.

94-. UV OVITE. Magog, Quebec, Canada. Specimen A - Light, brightgreen, lustrous MI~RO crystals richly encrusting matrix.ItxH-". £L 08; Specimen B - Bright green MIChO crystalsthinly scattered over a mass of crystaline Diopside.2xl:~". 54-P.

95. VANADINITE. Apache Mine, Nr. Globe, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A.Specime. A. - Brilliant red, small hexagonal crystals veryrichly encrusting a hard siliceous rock. 2-}x2". £4-032;Specimen B - _ s spe2iemn - but with the crystals morethinly scattered. 3x2". £3.24-.

96. VANADINITE variety END~I';HITE. Cuchillo Parada, Chihuahua,Mexico, Light coffee brown hollow skeletal hexagonalcrystals to ~-" in size forming an intergrown mass andpartially encrusted with small lustrous brown DES.;LJISITEcrystals. 3xlt". £4-032.

97. iITHERITE. Settlingstones Mine, Fourstones, Nr. Hexham,Northumberland. Specimen -' - Superb mass of intergrovmlustrous creamy oloured pseudo-hexagonal crystalscompletely encrusting raassive ~iitherite. 4-x3". £5.4-0;Specimen B - As specimen A - 2~x2t". £2.97.

98. WJLFEAMITE. Can'oel: Mine, ';aldbeck, Cumberland. pure lustrousblack cryscaline mass with minor Quartz a d san(lfcolouredScheelite. 2x2". 81p.

99. -JOJDHOUSEITE. Champion ~line, 'lhite Mts., Mono Co., California,U.S.A. Small sharp creamy coloured crystals scattered on

uartz matrix. 2xlt". £4-.32.

100. WULFENITE. Old Yuma Mine, Nr. Tucson, Pima Co. Arizona, U.S.A.Lustrous, orange, sharp well formed tabular crystals to t"in size intergrmln on a light fJuartzose matrix. 2xlt".£10.80.

101. META-ZEUNERITE. Wheal Edward, st. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A -Bright green small Jlaty crystals richly lining cavitiesin Uraniferous Quartz. 2xlxl". £L62; Specimen B - f.ichcrust of bright green micro crystals covering LimoniticQuartz. ltxl". £L08.

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