Mineral Specimen #5946 Varlamoffite
Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Callington Dist., Cornwall, England
4 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm
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(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
The Varlamoffite is the light orange colored, earthy material. The specimen is from a working quarry which mines fine grained Granite which in places cuts through areas of the old Hingston Downs Consols Mine which is presumably where this tin oxidation mineral is encountered.
Condition: Good
Flaws: Nothing Appreciable
This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Europe | Oxides and Hydroxides | Rare Minerals | Minerals Priced Between 25 and 49 Dollars
