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Bismuthinite from
Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bismuthinite
Formula:Bi2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bismuthinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2059
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2059:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWheal Beauchamp, Wheal Buller and Beauchamp, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCathedral Mine, Busveal, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘEast Pool Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘSouth Crofty Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘWheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘGreat Condurrow Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘSouth Tolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMr. Beauchamp's cobalt mine, Pengreep, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Phillips, William (1823) An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (3rd ed.)
Hogg, Thomas (1825) A Manual of Mineralogy - In which is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science. W. Polybank High Cross, Truro.
Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.
Hill, J. B., MacAlister, D. A. (1906) The Geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the Mining District of Camborne and Redruth - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.
 
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