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Mixite from
Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mixite
Formula:BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mixite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:891351
Long-form Identifier:1:3:891351:7
GUID (UUID V4):b12aa5f5-04d8-4f10-91cc-3b98b0bd1223
Nearest other occurrences of Mixite
2.0km (1.2 miles) Wheal Carpenter, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
5.2km (3.2 miles) Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
6.3km (3.9 miles) Croft Gothal Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
16.2km (10.1 miles) Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
16.8km (10.5 miles) Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
21.7km (13.5 miles) Wheal Owles, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
22.0km (13.7 miles) Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
38.6km (24.0 miles) South Terras Mine (Resugga & Tolgarrick Mine; Union Mine; Uranium Mine), St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
53.2km (33.0 miles) New Fowey Consols, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, UK
91.8km (57.0 miles) Old Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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Book
House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run Press Ltd...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 (article/letter/editorial)
at South Terras mine, St. Stephen-in-Brannell, Cornwall. R. J. Davis, M. H. Hey, and A. W. G. Kingsbury...powder-pattern of mixite (q.v.), on mimetite in quartz on old specimens in the BM(NH), at Wheal Alfred, Phillack...Phillack, Cornwall. The variety agardite-(Nd), according to F. Permingeat, priv. comm. Akermanite Ca2(MgSi...near the roof of the Tregonning granite, Rinsey, Cornwall. C. S. Exley and M. Stone (x964), in 'Present...some aspects of the geology of Cornwall and Devon' (Roy. geol. Soe. Cornwall), pp. I44-5, Anglesite (var
Report (issue)
[(AsO4)2.97(SiO4)0.03]Σ=3.00(OH)6∙3H2O. Mineral Group: Mixite group. Occurrence: In the oxidation zone of some... and Chessy, near Lyon, Rhône. In Wheal Alfred, Cornwall, England. At the Gwaithyrafon mine, Cwmsymlog...Paris, France; The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1978,24. References: (1) Dietrich, J.E., M. Orliac...(1991) A contribution to the crystal chemistry of mixite group minerals from Sardinia (Italy). Neues Jahrb
Report (issue)
02(SO4)0.02]Σ=3.03(OH)5.76∙3H2O. Mineral Group: Mixite group; Nd and Ce have also been noted as dominant...Greece (Ce > La in part). In England, from Wheal Alfred, Phillack, Cornwall (Nd-rich); at the Brandy Gill
Book
PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...Microsystems for rnicrophotographic advice. tvfBI owes a great debt to one other individual, without whom the entire...Lettsom's famous book, Manual of the mineralogy of Great Britain and lrela11d, published in 1858. Such was
Catalog/List
(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen. Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE SAM WELLER (MINERALOGIST) Levant...Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE Tel: (01736) 788286 COLLECTION DISPOSAL This...ANALCIME/NATROLITE. Dean Quarry, St. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white to creamy, sharp well formed, dodecahedral...ANALCIME/NATROLITE/CALCITE. Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white, large dodecahedral crystals, interformed...5x2x1", £10.00 6. ANDRADITE GARNET. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devonshire. A vitreous brownishgreen
Catalog/List
MINERALS Ho U available. NEW STOCK Devon and Cornwall pages 8 S 3 : ALLOPHANE, ARTHURITE, pure CHALCOCITE...PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on rock £3 b) lx half ins,...micro crystals on rock or quartz. (Levant Mine Cornwall) 1 x 55 £3 1x1 £4 to £6 563 CERULEITE Cu Al AsO/4...crystalline areas on matrix.(Wheal Maid Incline of Wheal Jane, Cornwall) 54x56 £2 1x1 £4 1x2 £8 516 CHALCOCITE...micro crystals on matrix. (Geevor Mine, Pendeen Cornwall) showing one micro xl £2 with 2 or 3 micros £4
Journal (issue)
t;>.,,.,. J..2. w ,·tf, SI' l'UK TS C 2 EDITORIAL COVER:Heart-shaped calcite twin...Rob Lavinsky. CLASSIC MINERALS OF NOlffl-lERN ENGLAND STEVErtUSTITE 6 RICHARD BARSTOW Roy Starkey...COmwaJI, England UKJournal of Mines & Minerals No. 31 -1,\ EDITORIAL his edition of the Uk]lv!M begins...CLASSICMINERALS OF NORTHERN ENGLAND he mineral deposits of northern England are internationally recognised...considerable care and a great deal of local knowledge, by the well known north-of-England collector Lindsay
Journal (issue)
UK JOURNAL M I N OF E S -----&----- M ·1 N E R A L S ISSUE N0.9 • SPRING - SUMMER 1991...Bayldonite. Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. Globular aggregates to 0.5mm diameter. N. Hubbard...collection. Photo: Mick Cooper. 3 CALCITE 4 The UK Joumol of Mi11es011dMinerals publishes articles of-interest... EDITORIAL LOOKING BACK In the course of its evolution the UK Joumol of Mints and Minerals has seen many small...Woodla11dsAve., Walton, Sto11e,Stof/.f. ST/5 ODR UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 9 -4- RADIATING
Journal (issue)
