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Carminite from Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
GN7-9HTCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Alunite Group A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 8 mm
Crystalline red carminite has formed over maybe two yellow Alunite group minerals.
XTN-WYHCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Mawbyite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Segnitite PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 , Bayldonite PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 6 mm
Carminite pseudomorphs after Bayldonite on yellow Segnitite, Analysis by XRD of a similar specimen has shown these pseudomorphs to be a mixture of Carminite and Mawbyite.
1DW-4QJCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 2 mm
Deep red Carminite xls of a Cerussite(?) xl.
Photo and collection D.Cericola
(former collection Richard Tayler)
F40-DUHCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKCarminite 0.25mm crystal group from N. Hubbard collection.
9VV-8C6Carminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Beudantite PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 6 mm
Spherules of brick red Carminite with micro-crystalline Beudantite.
23 ZS DMap stack, Canon 1100D, 28mm reversed Tokina lens + 56mm ext. tube.
K7J-2WLCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl , Scorodite Fe3+AsO4·2H2O
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 4 mm
Minute crystals of Carminite coating Mimetite with the odd crystalline ball of Scorodite.
8H8-PQKCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 0.6 mm
Picture cropped from a 1.25mm wide field of view, showing radial prismatic crystals of carminite with colourless crystals of mimetite.
W9W-EWNCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Beudantite PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 , Scorodite Fe3+AsO4·2H2O
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 2 mm
Prismatic red carminite crystals with white scorodite, and yellow PbFe alunite group mineral in a long quartz cavity.
RUC-JAJCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKCarminite crystals to 0.2mm replacing mimetite 6mm across - John Betterton collection & David Green photograph.
VFW-EATCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Philipsbornite PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 , Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 3 mm
A duse of red carminite covers quartz and goethite, with colourless mimetite, and yellow groups of philipsbornite crystals.
The crystal group at the top right was analysed as philipsbornite, so the supposition is that yellow crystals on the main body of the specimen are also philipsbornite.










