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Chalcopyrite from
Ding Dong Mine, Boskednan, Madron, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ding Dong Mine, Boskednan, Madron, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:321397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:321397:1
GUID (UUID V4):52836889-d781-4338-ba1a-732ed687b354
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.0km (2.5 miles) Zennor Consols (Carnelloe Consols), Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK
5.5km (3.4 miles) Boscaswell Downs Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
5.7km (3.5 miles) Pendeen Consols, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
6.2km (3.9 miles) Hanging Wall Vein, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
6.2km (3.9 miles) Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
6.3km (3.9 miles) Wherry Mine, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
6.9km (4.3 miles) Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
6.9km (4.3 miles) West Wheal Darlington, Long Rock, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
7.3km (4.5 miles) Penlee Beach, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
7.3km (4.6 miles) Wheal Tolvan (Wheal Tolvaen), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
BJIRSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ...1973 1. bP~TITE. Tregarden Quarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Specimen aSmall, bright sharp greenish blue modified...mineral. ltxlt". £10. 5. aZURITE. Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, tlustralia. Bright...around l"xt" in size - £3 each. 7. BbRYTES. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Westmoreland. 1. large wellformed group...crystals being mainly transparent. £3.50. Golconda Mine, Brassington, Derbyshire. Light green radiated crystal
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, St •. Just, Near pen~ance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 STD 0736) V.A.T...Specimen B - l~xlxt". £2.50 •. BARYTES •.. Hil ton Mine, 6cordale, westmoreland. Choice, translucent lust...Barytes crystals. Ztx2". £4.50. BARYTOCALCITE. Blagi~l Mine, ~. Alston, Cumberland. Transparent slightly creamy... £5.50. BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Specimen A - Rich crusts of sparkling lime green...£1.50. -2-10'. I BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine Illogan, Cornwall. Select cluster of intergrown irridescently
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...below 200 ppm. CE P The principal In hosts are chalcopyrite, sphalerite and stannite group minerals with
Report (issue)
MEMOIRS· ·OF ·-1}RE-·GEOLOGICAI/ SURVEY.. -: ,. ENGLAND AND WALES. .. - -EXPLANATION Q_F SHEETS 361...SECTIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGIOA SURMEY. OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MU,SEUM E>F PRACTICAL GEOLOGY• of...6d. A Compl1 �) ; 4 (I. of l\ta11); 5 {Lake ENGLAND .i Di��rct) Dewon;}; ' ....' .. -: Torquay NEW...by Joseph Ca1�·n e, a11d the geological map of Cornwall of 1 832 by D1'. H . S. Boase, are deserving of...ILLUSTRATI ONS. ... ... Fig. 1 .-Map of South-Western Cornwall Fig. 2.-Diagrarnmatic Section across the St. Erth
Other Paper
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices to the World Heritage Site...Site Management Plan 2013-2018 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices... The Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and recording events within the Site 8.6 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and research commissioned or co-funded by the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage
Report (issue)
and tin-bearing vein from Hemerdon deposit, Devon, UK. The tungsten is present in wolframite, the dark...the Czech Republic through France and south-west England and into Spain and Portugal also has some important...typified by the Cornubian orefield in south-west England (see section on Britain). Tin, copper, lead-zinc...deposits are a particular type identified at the Climax Mine in Colorado, USA. 24 Stock: an intrusive mass of...beryl and spodumene35. Examples include the Wodgina mine in Western Australia, and Kular and Priskatel in
Journal (issue)
displays (including the finest UV display in the UK), illustrated talks, a children's workshop, a lapidary...letters, postcards and greetings cards from around the UK and overseas, thanking SMLS for the mouse mats, being...You may have seen a piece in the last issue of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals about barite and calcite...Sidmouth, with a picture. On a recent visit to Cornwall I decided to have a look. Following the car park...know. I paid a second visit on my way back from Cornwall, but still no barite. The calcite vugs are nice
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
Book
John Corin evant A Champion Cornish Mine by John Corin Edited and expanded by Peter Joseph With contributions... Penryn, Cornwall TRIO SAA Typeset by Peninsula Projects c/o PO Box 62, Cambome, Cornwall TR14 7ZN ... The Comish Mine logo is the Trade Mark™ of the Trevithick Society DEDICATION IN MEMORIAM Ronnie Alford...greater appreciation of the entire area of Levant Mine and a great deal of new information has emerged...walk. Thus the story of Levant: A Champion Cornish Mine continues, a fitting tribute to those industrial
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
