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Carminite from
Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Carminite
Formula:PbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Comments:Kingsbury reference.
Habit:drusy botryoidal
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carminite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2806:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carminite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Jewel, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘGravel Hill Mine (Cliff Iron Mine; Penhale Iron Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘWheal Carpenter, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘWheal Pool, Helston, Cornwall, England, UK
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘCroft Gothal Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘPenberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘHalamanning Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘPolmear Cliff, Carlyon, Cornwall, England, UK
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘTreore Mine, St Endellion, Cornwall, England, UK
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘPengenna Mine, St Kew, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Kingsbury, A.W.G. (1954) New occurrences of rare copper and other minerals in Devon and Cornwall. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 18 (4) 386-406p.395
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1960) Carminite and beudantite from the northern part of the Lake District and from Cornwall. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (249) 423-432 doi:10.1180/minmag.1960.032.249.01
Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.
 
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