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Cerussite from
Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:542367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:542367:5
GUID (UUID V4):1ea84d3c-cf81-487e-b076-29e430e5dd0c
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
0.6km (0.4 miles) Alfred Consols (East Wheal Alfred; Laity Hills Mine), Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) West Alfred Consols (Wheal Ann), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
5.2km (3.2 miles) Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
6.3km (3.9 miles) Halamanning Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
12.1km (7.5 miles) Wheal Ann, Boderwennack, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK
13.0km (8.1 miles) Wheal Pool, Helston, Cornwall, England, UK
13.1km (8.2 miles) Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall, England, UK
13.8km (8.6 miles) Wheal Rose (Wheal Lomax), Porthleven, Cornwall, England, UK
14.7km (9.2 miles) Wheal Peevor, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
15.4km (9.6 miles) Lushington Cove, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run Press Ltd...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALISATION IN G.K. ROLLINSON 1, N. LE BOUTILLIER CORNWALL – A AND NEW DISCOVERY AT PORTHTOWAN R. SELLY...mineralisation in Cornwall – A new discovery at Porthtowan. Geoscience in South-West England, 14, 176–187...Although cobalt mineralisation has been noted in Cornwall and Devon in the mining literature, there are...at Porthtowan, Cornwall, in the vicinity of old workings which are part of the Wheal Lushington group...in Cornwall. 1 Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10
Book
LAN D + MANUAL w OF THE MINERALOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. BY ROBERT PHILIPS GREG, F...of the present work to place the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland on that footing to which scientifically...(between 30 and 40) new tion may vi PREFACE . to Great Britain, a number of new forms and measurements...Authors take this oppor tunity of acknowledging the great obligations they are under to that gentleman . ...information, & c ., to Mr. Brice Wright, now of Great Russell Street, London, for a very complete list
Book
Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers Hayle to Cobe,·: H ayle to H elston Camborne- Redruth:...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...a posler (or Lovm's shop, Penzance: liroconilc, Wheal Garland, Sl Day the early I 800s to supply their...collections. I About this Book Fluorite on amethyst. Wheal Jane, near Truro (le(t) . Bornitc, Corn Brea Mtne
Book
i'ish, tin"'cor per NF )907566804 ~42 . 37 • CORNWALL COUNTY LIBRARY ll 11111111111111 3 8009 014 20...Dyllansow Truran. Trewolsta, Trewirgie. Redruth, Cornwall. © 1983 D. Kneebone \ All rights reserved...permission in writing from the publisher. ' Printed in Great Britain ISBN 0 907 566 804 'FISH, TIN and COPPER...Chapter 1. Life in Cornwall in 1875. 22. Chapter 2. Some Smaller Mining Setts in Cornwall. 27. Chapter...Chapter 4. The Mining of Lesser-known Metals in Cornwall. 41. Chapter 5. More about Old Helston. 52
Book
Collectors Guide to ^MINERALS, ROCKS and GEMSTONES \in Cornwall and Devon |'; '’i '■-■ ,, t Cedric Rogers...Collector’s Guide to MINERALS, ROCKS AND GEMSTONES in Cornwall and Devon Cedric Rogers i D. BRADFORD BARTON...Truro LTD MINERALISED ILPMACOMar AREAS of CORNWALL & DEVON Main. Concentrations of mints. (has...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS...Mount’s Bay - The Lizard .. North and Central Cornwall East Cornwall Devon 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 MAPS
Book
There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...many of the ores and associated minerals are of great beauty both in form and colour. They range from...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...not be complete without acknowledgement of the great debt of gratitude owed to our late friends Sir Arthur
Catalog/List
