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Chalcocite from
West Basset Stamps (Wheal Haste), Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Basset Stamps (Wheal Haste), Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:146709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:146709:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘEast Wheal Basset, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSouth Carn Brea Mine, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘSouth Wheal Basset, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNorth Wheal Frances (incl. Foxhole Mine), Bosleake, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Druid, Carn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘWheal Buller, Wheal Buller and Beauchamp, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCarn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Fanny, Tregajorran, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Rocks & Min.: 17:127
18:73.
 
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