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...county were once bustling with industry. Sans Levant Mine, St. Just. The small engine house nearer the camera...connection with investigation of the old Levant Mine. April 1970. GEOLOGY CORNWALL’S mineral wealth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VOL. 46, PP. 119-126 Childrenite in South-West England R. S. W. BRAITHWAITE Chemistry Department, University...Tavistock area, and also from near St. Austell in Cornwall, and from one locality in Cumbria. The Sir Arthur...and subsequenfly, on old mine dumps in the CallingtonGunnislake area in Cornwall, a few miles to the west...crystals from four scattered localities in SW England have been analysed by electron probe microanalysis... and francolite occurrences in Devon and east Cornwall. C H I L D R E N I T E IN SW E N G L A N D The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
following papers were then read : , On the geology of Cornwall, with special reference to the Long Excursion... SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL AND WEST CORNWALL. With special reference to the Long Excursion...stratified rocks of tho Central and Western parts of Cornwall-with the exception of about twelve square miles...five large masses * t 'Report on the Geology of Cornwall,' &c., p. 86. iua., p. 95. t "On tho Geolouical... 47. .T. 9;; H. COLLINS ON THE GEOLOGV OF CORNWALL. and several smaller ones, which form the highest
Book
A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS
Book
Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, for 1848 ; and a table of some of the principal...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Reports of the Devonshire Association for the...LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND BEDFORDSHIRE BERKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHESHIRE 31 CORNWALL . 32... 64 65 CONTENTS. X MINERAL LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND— (continued ). OXFORDSHIRE PAGB 65 . RUTLANDSHIRE...124 130 APPENDIX 137 INDEX TO LOCALITIES IN CORNWALL 149 INDEX TO MINERAL SYNONYMS 153 1 THE
Book (volume)
The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z ~ w ...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is...of westen1 Con1wall 25-inch scale maps were used; mine sections have been reduced consistently to a scale
Book
copper since the Bronze Age. Only the Geevor tin mine was still open in 1986, but the vigorous development...district featured on Maton 's geological map of Cornwall in 1797 and accounts, both of the minerals and...Memoir for 1: 50 000 geological sheets 351 and 358 (England and Wales) LONDON: HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE...British Geological Survey, Sheets 351 and 358 (England and Wales). Authors A J J Goode, BSc and R T Taylor...33 A sum1nary of' tin production of (;eev·or Tin Mine 34 .. Vll PREFACE Work in the district by the
Book (edition)
See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...typical view of Cornish i mining. Marke Valley Mine. P.S. innovations in machinery, particularly the...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...It is here that the richest mining districts of Cornwall are found. During a late cooling stage of the
Book
Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...IN COMBI NATION. Tennantite. Tetrahedrite. Chalcopyrite. Erubescite. Bournonite. Genus 7. CHLORIDE...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...on Kergiliack estate near Pen a. Coberard ; at a mine near the head of Borrowdale, near Lometer, rearis...in the Isle of Man. Scotland . At Craigman coal -mine, near New Cumnock in Ayrshire, massive and columnar
Book
i'ish, tin"'cor per NF )907566804 ~42 . 37 • CORNWALL COUNTY LIBRARY ll 11111111111111 3 8009 014 20...Dyllansow Truran. Trewolsta, Trewirgie. Redruth, Cornwall. © 1983 D. Kneebone \ All rights reserved...Chapter 1. Life in Cornwall in 1875. 22. Chapter 2. Some Smaller Mining Setts in Cornwall. 27. Chapter...Chapter 4. The Mining of Lesser-known Metals in Cornwall. 41. Chapter 5. More about Old Helston. 52...' (1978) was a general introduction to Celtic Cornwall, together with chapters on the Wendron and the
Book (volume)
The metalliferous mining region of south-west England H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical notes...The metal/iferous mining region of south-west England, H G Dines (1956). Economi,· Memoir of the Geological...staffs of Geevor Mine, South Crofty Mine, Wheal Pendarves, Wheal Jane and Mount Wellington Mine. The generous...notably his 16-volume series Mines and miners of Cornwall, and two volumes on the mines of Devon, one of...Somerset figures were published in 1984 and the Cornwall outputs are due to be published soon. K. E. Beer
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England 0 iz 0 1-rj VOLUME II Assistant Director's...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume II By ...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...PLATES V CHAPTER V.-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell...Wolfram Lode 523 FIG. 35.-castle-an-Dinas Wolfram Mine; longitudinal section 524 FIG. 36.-The Phoenix
Book (volume)
IE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF UTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II LONDON HER MAJESTY ' S STATIONERY OFFICE...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South -West England Volume II By H...iv CHAPTER V . — Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district...Wolfram Lode .. . FIG . 35. — Castle-an -Dinas Wolfram Mine; longitudinal section .. .. FIG . 36 . — The...United Mines Lode . . FIG . 37. — South Phoenix Mine; transverse section showing the lodes occupy ing
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth...London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4090 www.bgs.ac. uk www. geologyshop. corn ... 111 CONTENTS PAGE...CHAPTER V-DETAILS iv V OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET ...................
 
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