| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view South Wheal Frances, South Frances United Mines, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 46799 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:46799:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c00a930c-9304-4168-a6fd-0158e5e7ce24 |
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| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘWheal Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.2km (1.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Buller, Wheal Buller and Beauchamp, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘDolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.3km (1.5 miles) | ⓘEast Pool Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 3.5km (2.1 miles) | ⓘPednandrea Mine (Pedn-an-Drea Mine), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘWheal Grambler (East Wheal Sparnon), St Aubyn United Mines (Grambler and St Aubyn Mines), St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘCathedral Mine, Busveal, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | ⓘGarlidna Mine, Garlidna United Mines, Porkellis, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | ⓘSeal Hole Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
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 | | Book | | There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...growths of pure gold. through purple crystals of amethyst to huge masses of iron copper sulphide. Chosen...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and n1ineral |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | Mine Agent "Endsleigh'', 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2D A. Telephone: Truro 223227 NEWS AND INFORMAT8ON...covering the complete side of this specimen. £7.00. AMETHYST. Las Vigas,Vera Cruz,Mexico. Extremely high quality...quality aesthetic display group of gem quality Amethyst crystals intensifying in depth of violet towards...8. APATITE. Megiliggar Rocks,Tremearne,Breage,Cornwall. A of gemmy pale-blue.terminated equant hexagonal...45mm x 13mm. £12.00. 19. AZURITE. Chessey des Mines,Nr.Lyon,France. From this no longer accessable site |  | | 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...Survey, Edinburgh and Keyworth; Cambome School of Mines, University of Exeter, Penryn; Department of Earth...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...mineralogists and mineral collectors. Although the mines (and some museums) may have closed, and the teaching |
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