ANDREWSITE and HENWOODITE

Wheal Phoenix, Linkinhorne, Liskeard, Cornwall, England, Europe

Status

Available

Size

3 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (Miniature)

Collection

ex. Ian Acworth Collection

Description

A classic miniature specimen of Andrewsite and Henwoodite from the world famous Wheal Phoenix, Cornwall. The Andrewsite forms very light green scattered and aggregated hemispheres to almost 2mm, in a shallow cavity. The Henwoodite is seen as a deeper green drusy covering towards one side of the cavity, partly covering the earlier generation of Andrewsite. Both minerals have grown on a deep brown Goethite coated Granitic-Quartz matrix. Henwoodite (named after William J. Henwood (1805-1875)) is now a variety of Turquoise. Andrewsite (named after Thomas Andrews (1813-1885)) is a mixture of Hentschelite and Rockbridgeite. A fine miniature example of two classic Wheal Phoenix varieties.

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Owner

Kristalle and Crystal Classics