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Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, 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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Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Camborne
            • Tuckingmill
    		Lapis 11(2), 19 (1986)
          • Gwennap
            • Clifford Amalgamated Mines
              • United Mines (Gwennap United Mines)
    		[www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]
            • Crofthandy
    		[www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]
            • St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines)
          • Illogan
            • Carn Brea and Tincroft United Mine
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
        • St Ives District
          • Lelant
            • Carbis Bay
              • Providence Mines
    		Rob Lavinsky specimen
          • St Ives
    		Henwood, W.J. (1843): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386.
        • St Just District
          • St Just
            • Botallack
    		Carne, J. (1822): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 2, 290-358
            • Pendeen
    		P Haas collection
    collected by M Perry, St Just
            • Trewellard
    		P Haas collection
    USA
     
    • California
      • Shasta Co.
        • West Shasta Copper - Zinc District
          • Iron Mountain [town]
            • Iron Mountain
    		Logan, Clarence August (1918), Platinum and allied metals in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 85, 120 pp.: 93; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 43.
    • 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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