Description: Calcite and Galena from Wheal Wrey Mine, St. Ive, CornwallThe Levers Collection REF: 124 A specimen of Calcite and Galena from the Wheal Wrey Mine, St. Ive, Liskeard, Mining District, South East Cornwall, UK. Approx dimensions: 44 x 30 x 36mmWeight: 93 g Provenance: The Levers Collection The Levers Collection is a historically important collection of rare, mostly Cornish, rocks and minerals. Catherine Levers was born into a large family in 1876 in Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England. Unusual for women at the time, she was interested in rocks and minerals and owned a large collection of mainly Cornish specimens. Much of the collection originates from mines that closed many years before her lifetime, which makes the collection rather rare. Richard Talling, the famous Lostwithiel mineral dealer would have supplied many of the Cornish specimens from his shop, which was located very near to where Catherine's family lived. The collection was handed down through the family, with more additions acquired along the way. Amanda Hawkins & Guy Funnell were privileged to acquire the collection in 2008, and are now offering more pieces for collectors of rare minerals to purchase. Mineral expert and collector Mr. Woodrow B. Thompson of the Maine Geological Survey in the USA wrote an in depth article about The Levers Collection for ‘The UK Journal of Mines & Minerals ~ Classic Cornish Collections / Rare British Minerals ~ number 34 ~ 2013’, based on his thorough research of Catherine Levers history and background and the collection of minerals she put together. So for more in depth information about this amazing collection, we recommend that interested parties obtain a copy – it’s a remarkable story! Please note the collection was purchased from the direct descendants of Catherine Levers, however the minerals were missing their original labels. The minerals and their locations were identified by two experts in Cornish mining and minerals, but some mineral locations can not be ascertained so will be described as 'attributed to'.
Price: 55 GBP
Location: Liskeard
End Time: 2024-02-23T13:21:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 29.02 GBP
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Sub-Type: Calcite with galena
Type: Minerals/ Crystals
Provenance: The Levers Collection
Shape: Natural
Mine: Wheal Wrey Mine, St Ive, Cornwall, UK
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Finish: Unpolished
