Actinolite from
Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK

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Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Actinolite
Formula:	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	548352
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:548352:5
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite

1.1km (0.7 miles)	ⓘ Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
7.4km (4.6 miles)	ⓘ North Wheal Crofty, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
8.0km (5.0 miles)	ⓘ Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
8.3km (5.2 miles)	ⓘ South Roskear Mine, South Roskear group (Pendarves Consols), Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
8.4km (5.2 miles)	ⓘ North Roskear Mine, North Roskear, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
13.4km (8.3 miles)	ⓘ Trevascus Mine (Trevaskus Mine; Trevaskis Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
13.9km (8.6 miles)	ⓘ Great Retallack Mine, Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
19.1km (11.8 miles)	ⓘ West Godolphin Mine (Wheal Junket), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
21.8km (13.6 miles)	ⓘ South Terras Mine (Resugga & Tolgarrick Mine; Union Mine; Uranium Mine), St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
22.3km (13.8 miles)	ⓘ West Poldice Mine (East Wheal Margaret), Canon's Town, Ludgvan, 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.**

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Actinolite from Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK

Actinolite from
Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK