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Chalcocite from
St Ives Consols (incl. Wellesley Mine; Wheal Mary), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Habit:six-sided tabular, short-prismatic
Colour:grey metallic to grey-black metallic
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Granite5 photos of Chalcocite associated with Granite at this locality.
Bornite4 photos of Chalcocite associated with Bornite at this locality.
Quartz3 photos of Chalcocite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St Ives Consols (incl. Wellesley Mine; Wheal Mary), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (41 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3417:3
GUID (UUID V4):2cb49642-f56c-4e33-ad8d-eb3797022fdc
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.7km (0.5 miles) Wheal Trenwith, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) Wheal Providence, Providence Mines, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
2.6km (1.6 miles) Wheal Speed, Providence Mines, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
2.8km (1.8 miles) Wheal Reeth, Trencrom, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
6.3km (3.9 miles) Zennor Consols (Carnelloe Consols), Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK
7.6km (4.7 miles) Wheal Fortune (West Wheal Fortune; Great Wheal Fortune), Truthwall, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
7.8km (4.8 miles) Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
8.3km (5.2 miles) Alfred Consols (East Wheal Alfred; Laity Hills Mine), Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
8.4km (5.2 miles) Gwallon Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
8.4km (5.3 miles) Ding Dong Mine, Boskednan, Madron, Cornwall, England, UK
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