CARRUTH 3 Chequer Tree Court Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9DW Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...1) AGARDITE. Penberthy Crofts Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall. Ironstained quartz/gossan with scatterings of...BERTRANDITE. Cheesewring Quarry, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Approximate 15x10mm cavity in granitic matrix...CARMINITE and SCORODITE. Hingston Down Consols, Callington, Cornwall. Cavities in solid arsenopyrite matrix...60x40x25mm. £125. 7) CASSITERITE. Great Flat Lode, Dolcoath Mine, Cambome, Cornwall. Rich heavy chloritic veinstone
Catalog/List
CARRUTH 3 Chequer Tree Court Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9DW Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...1) AGARDITE. Penberthy Crofts Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall. Ironstained quartz/gossan with scatterings of...4) BERTRANDITE. Cheesewring Quarry, Linkinhome, Cornwall. Approximate 15x10mm cavity in granitic matrix...CARMINITE and SCORODITE. Hingston Down Consols, Callington, Cornwall. Cavities in solid arsenopyrite matrix...60x40x25mm. £125. 7) CASSITERITE. Great Flat Lode, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Rich heavy chloritic veinstone
Catalog/List
justly proud, and a subject for which he had a great affection. He met his future wife Shelagh through...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
Report (issue)
MEMOIRS· ·OF ·-1}RE-·GEOLOGICAI/ SURVEY.. -: ,. ENGLAND AND WALES. .. - -EXPLANATION Q_F SHEETS 361...SECTIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGIOA SURMEY. OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MU,SEUM E>F PRACTICAL GEOLOGY• of...6d. A Compl1 �) ; 4 (I. of l\ta11); 5 {Lake ENGLAND .i Di��rct) Dewon;}; ' ....' .. -: Torquay NEW...LIJ3RARY OF THE Nos. t to 110 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.OF GREAT BRITAIN. 98' N'' '!'"i�. ., 1 SS. 6d. ; q D,1•ift-·exeept...by Joseph Ca1�·n e, a11d the geological map of Cornwall of 1 832 by D1'. H . S. Boase, are deserving of
Catalog/List
25, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 788880 (STD 0735) V.A...porphry matrix. lConsols MinE, Sticklepath, Devon. Specimen A - Sharp olive...platy creamy crystalised CERUSSITE. 2xl~x!.". £4.50. 4. AI\GLESITE. Wheal Penro5e, Port:,le,'en; Cornt...BOULAI\GERITE. 3tx2xlt". £:.3.00. 9. AXINITE. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devon. Lustrous, clove brown...3x3xl". £11.00. AZURITE. Ting-Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Small bright blue crystals thickly encrusting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ore.” Early miners at Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, brought to the surface hundreds of tons of pyromorphite...(SW). Some specimens from Roughton Gill, Cumbria, England, fluoresce pinkish orange under SW with a weaker...of a pyromorphite from Ems, Germany, coating cerussite (figure 6C)clearly shows that most of the reflections...pyromorphite from the Derbyshire orefield in central England as “. . . an indistinctly crystallized pale green...mineral after another) of pyromorphite after cerussite have been reported from Ems, Germany. On a specimen
Catalog/List
Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat Scotland...Cinnabar Wheal Andrew, Cornwall Israel Sutherland Scotland Cardiff, Ontario, Canada Lizard, Cornwall Pacific...Pacific Ocean Lizard Cornwall Ashover Derbyshire Eire Gwenap, Cornwall (Lowe) Aberfeldy, Scotland Brein Lecanvie...Yorkshire Yakutia Russia Milos, Greece Wheal Andrew Cornwall Bala Wales A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1...Herodsfoot, Cornwall Barstow) St Endellion Cornwall (Broadstone) Hinoston Down, Cornwall Judkins Qy,
Report (issue)
Total 100.00 99.79 100.00 (1) St. Day, Cornwall, England; after deduction of remnant Fe2 O3 , CaO,...anglesite, cerussite, malachite, azurite, barite (Kayrakty, Kazakhstan). Distribution: In England, in Cornwall...Hilary; at Wheal Carpenter, near Gwinear; from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap; and at Wheal Alfred, Phillack;...Material: The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1921,433. References: (1) Palache, C., H. Berman
Report (issue)
73H2O. (2) Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England; electron microprobe, IR confirms CO32-. (3) P...duftite, cerussite, anglesite, wulfenite. Distribution: In France, from Huelgoat, Finistère. In England, from...other mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria; in Cornwall, from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap; at the Penberthy Croft...the Buttern Hill placers, Altarnum; and from Wheal Alfred, Gwinear. At Leadhills, Lanarkshire, and Wanlockhead
