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Blister Copper

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Botallack Mine, Botallack, Botallack - Pendeen Area, St Just District, Cornwall, England, UK
© Peter Haas

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Colour:Brassy
Name:In allusion to the blistered-appearing botryoidal structure.
A variety of Chalcopyrite

A botryoidal variety of Chalcopyrite

Classification of Blister Copper

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Physical Properties of Blister Copper

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Brassy

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    Localities for Blister Copper

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    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Carn Brea area
            • Carn Brea and Tincroft United Mine
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
            • Tuckingmill
    		Lapis 11(2), 19 (1986)
          • Gwennap area
            • Clifford Amalgamated Mines
              • United Mines (Gwennap United Mines)
    		[www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]
            • St Day
    		[www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]
            • St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines)
        • St Just District
          • Botallack - Pendeen Area
            • Botallack
    		collected by G Moffatt, Pendeen
            • Pendeen
    		P Haas collection
    collected by M Perry, St Just
            • Trewellard
    		P Haas collection
    USA
     
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford Co.
        • Bristol
    		MinRec 32:433
    • New Jersey
      • Hudson Co.
        • Secaucus
    		C. Lemanski, Jr.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster Co.
        • Bart Township
          • Gap
    		Matrix Fall 1995 J. "Wharton & His Gap Mine.."; J. Lininger, pgs.93-112
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