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Wheal Brothers (Wheal Duchy), East Cornwall Silver Mines (St Vincent Great Consols; incl. Wheal Emily; Wheal Georgiana; Wheal Mercer), Wheal Langford (New Wheal Langford; Baring and Langford Mine), Calstock, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| var: Antimonial Silver | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Sb), Sb < 5% |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | ||
| Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | ||
| Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | ||
| Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | ||
| Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
14 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.
References
Henwood, W.J. (1843): On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386.
Dewey, H. (1921): Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain, Vol. 21: Lead, Silver-Lead and Zinc Ores of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. HMSO Publications (London), pp. 48-49.
Dewey, H. (1921): Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain, Vol. 21: Lead, Silver-Lead and Zinc Ores of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. HMSO Publications (London), pp. 48-49.
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