| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chalcocite |
| Formula: | Cu2S |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Bassetite | 3 |
| Uranospathite | 2 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Chalcopyrite | 1 |
| Metatorbernite | 1 |
| Malachite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcocite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 3421 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:3421:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Chalcocite in this Region |
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| North Wheal Basset, Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘWest Basset Stamps (Wheal Haste), Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘEast Wheal Basset, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘSouth Wheal Basset, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘCopper Hill Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘSouth Carn Brea Mine, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Buller, Wheal Buller and Beauchamp, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘNorth Wheal Frances (incl. Foxhole Mine), Bosleake, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘWheal Druid, Carn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘPenstruthal Mine (Bestruthal Mine; incl. North & South Penstruthal Mines), Lanner, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘCarn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| References |
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Zwaan, P. C., Arps, C. E. S., Zwaan, P. C., Arps, C. E. S., de Grave, E. (1989) Vochtenite, (Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+[UO2/PO4]4(OH)·12–13H2O, a new uranyl phosphate mineral from Wheal Basset, Redruth, Cornwall, England. Mineralogical Magazine, 53 (372) 473-478 doi:10.1180/minmag.1989.053.372.07 |
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North Wheal Basset, Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK