| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Bismuthinite |
| Formula: | Bi2S3 |
| Habit: | Acicular |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS
SEM-WDS |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: University of Manchester, and Martin Stevko, Slovakia |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Native Bismuth | 11 |
| Quartz | 8 |
| Chalcopyrite | 7 |
| Galena | 5 |
| Cassiterite | 4 |
| Cobaltite | 4 |
| Kësterite | 4 |
| Chlorite Group | 4 |
| Zipserite | 3 |
| Dolomite | 2 |
| Erythrite | 1 |
| Clinochlore | 1 |
| Sphalerite | 1 |
| Atelestite | 1 |
| Bismutite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bismuthinite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20227 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20227:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘCroft Gothal Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Herland (Old Herland Mine; Manor Mine; North Wheal Herland), Rosewarne and Herland United Mines (Rosewarne and Herland Mine; incl. Wheal Fancy; Wheal Pleasure), Gwinear, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | ⓘCrenver & Wheal Abraham (Abraham Consols; incl. Great Drym Consols), Crowan, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘPenlee Quarry, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 11.8km (7.3 miles) | ⓘSouth Tolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘGreat Condurrow Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘDolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 13.9km (8.6 miles) | ⓘSouth Crofty Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 14.9km (9.3 miles) | ⓘEast Pool Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 16.2km (10.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
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Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK