| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Sulphur |
| Formula: | S8 |
| Comments: | Rounded very pale yellow micro-crystals to 0.5mm associated with granular white to pale green scorodite, with cassiterite on quartz, and minor ferberite. |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Arsenopyrite
Cassiterite
Ferberite
Scorodite
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sulphur data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Drakelands Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 761144 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:761144:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | cae26825-ddfc-4fbb-b858-3c0cc0821b66 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sulphur |
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| 15.0km (9.3 miles) | ⓘSouth Tamar Consols (South Tamar Mine; Cowes Mine; incl. Cleave Mine; Birch Mine), Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 15.7km (9.7 miles) | ⓘLockridge Mine (Goldstreet Mine), East Tamar Consols, Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 16.5km (10.2 miles) | ⓘSouth Hooe Mine (Tamar Silver-Lead Mine), Tamar Consols (Tamar Mines), Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 23.6km (14.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Betsy (North Wheal Friendship; Prince Arthur Consols), Mary Tavy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 25.0km (15.5 miles) | ⓘRedmoor Mine (East Cornwall United Mines), Callington United Mines (incl. Emmens United Mines), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 25.4km (15.8 miles) | ⓘHolmbush Mine, Callington United Mines (incl. Emmens United Mines), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 27.7km (17.2 miles) | ⓘSilverbrook Mine, Ilsington, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK |
| 35.9km (22.3 miles) | ⓘHerodsfoot Mine (North Herodsfoot Mine), Lanreath, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 61.7km (38.3 miles) | ⓘPort Isaac Cliffs, Port Isaac, St Endellion, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 66.6km (41.4 miles) | ⓘPentireglaze Mine (Pentire Glaze Mine), Polzeath, St Minver, Cornwall, England, UK |
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