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Arsenopyrite from
Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:618463
Long-form Identifier:1:3:618463:6
GUID (UUID V4):93c79894-82ac-4b0e-9dc1-1aab787c6c7f
Localities for Arsenopyrite in this Region
North Wheal Basset, Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) West Basset Stamps (Wheal Haste), Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) South Carn Brea Mine, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) West Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) Wheal Druid, Carn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) Penstruthal Mine (Bestruthal Mine; incl. North & South Penstruthal Mines), Lanner, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) Carn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) West Wheal Frances, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) Great South Wheal Tolgus, Tarewaste, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) Tincroft Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) Pednandrea Mine (Pedn-an-Drea Mine), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
Cornish Mines: St Just to Redruth Cornish Mines: St Just to Redruth Barry Gamble Alison Hodge First...Alison Hodge. 2 Clarence Place. Penzance, Cornwall TRI 8 2QA. UK info@alison-hodge.co.uk WVAVal sonhod gepubl...Production. Penzance. Cornwall Printed in China Title poge: Lyle's Shaft, North Wheal Basset. Cambome-Redruth...Acknowledgements I would like to thank Paul Richards, of Brea, for checking the text and making useful suggestions...Botallack Mine 14, Wheal Owles, West Wheal Owles and Wheal Edward 18, Cape Cornwall Mine 21 Boswedden
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
uranyl phosphate mineral from Wheal Basset, Redruth, Cornwall, England P. C. ZWAAN, C. E. S. ARPS Rijksmuseum...a new mineral from the Basset Mine, southeast of Camborne in Cornwall, England, is a ferrous-ferric magnesium-bearing...group, Wheal Basset, Cornwall, England. Introduction T h E Basset Mine is located between Carn Brea and...Carnmenellis near Carnkie, southeast of Camborne, and southwest of Redruth in Cornwall. The mineralization...cassiterite SnO2, with the accessory minerals arsenopyrite FeAsS pyrite FeS2, wolframite (Fe,Mn)WO4, and
Book (volume)
CORNWALL'S CENTRAL MINES THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT 1810-1895 by T. A. MORRISON M.A., A.C.S.M., M.I.M...Hodge, Bosulval Farmhouse, Newmill, Penzance, Cornwall. ©T. A. Morrison, 1983_ No pan of 1hi~publica1ion...34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40; Royal lns1i1u1ionof Cornwall, Pla1es 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 26, 27, 28, 30... Ives, Cornwall. Origination and printing by Dowrick Design & Print Lid., S1. Ives, Cornwall. CONTENTS...3. Camborne Vean 4. Camborne Consols 5. Carn Camborne 6. Wheal Harriett 7. West Stray Park 11 61 75 89
Book
Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...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...Book Fluorite on amethyst. Wheal Jane, near Truro (le(t) . Bornitc, Corn Brea Mtne, Redruth (nght) As...physical properties of minerals (pages I I 0- 1 I). Cornwall, for its size, has one of the most diverse ranges
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
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...schooners returning with coal for the engines on the mines. Mineral railways to ports on the coast were part...depressed the price of copper and then tin, hundreds of mines were hastily abandoned or ‘knacked’ and many of...of granite associated with mining include Carn Brea, Carn Marth, Castle-an-Dinas, Hingston Down, Kit
Book (edition)
Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...schooners returning with coal for the engines on the mines. Mineral railways to ports on the coast were part...depressed the price of copper and then tin, hundreds of mines were hastily abandoned or ‘knacked’ and many of...granite associated with mining include ~ \ Carn Brea, Carn Marth, Castle-an-Dinas, Hingston Down, Kit
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...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...Landreath to Linkinhorne East Cornwall: Callington to Calstock Rocks of Cornwall Precious Metals and Semi-precious...technical this will increase your appreciation Cornwall, Inevitably, language, but (pax ranges it
Journal (issue)
Building a Mineral Collection Cornwall Part Ill and Field Trip to Cornwall Journal 221 - September October...-3- SMLS Journal 221 SepUOct 2009 MINERALS OF CORNWALL - Part 111 by David Aubrey-Jones This talk by...continuation of a series on the renowned minerals of Cornwall which he began in 2007. Part I concentrated on...concentrated on the famous copper minerals found in the mines of the Gwen nap area. Part Ill began where he left...which can be read up in Number 19 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, co-authored by David. This
Other Paper
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices to the World Heritage Site...Site Management Plan 2013-2018 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices... The Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and recording events within the Site 8.6 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and research commissioned or co-funded by the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage
Book
A HISTORY OF COPPER MINING CORNWALL AND IN | DEVON D. B. BARTON on |» Se Fai 4 H} r) Cavodent...12 0@T45 6037 A HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL AND DEVON Nac . A aes dex “8 ob ea ILL. pot...ee Ja Teal Ps IOuROYE | (One COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL AND DEVON Deb ab Ak ON De BRAD RO RAD sBAR...CONSOLS: SECTION, 1778 SURFACE PLAN, 1839 CORNWALL AND SOUTH-WEST DOLCOATH MINEIN DOWNS, THE1830S... 59 63 . : AERIAL VIEW . 29 DEVON, MAP. WHEAL ELLEN, ENGINE HOUSE NORTH : 87 88 FRONT COVER:
Book
There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...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...Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and n1ineral...n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 8 9- 3
Journal (issue)
·>:~· .:t ~--~~ II I I ~ II I I I I I Cornwall Field Trip Journal 203 - September/October 2006...increasing pain from his knees. Before leaving the UK his surgeon, who had previously treated him some...Journal 203 Sept/Oct 2006 CD based review of Wheal Drae and the talk on the USA/Canada provided the...trips this year took us to Derbyshire, USA/Canada, Cornwall and a return to Newhaven . Unfortunately the trip...-1LS Journal 203 Sept/Oct 2006 SMLS VISIT TO CORNWALL DURING MAY 2006 After a 3 year absence we thought
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
Catalog/List
Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...intergrown, forming a matrix free mass. £34 20 ARSENOPYRITE (5cm x 4cm X 4cm) Panasqueira Mint, Beira Baixa...Portugal Lustrous steely silvery crystals of arsenopyrite to 2cm across with heavy striations forming...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
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and
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... DARTMOOR ®"’ Unless athcnoise stated ,(tw. -mines ne^uxy §¥?'• • TAVISTOCK BCDMI1 /s^° pnsduced...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS
Catalog/List
Gems Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2DA England Telephone 01872 223 227 Fax 01872 262...BINDHEIMITE & MALACHITE, Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall. R. GRF. Ml. £8.00 LAZULITE in QUARTZ, Zermatt...Switzerland. Mo in quartz. RWb. GRF. C. £8.00 11 12 ARSENOPYRITE. Saxony, Germany. XR XX < 4mm. GRF. Ml. £10...D. SC. £10.00 15 ARSENOPYRITE, Hue! Neotune, Perranuthnoe, nr Marazion, Cornwall. Almost P XN. GRF....21 SCHEELITE, Hingston Dawn Quany, Callington, Cornwall. XR with wolframite. VGRF. SC. £12.00 22 GALENA
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
RYBACK 42 Bell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4EB, England AND PETER C . T A N D Y Department of Mineralogy...British Museum (Natural History), London SW7 5BD, England T n E supplementary lists of British Isles minerals...has improved recently. The classic minerals of Cornwall and Devon are splendidly described by Embrey and...known from the British Isles, and 580 or so from England. Of these latter, about 116 are listed here as...secondary mineral at Gravel Hill mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall (C. Sparrow, pers. comm., 1991; XRD by Monica
Book (volume)
CORN\.YALL'S CENTRAL MINES THE NORTHERN DISTRICT, 1810-1895 The years 1810-95 saw unprecedented expansion...Wars, and during the 1850s and early 1860s the mines enjoyed their heyday. Until the disastrous fall...fall in metal prices later in the century, Cornwall led the world in the art and science of mining for metals...industry. The story of the hundred or so different mines is of such intricate complexity, and the mass of...as Cook's Kitchen, East Pool and the Carn Brea Mines: the mines of the northern district. It also raises
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL. NO.: st. Just 880 (STD 073 677) 'V...size, associated with sharp, silvery terminated ARSENOPYRITE crystals to 1" in size, and several freestanding...4. 5. 6. APATITE. Longdowns, Carnmenellis, Cornwall. A well formed mostly transparent pale bluish...ltxltxlt"- £2.50. BORNITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne Cornwall. A pure, purply, tarnished metallic mass with...2xltxlt". £1.50. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Select, lustrous, light green, bladed crystals
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near ~enzance, Cornwall, England. TEL. NO.: St. Just 880 (STD ffi3 677) V...with minor Chlorite in places. ltx17Xl". 0.25. ARSENoPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Excellent very...cabinet or museum display. 7x4tx3". £110.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Trepca, Yugoslavia. Bright, silvery, sharp...Iron Pyrites and Sphalerite. 2tx2~xli". £9.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, Devon...thickly intergrown in parallel growth on massive Arsenopyrite. 2txlt-xl". £8.00. ATACAMITE. Copiapo, Atacama
Journal (issue)
identification card that secures the privileges of many mines, quarries, clubs, societies, museums, libraries...HOADLEY (OBITUARY NOTICE) ............ 144 IRON MINES NEAR BILBAO, SPAIN ...............................was from the Bage Mine, Cromford, D erbyshire, England, and it, too, was tagged but by another collector...showing some azurities from the world famous copper mines of Bisbee, Ariz. No collection could be worth while...crystallized barite from Frizington, Cumberland, England. Another collector secured a very good crystallized
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...Kola-Peninsula, Greenland, Franklin, Crestmore, Cornwall, Chuquicamata, Langban, Poona. Radioactives, and...sections, namely 140 Bntish, including Devon and Cornwall starting on page 1, and 120 World Species, starting...El0 16 AZURITE & HALACHlTE,Unlted alnes,Gvennap,Cornwall. specl ■ en.Gossany but rlch ln both speciea.50x50
Book (volume)
The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z ~ w ...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is...production on a scale sufficientto preserve fue west of England mining tradition. For ease of treatment the region
 
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