Molybdenite, Quartz
Kit Hill Mine, Kit Hill United Mines, Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
This tiny fragment of quartz with bright silver (the yellow flecks are reflections / refractions) molybdenite: 18mm x 10mm area, was lying 1/2 buried in the tip at North Engine Shaft, the reflected light must have just caught my eye. I did find another larger piece but it is rather weathered.
Back in the early 2000s people rode bikes over ...
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