Catalog/List
(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen. Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE SAM WELLER (MINERALOGIST) Levant...Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE Tel: (01736) 788286 COLLECTION DISPOSAL This...ANALCIME/NATROLITE. Dean Quarry, St. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white to creamy, sharp well formed, dodecahedral...ANALCIME/NATROLITE/CALCITE. Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white, large dodecahedral crystals, interformed...5x2x1", £10.00 6. ANDRADITE GARNET. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devonshire. A vitreous brownishgreen
Catalog/List
50 Daniell Rd, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2 DA England Tel. 01872 223 227 (Tel. UK Time 8am -9pm) Fax. 01872...matrix At1radive RF SPC Ml to C.£22 OH)() CALCITE,Wheal Wrey,Liskeard,Cornwall.Elongaled milky white twinned...twins Very rare.TN.£22 0169 ARSENOPYRITE.Trill1ngs,Wheal Penrose,S1lhney.Cornwall.TN of milky while quartz...0170 ARSENOPYRITE,Tnllings,Wneal Penrose,S1thney,Cornwall TN of milky white quartz, a little honey coloured...Very rare.TN.£22 0 1 7 1 ARSENOPYRITE,Tnllings,Wheal Penrose,S1thney,Comwall TN of milky while quan.z
Catalog/List
traced to geological factors. Ancient man created great earthworks on the Malv12rn Hills, medieval monks...1 boxed TN,t2. 7. ANDRADITE(GARNET).Belstone Consols Hine,Sticklepath,Devon.RFD Parkinson label. Large...green,prismatic xtls.MIN,111. 11. ANTIHONITE. Wheal Boys,St with silvery grey,massive 12. ANTIHONITE...FRANCOLITE. Simms Lode,Geevor Mine,Trewellard,Cornwall. Choice,very rich specimen. Ferruginous Quartz...ARAGONITE/ROCK CRYSTAL. Greystones Quarry,Launceston,Cornwall. Large milky Quartz breccia fragment with upper
Catalog/List
NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 Tel/Fax: Tavistock (0822) 832530 * * *...MARCH/APRIL 1995 li.-- AGARDITE. Wheal Alfred, Phillack, Cornwall. Cavities in quartz/killas veinstone...£45. 2..J ALBITE. Lanterdan Quarry, Tintagel, Cornwall. A 100x90mm area, of thin kilias/slate matrix...BOTALLACKITE. 240 South Lode, Levant Mine, St Just, Cornwall. A dark green velvety crust of sparkling micro...60x60x55mm. £35. 12. CALCITE. Geevor Mine, St Just, Cornwall. Impressive large display specimen showing salmon
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at South Terras mine, St. Stephen-in-Brannell, Cornwall. R. J. Davis, M. H. Hey, and A. W. G. Kingsbury...on old specimens in the BM(NH), at Wheal Alfred, Phillack, Cornwall. The variety agardite-(Nd), according...near the roof of the Tregonning granite, Rinsey, Cornwall. C. S. Exley and M. Stone (x964), in 'Present...some aspects of the geology of Cornwall and Devon' (Roy. geol. Soe. Cornwall), pp. I44-5, Anglesite (var...anglesite in uraniferous hydrocarbon at Wheal Speed, Cornwall, contain co-precipitated radium. Other localities
Report (issue)
vanadinite, conichalcite, wulfenite, mottramite, cerussite, quartz (Red Cloud copper mine, New Mexico, USA);...Greece (Ce > La in part). In England, from Wheal Alfred, Phillack, Cornwall (Nd-rich); at the Brandy Gill
Catalog/List
s, !!:/ geological factors. Ancient man created great earthworks on th, 1 . whic.:h medieval monks selected...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...liberally sprinkled vith royal-blue micro xtls. Minor Cerussite and Malachite also present. LC,.E.10. Specimen
Report (issue)
lead deposits; rarely a volcanic Association: Cerussite, anglesite, smithsonite, willemite, galena. Distribution:...Czech Republic. In England, from Wheal Alfred, Phillack, and elsewhere in Cornwall; at Roughton Gill,
Catalog/List
·aced to geologicalfactors. Ancient man created great earthworkson the ;, . •.;-nHills, medieval monks...,1:.1• 75 • I 5. ARSENIANPYRITE. Wheal Nangllcs,Dlssoe,Cornwall. 19th C ~pccimrn. Matrix free,crystalline...45x25x20mm. tl5.00. 17. ARSENOPYRITE/CHALCOPYRITE. Wheal Jane,Kea,Cornvall. Chalcopyrltc rich matrix topped...22. AXINITE, Roscommon Cliffs,carnyorth,West Cornwall. Specimen A-lustrous, vaxy brovn,matrix !ree interforms...Hatrlx free. 30x20x!5mm, tø.so. grey- an -438. Wheal carpenter,G11inear,West Corn11a11. li Quartz fragment
 
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