| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Acanthite |
| Formula: | Ag2S |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Acanthite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view South Wheal Basset, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 209340 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:209340:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b9755259-12c6-4d4f-8705-a1d4634d4abd |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘWheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘDolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘLushington Cove, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘWheal Ann, Boderwennack, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 10.7km (6.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Herland (Old Herland Mine; Manor Mine; North Wheal Herland), Rosewarne and Herland United Mines (Rosewarne and Herland Mine; incl. Wheal Fancy; Wheal Pleasure), Gwinear, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘWest Alfred Consols (Wheal Ann), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 18.9km (11.8 miles) | ⓘMount Mine (Perran Iron Mine; Trebisken and Mount Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Mexico (Trebellan Mine; incl. Treworthy Mine), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 21.1km (13.1 miles) | ⓘWest Wheal Darlington, Long Rock, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 65.8km (40.9 miles) | ⓘWheal Ludcott, Wrey and Ludcott United Mines, St Ive, Cornwall, England, UK |
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 | | Book | | Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK TS C 2 COVER. Emerald-green torbemite crystals to 9 mm across, from South Wheal Basset, lllogan...lllogan, Cornwall. Caerhays Miniature Collection No. 945. EDITORIAL The UK Journal of Mines a11d Minerals...STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS FAMILY...Press, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11HD ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Mincr.ils No. 34 -1- EDITORIAL...reality when he spotted a fluorite specimen from Wheal Mary Ann on eBay.Woody recognised the importance |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned...theLakeDistrictandCornwall (izoklakeite}" WhealCock,StJust,Cornwall SouthTerrasmine,StStephen•in-Brannel. Comwa!I |
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