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  1. #Schorl (a kind of #Tourmaline) embedded in a nice piece of elvan - the #Cornish name for a particular type of hard granite with these large isolated tourmaline crystals.

    #Fossicked from #MineWaste at the top of the large tailings dam at the eastern end of the Wheal Maid valley. This was constructed from waste rock excavated from Mount Wellington, a mine a few miles away during the late 70s. This specimen is more likely to originate there than any of the many older mines nearby.

    mindat.org Specimen ID: 08U-EGH
    Field of View: 20 mm
    Largest Crystal Size: 7 mm