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Wheal Jewel (incl. Wheal Quick), Crofthandy, Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
Detailed Mineral List:
| Arsenopyrite | ||
| Formula: | FeAsS | |
| Reference: | Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
| Azurite | ||
| Formula: | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Tom Hardman | |
| Bornite |  | |
| Formula: | Cu5FeS4 | |
| Reference: | Hogg, T. (1825): A Manual of Mineralogy. Polyblank Publishers (London), p. 38; Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp. | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Bornite from Wheal Jewel, Crofthandy, Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK | ||
| Cassiterite | ||
| Formula: | SnO2 | |
| Reference: | Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 408-409. | |
| Chalcocite | ||
| Formula: | Cu2S | |
| Reference: | Henwood, W.J. (1843): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386; Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
| Chalcopyrite | ||
| Formula: | CuFeS2 | |
| Reference: | Henwood, W.J. (1843): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386; Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
| Chalcopyrite var: Blister Copper |  | |
| Reference: | [www.thamesvalleyminerals.com] | |
| Photo: © 2002 Thames Valley Minerals. Blister Copper from Wheal Jewel, Crofthandy, Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK | ||
| Copper | ||
| Formula: | Cu | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Cornwallite | ||
| Formula: | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Cuprite |  | |
| Formula: | Cu2O | |
| Reference: | Tom Hardman | |
| Photo: © Tom Hardman. Cuprite from Wheal Jewel, Crofthandy, Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK | ||
| Fluorite | ||
| Formula: | CaF2 | |
| Reference: | Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
| Galena | ||
| Formula: | PbS | |
| Reference: | Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 408-409. | |
| Malachite | ||
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Tom Hardman | |
| Olivenite | ||
| Formula: | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) | |
| Reference: | [Embrey & Symes, 1987, 116-117 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"] | |
| 'Petroleum' | ||
| Reference: | Hogg, T. (1825): A Manual of Mineralogy. Polyblank Publishers (London), p. 108; Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
| Pyrite | ||
| Formula: | FeS2 | |
| Reference: | Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
| Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Reference: | Tom Hardman | |
| Sphalerite | ||
| Formula: | ZnS | |
| Reference: | Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
| Tennantite |  | |
| Formula: | (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)12As4S13 | |
| Reference: | Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
| Photo: © Peter Haas. Tennantite from Wheal Jewel, Crofthandy, Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK | ||
| Tenorite | ||
| Formula: | CuO | |
| Reference: | Hall, T.M. (1868): The Mineralogist's Directory. Edward Stanford (London), 168 pp.; Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), 108 pp. | |
20 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.
References
- (in part): Dana 7:I:381.
- Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 408-409.
- Atkinson, B. (1994): Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (Truro).
- Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 408-409.
- Atkinson, B. (1994): Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (Truro).
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