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Chalcocite with Siderite (old Cornwall)
- Cook's Kitchen Mine, Carn Brea area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day Dist., Cornwall, England
- Small Cabinet, 8.8 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm
- Start Time: 10/14/2010 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/21/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Cook's Kitchen Mine is one of the oldest mines in the historic Cornwall District. Tonnage production is known from 1815 to 1897, but is said to have been worked for 130 years prior to 1874, and to have been one of the most productive mines in Cornwall in 1814! This very rich ore specimen of massive chalcocite in hematite hosts a nifty 3.0 cm vug with two, extremely sharp, textbook chalcocite crystals to 5 mm with a few siderite rhombs. Interestingly, specimens from this classic locale are relatively uncommon. Probably over 100 years old!