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Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Description
Habit:	Octahedral, cube-octahedral
Colour:	Red
Quality of samples:	Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Henwood, W.J. (1843): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386; Embrey & Symes, 1987, 50 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
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