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Sphalerite from
Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kësterite12 photos of Sphalerite associated with Kësterite at this locality.
Arsenopyrite9 photos of Sphalerite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality.
Chalcopyrite9 photos of Sphalerite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Chalcocite9 photos of Sphalerite associated with Chalcocite at this locality.
Löllingite3 photos of Sphalerite associated with Löllingite at this locality.
Pyrite2 photos of Sphalerite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Stannite2 photos of Sphalerite associated with Stannite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:894470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:894470:2
GUID (UUID V4):3a17b60e-7af6-4595-9518-00cf5a2cc303
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.5km (0.3 miles) Good Fortune Mine, Perran St George Mine (Perran Great St George Mine; Great St George Mine; Perran St George United Mine), Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Perran St George Mine (Perran Great St George Mine; Great St George Mine; Perran St George United Mine), Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) Wheal Prudence, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) Wheal Perran, Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) Wheal Leisure (Great Wheal Leisure), Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) South Wheal Leisure (Truro Consols; Perran Wheal Kitty), Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) New Wheal Leisure (Wheal Alfred), Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
2.6km (1.6 miles) Perran Wheal George (Wheal St George; Perran Wheal Alfred; Perran Wheal Prosper), Penhallow, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
2.7km (1.6 miles) Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
(SALTMARSH AND ESTUARINE) RIVERTERRACE DEPOSITS HEAD DEPOSITS (PERCHED ANDVALLEY) RAISEDMARINEDEPOSITS...GeologicalSurvey. 1:50 000 Sheet 346 Newquay (England and Wales). © NERC 2014 All rights reserved Copyright...Generalised sequence of mineralisation in south-west England 14 5 Constituent mines of the Great Perran Iron...Sheeted veins with greisen borders, Cligga Head 12 Gravel Hill Mine at the western extremity of the Great... .li regurnan . Watergate Bay Drt -1, Towan Head 90 1 St Agnes Formation (Cenozoic) :J 380
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dans le mine de Cligga, been discovered.Ferrokesterite occursin greisen-bordered d Perranzabuloe, en Cornouaille... C'est un sulfide veins in granite from the Cligga mine, Perranmin€ral tdtragonal, qui crlstallise dansle...dansle groupe spatial,I4, zabuloe,Cornwall, England, The mineral is tetragopalwith Z:2: a 5.433, c 10...l) i CassiarDistrict, British Columbia; the Ikuno mine, Hyogo I'indice de Herb, dansle district de Cassiar...Mount Pleasantmine, Charlotte britannique, 2) d la mine lkuno, pr6fecture de Hyogo, au County, New Brunswick
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations Jens... Shail, Robin K., Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations,...Ore Geology Reviews Indium mineralisation in SW England: host parageneses AC CE P TE D and mineralogical...Cornubian batholith, SW England 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT The SW England ore region contains significant...sulphide-bearing SC R parageneses across the region with sphalerite concentrations locally reaching 1.74 wt% Cd and
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...advertising. FRONTISPIECE 3 Fluorite from Frazer's Hush Mine 4 THE SUSSEX MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIE1Y EDITOR...RASPITE, STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS...Press, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11HD ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Mincr.ils No. 34 -1- EDITORIAL
Catalog/List
WICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EG Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 *...MAY/JUNE 1907 *1. AGARDITE. Wheal Carpenter, Hayle, Cornwall. Iron stained quartz matrix showing micro green...7Qx30x30,m. £25. APATITE (VAR IRANOXITE) , '.I?.!- _rs Mine, Gunn' . . "■nrnwall. An interesting cellular mass...antimony. 35x20x7mm. £28. 4. ATACAMITE. Mount Gunson Mine, South Australia. A nice hemispherical mass of intergrown...without matrix. 30x30x20ram. £20. 5. BARITE. Tronach Head, Portknockie, Grampian, Scotland, tabular xls to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Petrogenesis of the Bosworgey Granitic Cusp in the SW England Tin Province and Its Implications for Ore Mineral...Nottingham, England 2 Institute of Geological Sciences, 64-78 Grays Inn Road, London, England Abstract....mineralisation (pitchblende, bismuth, pyrite, galena, sphalerite). Introduction North of the Tregonning/Godolphin...irregular Fig. 1. Simplified geological map of SW England showing positions of the granite plutons and cusps...CB=Cam Brea, CM=Carn Marth, C=Carmnenellis, Cl=Cligga Head, A = St. Austell ridge of granite and to confirm
Report (issue)
)Σ=0.91 Sn0.96 S4.00 . (2) St. Michael’s Mount, England; by electron microprobe corresponding to Cu2.03...Arsenopyrite, stannoidite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite, sphalerite, tennantite. Distribution: From the Kester deposit...Region, China. In the Ikuno mine, Hyogo Prefecture, and the Toyoha mine, Hokkaido, Japan. At Cı́novec...Mount, Marazion, and in the Cligga mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England. From Chizeuil, Saône-et-Loire...the Snowflake mine, Revelstoke mining division, British Columbia; at the Brunswick tin mine, 55 km southwest
Report (issue)
433(36) c = 10.883(89) X-ray Powder Pattern: Cligga mine, England. 3.13 (10), 1.919 (6), 1.110 (4), 2.712...29.5 5.0 0.1 8.7 0.1 27.4 30.1 100.9 (1) Cligga mine, England; by electron microprobe, corresponding to...chalcopyrite, sphalerite, chalcocite, quartz. Distribution: Name: From the Cligga mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall...Cornwall, England [TL]. For its content of iron, ferrum, and relation to kesterite. Type Material: Canadian...14747, 65048; The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1984,844. References: (1) Kissin, S.A. and D.R
Catalog/List
mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 – Fluorite, chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...label. SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section. SW...Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]. Corpus Christi
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ffiDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly...3. 4. 1/ 5· 6. 8. 9. 10. ALTAITE. smuggler Mine, Balarat, Boulder Cty., Colorado, U.S.A. Rich metallic...£2. ANALCIME. Dene Quarry, st. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Large sno\1-white intergrown crystals to 1" in...2txlt". £8. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Rich crust of rhombic crystals thickly covering...ARSENOPYRITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall. A Itxl" cavity in massive pure Arsenopyrite lined
Book
Collectors Guide to ^MINERALS, ROCKS and GEMSTONES \in Cornwall and Devon |'; '’i '■-■ ,, t Cedric Rogers...Collector’s Guide to MINERALS, ROCKS AND GEMSTONES in Cornwall and Devon Cedric Rogers i D. BRADFORD BARTON...Truro LTD MINERALISED ILPMACOMar AREAS of CORNWALL & DEVON Main. Concentrations of mints. (has...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS...WHERE. Beaches Cliffs and Caves. River Beds etc. Mine Dumps Quarries St. Just - Botallack - Pendeen Camborne
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tin-bearing sulphides from St Michael's Mount and Cligga Head, Cornwall F. MOORE* AND R. A. HOWIE Department of...sulphides from two different localities in south-west England indicate that the mineral hitherto describedfrom...Cuz(Feo.63Zno.3s)SnS4, are also reported from Cligga Head. It is suggested that a more cautious approach... on whether it coexists with chalcopyrite or sphalerite. Petruk (1973), on the basis of chemical analyses...appreciable Zn and have not so far been reported from Cornwall. 390 F. MOORE AND R.A. HOWIE Stannite is the
Book
Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Introduction 4 About this Book 9 Geology and Mine ralization 14 The D istricts 24 24 29 West Penwith:...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...physical properties of minerals (pages I I 0- 1 I). Cornwall, for its size, has one of the most diverse ranges...1n museum collections such as hose of the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro and the aural His ory Museum
Journal (issue)
shipped from Cardiff in the 1660's and the Pare mine south of Llantrisant was worked from the 1500's...period of production in the mid l 700 ' s. Llangan mine near Cowbridge was producing ore as recently as...anglesite of exceptional size and quality for the UK. More recently the rare lead sulphite scotlandite...outside the north of England with typical pyramidal crystals to 6mm. Nearby at M\.vyndy mine small balls of...came a showy specimen of brilliant ruby blende sphalerite crystals speared by long needles of brassy millerite
Catalog/List
NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EH Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006 1) ABHURITE. SS Cheerful, off St Ives, Cornwall. Cavity in blister formed on a tin ingot from...90x40x40mm max. £18. 3) ARSENOLITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. An intergrown group oflight brownish white...8) BINDHEIMITE on JAMESONITE. Bodannon Mine, Endellion, Cornwall. A flattish mass of jamesonite with the...matrix with several semi-transparent blocky nail head calcite xls to 25mm. These have internal inclusions
Catalog/List
8ARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 788880 (STD 0736) V.A...£3.50. 6. 7. 8. APATITE. Great Work Mine, 8reage, Cornwall. Small sharp transparent colourless to... £33.00. ARSENOPVRITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Specimen A - well " .•. ·formed silvery...matrix. 2tx2xlt". £3.50. BARVTES. settlingstones Mine, Hexham, Northumberland. Sharp, lustrous, creamy...£2B.00. BARVTOCALCITE. Admiralty Flats, Nentsberry Mine, AlstJn Moor, Cumberland. Specimen A - Lustrous
Journal (issue)
display this year, and again covering the whole of England and Scotland. Chris Jewson had a number of micro...Geldart found at south Wheal Basset. Finally from Cornwall, Dorothy Merritt had an interesting and unusual...displaying good barite collected recently from Florence mine at Egremont, demonstrating that this locality is...some mattheddleite and lanarkite from the Susanna mine at Leadhills and some excellent hemimorphite on...some lovely pale pink smithsonite at the Blackcraig mine near Creetown. BMS Newsletter 45: 2 > Epistilbite
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Pensance, Cornwall, England. V.A.T .No.132-78~ -67 CRDERING INFORMA.TION...£13;50. 6. APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, TYwardreath, Covnwall. Small, bright, creamy hexagonal...white Quartz. 2i" x 3". £10. BARYTES. Force Crag Mine, Nr. Keswick, Cumberland. An attractive intergro~n...2" on edge. 3x3~_ll.£6. 50. BARYTES. Ale & Cakes Mine, Gwennap, ~ornwall. Unusual, greyish green ~lusters...£6.50. BARYTI)~~ITE. Admiralty Flats, Nentsberry Mine, Nr. Alston, Cumberland. Large, spear-shaped crystals
Journal (issue)
Dealer & Mine gent Levant Gallery Lower Boscaswel I, Pendeen, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. Telephone:...CATALOGUE GENEROUS TRADES AND COLLECTION PURCHASES UK Journal of Mines and Minerals IssueNo3 SUMMER1987...SUBSCRIPTIONS are payable in local currency, or direct to the UK in Sterling. Barite from Silverwood Colliery ARTICLES...Lane, Blaxton, Nr. Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Telephone: (0302) 770248 5 21 S. Uttley Mineral...30 M.P.Cooper Present day collecting at Cligga Head, Cornwall 33 L. Chick BACK ISSUES For Your Bookshelf
Report (edition)
| Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall BIRKBECK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON...meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales, conducts field meetings and publishes...Botallack Mine (photograph: David Alderton). Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A....REFERENCES ISBN 0-900717-57-2 West Cornwall INTRODUCTION Cornwall has long been one of the classic areas...is shown in Figure 1. The largest area in west Cornwall is occupied by Devonian sedimentary rocks which
Report (edition)
GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION GUIDES Noo 19 West Cornwall by A. HALL ITINERARY Introduction I. Land's End...incorporation in any furtl,er edition. West Cornwall by A. HALL INTRODUCTION has long been one of...distribution of the major rock units is shown in Fig. 1. CORNWALL I••+·j Granite 3 D Devonian sediments filffm...10 20 kilometres Fig. I. Outline map of West Cornwall, showing the areas covered by the five itineraries...sedimentary rocks occupy the largest part of west Cornwall. The Devonian rocks are shales and sandstones
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. Tl!JL .1\10.: St. Just 880 (STD a73 677)... 7. ANALCIME. Dean qry. St. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Well fDrmed, snow white, crystals and crystaline... 43. NATIVE COPPER. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Rich, dark. coppery, h3Ckly crystalised...2-t;-x2xl-!:-". £4.50. CoRNWALLITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall-. Rich, deep.green, slightly botr~oidal...C - As Specimen A - 2xlt". £1.25. CRoCOITE. Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tas~enio, ~ustralia. Choice, bright, orangev
Report (edition)
meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales. It conducts field meetings and publishes...trips to the coast of Cornwall. Front Cover: Old engine house, Botallack Mine (photograph David Alderton)...Alderton). Geologists Association Guide No. 31 WEST CORNWALL by A . Hall Third Edition Guide Series Editor;... List of Figures 1. O u t l i n e map of West Cornwall 2. Map of Land's End peninsula 5 3. Map of... 26 14. North-south cliff section through the Cligga stock 26 15. Map of Falmouth Bay 29 16. Map
Book
There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...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...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009
 
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