| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Liroconite |
| Formula: | Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Comments: | Exceptional specimen 8.5 cm, former NHM, London in "Ikons" [see references] |
| Habit: | most typically as flattened bipyramids |
| Colour: | blue |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Significance: | Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Clinoclase | 15 |
| Kernowite | 14 |
| Quartz | 9 |
| Olivenite | 9 |
| Azurite | 7 |
| Turquoise | 3 |
| - var Rashleighite | 3 |
| Chalcopyrite | 3 |
| Strashimirite | 3 |
| Limonite | 2 |
| Chenevixite | 2 |
| Scorodite | 2 |
| Pharmacosiderite | 2 |
| Chalcophyllite | 1 |
| Parnauite | 1 |
| Cornwallite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Liroconite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (133 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 7039 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:7039:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Liroconite in this Region |
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| Wheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Nearest other occurrences of Liroconite |
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| 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 |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘTing Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘPednandrea Mine (Pedn-an-Drea Mine), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 25.2km (15.7 miles) | ⓘGreat Hewas United Mines (Great Hewas Consols; Great Hewas Mine; Wheal Hewas; Hewas Downs Mine), Kingsdown Mine (Hewas Water Mine), Sticker, St Ewe, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 37.7km (23.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 75.6km (47.0 miles) | ⓘOld Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK |
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Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK