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Chalcocite from
Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cuprite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinoclase3 photos of Chalcocite associated with Clinoclase at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:15385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:15385:2
GUID (UUID V4):d7fdae73-90c7-4777-9a2c-51eeec189367
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
Wheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Wheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheal Unity Wood (Tolgullow United Mine; West Poldice Mine), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) Wheal Jewel, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) East Wheal Damsel, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) Carharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) West Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) Wheal Maid Decline, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (1.0 miles) Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
by Alison Hodge, 2 Clarence Place, Penzance, Cornwall TRI8 2QA, www.alison-hodge.co.uk, info@alison-hodge...Cornish minerals. Thanks also to Michael Merry of Cornwall Devon Mineral Specimens (www. cornwalldevonmineralspecimens...botallackite, Levant The image of the opal from St Austell is credited to Greenside Minerals (www.greensideminerals...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...to See Cornish Minerals 112 West Penwith: St Just to St Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers
Catalog/List
W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders...orders are prollipt~y filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...£6. 3. APATITE. Colcerrow Quarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Very fine highly modified clear sea green crystals...botryoidal mass. £~. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Fine clear glassy crystals to ~... ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich green crystaline to crystalised coatings
Catalog/List
,!.h. 50 Oamell Road. Tru ro. Cornwall TR I 2DA, England Telrphone UK (O 21223227 Paul Lowe Minerals...Minerals Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 20A, England Tel: (0872)223227 NEWS AND INFORMATION...Pyromorphites, Mont St Hilaire, Kola-Peninsula, Greenland, Franklin, Crestmore, Cornwall, Chuquicamata, Langban...sections, namely 140 Bntish, including Devon and Cornwall starting on page 1, and 120 World Species, starting...Wendsleydale,York ■ hlre. xtls.E4 Cllff,Botallack,St Just,Cornvall.Dlsplay xtls up to 10-.60x40.El0 16
Journal (issue)
mineral assemblage is remarkably similar to Wheal Gorland. A third locality '\\ith close similarities...Wbeal Gorland needs little introduction. Located in the parish of Gwennap, just north of St Day, the deposit...return [on] investment in the early 1790s as Wheat Gorland was still in gossan at a depth of I0Oftns". It...supergene minerals that are of interest to collectors. Gorland is an old mine with a chequered history because...(Embrey and Symes, 1987). Between 1815 and 1851, Wheal Garland produced 40,750 tons of7.5% copper ore,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2012 Chalcophyllite Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall, England S ome minerals, such as tsumebite...synonym is tamarite, for specimens from Wheal Tamar, Devon, England. Chalcophyllite occurs in a range of...exceptional crystals to 2 cm are known from Cornwall, England (Corbett 1973). The crystals are flattened...arsenate, have been noted (Piazza 1931). At Wheal Gorland, England, a specimen exhibiting partial replacement...classic chalcophyllite specimen from St. Day, Cornwall, England. The 4.7-cm specimen is currently in
Catalog/List
Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...terminations. £110 13 14 PYROMORPHITE (4cm 4cm x 3cm) St. Salvy, Tam, France Grass green crystal groups of...many 19th century classics from Devon, Cornwall and Northern England If you do not find what you want on...MARCASITE (5cm x 5.5cm x 4cm) GeevorMine, Pendecn, Cornwall, U.K Rounded crystab of lustrous marcasite sitting...£245 79 FLUORITE (6cm x 6cm x 8cm) Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall, U.K A large matrix free specimen of watery
Catalog/List
will be exhibiting at six shows in 1995, viz London, St. Albans, Keele University, Oxford, Harrogate and...L6. 3, AGARDITE(CALCIAN).Penberthy Crofts Mine,St Hilary,Cornvall ■ Tvo specimens. Specimen A-boxed...vith at least xlO lens. 5. ALLOP!IANE.Nev East Wheal Russell,Tavistock,Devon. Four specimens. Specimen...GILBERTITEon ORTHOCLASE.Megiliggar Rocks,Tremearne, Cornwall. Boxed MIN. Upper Gilbertite coated surface carrying...and mildly radioactive. SC,L8. --~26. AZURITE. Wheal Buller,Redruth,Cornvall? Pure Cuprite/Malachite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geoscience in south-west England MONAZITE IN POLYMETALLIC CHLORITE-(TOURMALINE)-QUARTZ-(FLUORITE)CASSITERITE-SULPHIDE...CHRONOLOGY OF MAGMATIC HYDROTHERMAL MINERALISATION IN CORNWALL N.G. LEBOUTILLIER 1, R.K. SHAIL 1 AND C. JEWSON...hydrothermal mineralisation in Cornwall. Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 403-409. Monazite [(Ce,...within the magmatic hydrothermal lode systems of Cornwall than has been previously recognised. In situ and...the chronology of granite magmatism across SW England using U-Pb monazite and xenotime methods have not
Catalog/List
LATE MAURICE J. E. GRIGG ESQ OF INDIAN QUEENS CORNWALL TO BE HELD IN “THE VICTORY HALL" THE DRANG, INDIAN...COLLECTION LABEL) 70x30 5 ACC No. 745. CUPRITE, WHEAL DAMSEL, GWENNAP. CRYSTALS TO 8MM ON GOSSAN Y UPPER...FACE OFGR AN1TE MATRIX. 80x40 7 TENNANTITE, CHALCOCITE ON QUARTZ MATRIX. COOK’S KITCHEN SECTION, DOLCOATH... ACC No. 1036. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) WHEAL KITTY, ST. AGNES. COLLCI920’S. 25x20 ACC No. 1037....CASSITERITE PSEUDOMORPHING ORTHOCLASE FELDSPAR, WHEAL COATES, ST. AGNES. (EXC.V.SMALE) 40X20 14 ACC No.
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
Catalog/List
RICHARD W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just Near Penzance, Cornwall, f , England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7~day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...£3. 2. ANDREWSITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Light brownish yellow spherical aggregates scattered...minor Cerussite. £4. 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich, apple green crust of micro...^. — 11 8. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1" group of large sharp tarnished intergrown
Catalog/List
circumstances. NOTE: In case of any problems on the day of the sale you may try to contact Roy Starkey on...mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section. SW.18 Botallackite...Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]. Corpus Christi Lode
Catalog/List
BARSTOW Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ~=, TEL.NO.: St. Just 880 (STD 073 677)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...for display. 4x~x2". £28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green...~x2txli". £13.00. AZURITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue, lustrous mass associated...50. CASSITERITE. GI ~t Carbona, st. Ives Consols, st. Ives, Cornwall. Select, very rich,· lustrous brownish
Catalog/List
WICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EG Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 *...beforehand. MAY/JUNE 1907 *1. AGARDITE. Wheal Carpenter, Hayle, Cornwall. Iron stained quartz matrix showing... BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. A dark chalcocite/chalcopyrite matrix with hundreds of...£45. 8. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. A fine small museum, specimen ex. Chicago Natural...CALCITE .AND DOLOMITE. Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall. A 90x50mm area of dolerite matrix showing creamy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
widespread and forms white acicular crystals. In Cornwall, England, a massive fibrous form of olivenite is locally...Figure 3. A classic olivenite specimen from Wheal Gorland, England, United Kingdom. The 5.7-cm-high piece...leucochalcite. Olivenite crystals being replaced by chalcocite and later coated by pharmacosiderite have been...small vugs, to 3 cm, are completely filled with chalcocite pseudomorphs of olivenite to 2 mm (Jensen 1985)...olivenite, 7.4 cm, from the Gwennap mine, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Arkenstone specimen, Jeff
Catalog/List
8ARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 788880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...6. 7. 8. APATITE. Great Work Mine, 8reage, Cornwall. Small sharp transparent colourless to very pale...ARSENOPVRITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Specimen A - well " .•. ·formed silvery crystals...t-xt". £6.50. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall •. Small, lustrous, green bladed crystals scattered
Catalog/List
