Botallackite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England
- Minerals
- Botallackite
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm
- Size class
- Cabinet
- SID
- SV296
Bright blue/green crystals of Botallackite that formed on the sides of a rounded beach cobblestone. Botallackite is a rare copper oxychloride and can form where Copper ore meets saltwater. At the Cligga Mine, the Copper ore body extends out to the edge of cliffs along the ocean. Copper ore from the cliffs fell to the intertidal zone and lead to the formation of Botallackite.