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


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Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
06901800017365682779723.jpg
Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
01419880017271979468476.jpg
Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
04914940017271979496487.jpg
Chrysocolla

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite1
Connellite1
Olivenite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3642
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3642:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chrysocolla in this Region
Wheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCarharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWest Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘTing Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWheal Moyle, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘWheal Trefusis (incl. East Wheal Trefusis), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘPenstruthal Mine (Bestruthal Mine; incl. North & South Penstruthal Mines), Lanner, Cornwall, England, UK
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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.
Miers, H. A. (1894) Spangolite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 10 (48) 273-277 doi:10.1180/minmag.1894.010.48.02
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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