ALBITE AND RUTILE. Lanterdan Quarr y, Tintagel, Cornwall. A 50x50mm area of slate matrix showing many sharp...aera APATITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Calli ngton, Cornwall. Crystallized quartz covered micro granite matrix...£16. 13. Hingston Down‘ Quarry, Callington, Cornwall. A quartz lined cavity in veinstone showing yellowish... BEUDANTITE. CALCITE ON FLUORITE. Wheal wWrey, St Ive, Cornwall. An intergrown crust of . Colourless...$ ; , ix t? 19. CASSITERITE. Trevaunance Minc, St Agnes, Cornwalli. ‘A A0x25mm area of cassiterite/veinstone
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...Chlorite Schist. 3-!x 3x If" • £11. DD. 3. ANATASE. st. Gotthard, Ticino, Switzerland. Select, sharp, lustrous...". £90. DD. APATITE. Longdowns, Carnmenellis, Cornwall. Lustrous, transparent, bluish hexagonal crystals...£2.50, APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Wheal Cock, St; Just, Cornwall. Small, transparent, platy hexagonal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK 2 Institute Correspondence: Alexandra M. Plumhoff...except for several localities, notably Wheal Gorland in England. Thermodynamic modelling showed that liroconite...strashimirite and is from the type locality Wheal Gorland at St. Day, Cornwall, UK, from the collection of the National...mine Wheal Gorland is part of the Camborne-Redruth mining district which is situated in Cornwall, the...west of Plymouth. The Variscan granitic pluton in Cornwall is peraluminous, and the small granite bodies
Catalog/List
BARSTClll 26, Tregeseal, St •. Just, Near pen~ance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...embedded in Chlorite Schist. ~x3xlt". £11. mJ. ANATASE. St. Gotthard, Ticino, Switzerland. Sharp, lustrous,...matrix. 3x2-txl-t". £5.50. BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Specimen A - Rich crusts of sparkling... -2-10'. I BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine Illogan, Cornwall. Select cluster of intergrown irridescently tarnish~d
Catalog/List
W• BAR STOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDER ING INFOFlMATION Mail...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examina tion ba sis, sUb.j ect to approval. Immedia...FRANCOLITE. Fowey ';onsols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Small, sharp, ttansparent hexagonal crystals... 9. BAYLDONITE. Penberthy Crofts Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. Rich, apple green crusts covering Quartz...10. BEUDANTITE. Penberthy Cro~ts Mine, st. Hilary, Cornwall. Transparent, well formed, mi£!Q crystals
Catalog/List
Minerals Endslelgh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TA1 2DA, England Tel: (0872)223227 NEWS AND INFORMATION...Vh!tc Collectlon. g~ne.Stubby crystals llest, Wheal Jane, Kea, cornvall. A llttle plece of hlstory nov...nov thls vlth good colour.50x40.El5 41 AHETHYST, Wheal Unlty, Gvennap, Cornvall. Threc vugs of c;mall but...IIPATITE, Heg!Jlggar Rocks, Tremearne, Breage, Cornwall. superb ge::Hny transparent pale blue crystal...clove brovn coloured sharp matr !x,60x55. [4 St Just, Cornwall. edged crystals (20x20) set In 45 IIZURITE
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NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EH Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:... 3) AURICHALCITE. Gre,ystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall. Linionitic veinstone with patches of unaltered...£12. 8) BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. A nice clean specimen showing several lustrous...£85. 10) CASSITERITE var "RUBY WOOD TIN". St Agnes, Cornwall. A small piece of matrix showing red to brown...£45. 11) CASSITERITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Typical very fine grained grey mass. (a) 8 0
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DRAKEWALLS HOUSE, DRAKEWALLS, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381 (STD (022) V...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, SUbject to approval. Immediate...a~" area on matrix. 1~x1tx1", £1.5Op 5. APATITE. st. G~tthaJp, Ticino, Switzerland. Sharp transparent...SOp /-. " 9. AUTUNITE." South Terras Mine, St. ~e~; Cornwall. Pale green flakes and masses scattered on...14. BARYIES. Mt. Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall. Specimen A: Lustrous creamygrey sharp tabular
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House , Drakewalls , Gunn i slake, Cornwall, England. TEL . NO . : Gu nni slake 832381 (STD 0022)...orders are promptly f i lled and despatched on a 7-day examination bas is, subject to approval. I mmediate...assu re you of our bE St. attent i on at al l times. FEBRUARY 1979 1. ADULAR I A. St. Gotthard , Ti c ino...nodule. 3x1 ~ x1-~ ", O.25p 3. ANTHOPHYLLITE. New England Qr y ., Yea l mpton , Dev on. Rich fibrous s ilky...the surface and lining cavities in mass i ve Chalcocite. 2x2x1-i.", £4. SOp 5. APOPHY LL ITE. Poona
 
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