11 · No hue
Rhodochrosite MnCO₃
rose pink, banded → white
#c9c2b8 · L* 78.8 · C* 5.8 · no hue
Coldbank Rake · 8 February 2026
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06 · Yellow
Sulfur S
lemon yellow, resinous → pale yellow
#f8f7dc · L* 96.7 · C* 13.5 · h 106.9°
Whinstone Spoil · 19 January 2026
09 · Green
Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
pale blue-green tufts → pale blue-green
#adcdc8 · L* 79.9 · C* 11.5 · h 187.2°
Ravenholme Vein · 16 November 2025
04 · Yellow
Realgar AsS
orange-red, resinous → orange-yellow
#f2af51 · L* 76.1 · C* 58.6 · h 74.2°
Sarnwell Sough · 8 September 2025
14 · No hue
Magnetite Fe₃O₄
black, metallic → black
#3c3c3c · L* 25.5 · C* 0.0 · no hue
Tarnbeck Hush · 23 July 2025
07 · Green
Atacamite Cu₂Cl(OH)₃
dark emerald, glassy → apple green
#aed575 · L* 80.6 · C* 51.5 · h 123.2°
Ravenholme Vein · 30 May 2025
02 · Red
Cinnabar HgS
vermilion, dull to bright → scarlet
#dd5551 · L* 54.5 · C* 61.3 · h 29.9°
Sarnwell Sough · 14 March 2025
10 · Blue
Azurite Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
deep blue, glassy → pale blue
#77a1dc · L* 65.5 · C* 34.0 · h 272.0°
Ravenholme Vein · 11 February 2025
01 · Red
Erythrite Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O
crimson bloom on grey rock → pale crimson
#f1c4c2 · L* 83.0 · C* 17.0 · h 23.8°
Coldbank Rake · 2 November 2024
08 · Green
Malachite Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂
deep green, banded → pale green
#c7d5c2 · L* 83.8 · C* 11.2 · h 136.2°
Ravenholme Vein · 27 September 2024
05 · Yellow
Limonite FeO(OH)·nH₂O
dark brown, botryoidal → yellow-brown
#c19d67 · L* 66.8 · C* 33.8 · h 79.4°
Tarnbeck Hush · 30 August 2024
03 · Red
Hematite Fe₂O₃
steel grey, metallic → red-brown
#8d4e41 · L* 40.4 · C* 32.0 · h 37.7°
Ladgill Level · 21 June 2024
12 · No hue
Galena PbS
lead grey, metallic → lead grey
#898987 · L* 57.1 · C* 1.2 · no hue
Ladgill Level · 17 May 2024
13 · No hue
Pyrite FeS₂
brass yellow, metallic → greenish black
#3a413c · L* 26.7 · C* 4.8 · no hue
Dowlas Gill · 5 April 2024
15 · No streak
Quartz SiO₂
colourless to milky → none
no streak · Mohs 7 · harder than the plate
Whinstone Spoil · 2 March 2024
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