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Botallackite from
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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Botallackite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
Comments:Mike Merry found a few specimens in the old workings in 2015.
Just a few botallackite specimens were found in a small area on the back of a stope in the old workings high above the sea cave in August 2015.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1 photo of Botallackite associated with Goethite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Botallackite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1090534
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1090534:2
GUID (UUID V4):fffb516b-317d-4779-bec0-cffa8d2376b4
Nearest other occurrences of Botallackite
0.7km (0.4 miles) Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) Hanover Cove (Vugga Hayle), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
27.6km (17.2 miles) Cuddrabridge Mine (Guddrabridge Mine; Padstow Consols; Trevone Consols; Wheal Galway), Gunver Head, Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK
37.8km (23.5 miles) Penlee Beach, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
41.7km (25.9 miles) Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
42.3km (26.3 miles) Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
42.4km (26.4 miles) Carnyorth Mine (Nineveh Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
43.0km (26.7 miles) Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
43.2km (26.9 miles) Botallack Head (Wheal Cock Carn), Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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