Trewellard, Penzance, Cornwall. TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Wulfenite (Mexico) UK Journal of Mines and...Trimouns, Ariege, France W.R. van den Berg 4 Wheal Owles T. Wolloxall 7 CONTINENTAL EUROPE SOUTH...COVER Barite. Parksidc Mine, West Cumberland. England. Crystals to %mm Ralph Sutcliffe Collection Photograph...UMMER 19 8 S West Wheal Ow Jes and nearby collecting dumps Photo: T. WolloxaIJ. Wheal Edward Engine House...courtesy of Mrs. Y. Barstow Photo by Rainer Bode. Wheal Owles Trevor Wolloxall 12 Chichester Drive, Heath
Journal (issue)
Cottage, Lower Trewellard, Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall. TRl9 7SU Tel: 0736 788305 ,-----· -------...Lane, Blaxton, Nr. Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Telephone: (0302) 770248 ADVERTISING Forde � ...2' Islay, Scotland 0.1.Green Chwic Mineral Sites-Wheal Gorlanc\ A.Fisher Mineralisation at the Gold� Complex...handled a pick be fore. work ing away wi1h the great est good humour and with such e ffect that we hoped...mountc1in on a level . and these passage extend to very great dist ances. All the metal is d rawn out on a rai
Book
important part of Society activities. Localities from Cornwall to Cumbria were visited – at a time when attitudes...It was reported in July that the Show had been a great success and that numerous enquiries had been received...on his caving experiences in various parts of England and illustrated it with a splendid set of colour...talk by Chris Pollard on “Mineral Collecting in Cornwall”. There was also an illustrated talk and demonstration...Holidays. There were two long weekend field trips to Cornwall, the first in April for which a minibus was hired
Book
"ferns" from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England. Specimen dimensions: 32 mm x 28 mm. From the collection...(1987). Gold from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon, England. The Mineralogical Record, 18-1, 85-88. Russell... FOREWORD Foreword by the 2022 President It is a great honour to write the foreword for the Russell Society...Ymineralogy. This is a massive milestone and a great achievement. Started 50 years ago on the-27 th of...Ferrers' Lead Mine, Mancetter Manganese Mine, the Great North Museum, the Devonshire Mineral Collection;
Book (edition)
included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada,...administrative divisions inside those countries, e.g in Spain, UK, Russia, some African countries, etc. Several repeated...South Terras mine, St.Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England. MA42, 1, 23, 1991. Aeschynite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca...Agardite..(Nd) , 'dCu,,((OH)r)(AsO 4h]•3H2O (8D. mixite group).Hexagonal.From Gengenbach, the Claramine...SchwarzwaldMts., Germany.also at the WhealAlfred, Cornwall,England.In the Osenovlakdepo\it,. 1 of Sofija
Book (volume)
Abstracts published by the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain. As formerly, an effort w^as made to remedy...in Barcelona, Spain. At North wich, Cheshire, England. Skeletal crystals containing large amounts of...adjacent parts of Texas. Obtained from the waters of Great Salt Lake, Utah. In Canada, an important deposit...other localities in Saxony and was obtained in great quantities during the early period of mining in...numerous localities in France, Spain, Italy, and England. Found in large amounts at many places in Chile
Book
Washington; Dr Andrew M. Clark, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland; Dr Peter G. Hill and the Editorial...impO\·erished. To them, and for my museum career, I owe a great debt of gratitude. Financial support was gratefully...triggered many active minds. Scottish rocks, some of great antiquity, formed under wide-ranging temperature-pressure... to almost inaccessible sea surface formation. Great topographical and mineralogical cliffs and the deepest...demarcation between the Highlands and Lowlands is ported great distances in the days of sail. An understanding
Book (edition)
Chapman & Hall 2-6 Boundary Row London SE! 8HN, England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South...Lowell Joe Pfeifer Joel Yancy Julius Zweibel Kent England Lawrence Conklin Laszlo Horvath Luiz Menezes Les...Henry and K. Lonsdale, Kynoch Press (Birmingham, England), three volumes, 1952-1963. Crystallography and...published jointly by The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and The Mineralogical Society of America...plutonic Pertaining to igneous rocks formed at great depths. polarized light Light that is constrained
Book (edition)
Chapman & Hall 2-6 Boundary Row London SEI 8HN, England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South...Pfeifer JY Joel Yancy JZ Julius Z weibel KE Kent England LC Lawrence Conklin LH Laszlo Horvath LM Luiz Menezes...Henry and K. Lonsdale, Kynoch Press (Birmingham, England), three volumes, 1952-1963. Crystallography and...plutonic Pertaining to igneous rocks formed at great depths. polarized light Light that is constrained...Massachusetts, and Virginia. Also in Canada, Scotland, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, Tanzania, Madagascar
Book (edition)
possible to describe numerous new mineral species. Great attention was given to groups of stmcturally and...transparent, luster vitreous, streak white. Cleav- (8.D, mixite group). Hexagonal, P6/111, a,c = 13.55, age {001}...Tetragonal, 14,lacd, a,c = 18.26, 11.56, Z = 8. d: Wheal Alfred, ornwall, ·ngland. In the Osenovlak 9.1 (JO)...vitre- 2.71(6)- 2.45(4). In crystals to 1 cm at the Great Ausous to pearly. streak white to pale yellow. H...4. d: 4.1 (9)- 3.42(8)- 3.22( 10)-2.41(4) (8.D, mixite group). Hexagonal, P6/m, a,c = 13.28, - 2.18(4)
 
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