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Bayldonite from
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Bayldonite | |
| Formula: | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | There is some dispute about Penberthy Croft being the type Locality for Bayldonite, specimens may have come from Wheal Carpenter used for Church's analysis. Specimens were once in Richard Talling (mineral dealer) possession with just the location Cornwall before being passed to Church. | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Significance: | Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed - Type Locality | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD SEM-EDS Raman Spectroscopy | |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: SEM-EDS, RAMAN, XRD | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Mimetite | 43 | |
| Goethite | 18 | |
| Quartz | 16 | |
| Alunite Group | 11 | |
| Beudantite | 9 | |
| Hidalgoite | 6 | |
| Segnitite | 6 | |
| Carminite | 6 | |
| Olivenite | 5 | |
| Duftite | 4 | |
| Mawbyite | 3 | |
| Aurichalcite | 2 | |
| Philipsburgite | 2 | |
| Pyromorphite | 2 | |
| Scorodite | 2 | |
| Cornwallite | 1 | |
| Linarite | 1 | |
| Pseudomalachite | 1 | |
| Galena | 1 | |
| Birnessite | 1 | |
| Chrysocolla | 1 | |
| Mixite | 1 | |
| Mottramite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bayldonite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (86 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1770 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1770:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bayldonite | ||
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘHalamanning Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘCroft Gothal Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Carpenter, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘWheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| References | ||
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK