Greenockite from Scotland
Greenockite is Cadmium Sulfide (CdS), and is
dimorphous with Hawleyite. The difference is that
Greenockite is hexagonal, and Hawleyite is cubic.
Greenockite is by no means common in the world. It is
probably most well known in this country for the
occurrences in the New Jersey Trap Rocks.
These three specimens are not from New Jersey, but
rather great old classic Greenockite crystals from
Bishopton, Scotland which is the type locality.
This rare and beautiful species was first found when a
railroad tunnel was cut at Bishopton, near Paisley,
Renfrewshire, Scotland. The first crystals were found
circa 1810 and were originally thought to be Sphalerite.
The species was named after Lord Greenock, now
referred to as Earl Cathcart who first noticed it.
Enjoy !!
No. CdS 4 Scot
GREENOCKITE on matrix -
$625 (SOLD)
This crystal is the largest in the batch and exhibits a
"Wurtzite" habit. The specimen is sawed, but still
displays the crystal nicely.
Locality: Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Specimen Size: 3.5 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm. (Crystal Size: 3 mm.
long)
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No. CdS 5 Scot
GREENOCKITE on matrix -
$350 (SOLD)
This crystal exhibits a "barrel-shaped" habit, deep
orange color crystal. It has really good color and great
form. I shot the two lower photos on my microscope.
Quite sharp looking for internet photos.
Locality: Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Specimen Size: 2.5 x 2 x 1.9 cm. (Crystal Size: 1.7 mm.
long)
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No. CdS 7 Scot
GREENOCKITE on matrix -
$200 (SOLD)
This crystal is a sharp, gemmy, lustrous, orange,
textbook hexagonal prism. The lower set of
photographs I shot on my microscope. I think they
really show off the crystal habit nicely.
Locality: Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Specimen Size: 1.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm. (Crystal Size: 1.2
mm. long)
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