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Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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Mineral List:
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Golley & Williams, 1995, 7 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Embrey & Symes, 1987, 85 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"]
    Site Photo
    Ale and Cakes Mine (Cakes and Ale Mine), United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
     
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [P Haas collection (no. 22-015), ex Bissoe Office]
  		•  Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Poldory Mine, United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Jones
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Habit: Massive
    Colour: Dark Grey
    Description: Found in the spoil heaps intergrown and partially replacing chalcopyrite.
    Reference: [Roger Wedlake collection]
  		•  Chalcophyllite
    Cu
     
    18
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    9
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 33H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lapis 11(2), 33 (1986)]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    var: Blister Copper
    Reference: [www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]
    Site Photo
    Ale and Cakes Mine (Cakes and Ale Mine), United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © 2002 Thames Valley Minerals
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lapis 11(2), 34 (1986)]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Lapis 11(2), 34 (1986)]
  		•  Cornubite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rob Lavinsky specimen]
    Site Photo
    Poldory Mine, United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  'Feldspar Group'
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Description: Found banded with quartz on the spoil heaps of Wheal Clifford
    Reference: [Roger Wedlake Collection]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Libethenite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Lapis 11(2), 34 (1986)]
    Site Photo
    West Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Steve Rust
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Ian Jones collection]
    Site Photo
    United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Jones
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Melanterite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Millerite
    NiS
    Reference: [Lapis 11(2), 33 (1986)]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Olivenite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Pseudomalachite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    West Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © 2005 M. Kampf
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 420-426.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [P Haas collection]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rock Crystal
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Tennantite
    (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)
     
    12
    		As
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [P Haas collection (no. 22-015), ex Bissoe Office]
  		•  Tenorite
    CuO
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]


    34 entries listed. 29 valid minerals.

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    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Gwennap area
            • Clifford Amalgamated Mines

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