Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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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 |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Granite | 5 photos of Chalcocite associated with Granite at this locality. |
Bornite | ⓘ4 photos of Chalcocite associated with Bornite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Chalcocite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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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 Gallery | View Gallery (41 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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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 |
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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 |
References |
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St Ives Consols, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK