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Chalcocite from
Buckingham Mine, Dodington, Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckingham Mine, Dodington, Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21506
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21506:4
GUID (UUID V4):7b17adfe-5bbc-4e1d-aaa1-455eff8d68c5
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
7.7km (4.8 miles) Cannington Park Quarry, Cannington, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK
21.5km (13.4 miles) Kennisham Hill Mine, Luxborough, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
27.4km (17.1 miles) Minehead Bluff, Selworthy Sands, Bossington, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
30.6km (19.0 miles) Aller Park Mine, Porlock, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
37.0km (23.0 miles) Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
39.0km (24.2 miles) Wheal Eliza (Wheal Maria), Simonsbath, Exmoor (civil parish), Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
40.5km (25.2 miles) Desolation Point, Countisbury, Lynton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
42.5km (26.4 miles) Countisbury Beach, Countisbury, Lynton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
43.3km (26.9 miles) Foreland Cliffs (incl. Foreland Point), Countisbury, Lynton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
44.2km (27.4 miles) Bampfylde Mine (Prince Regent Mine; Poltimore Mine; North Molton copper mine), North Molton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
References
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Catalog/List
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No. Gunnislake 832381 (STD 0822) V.A.T.No...green crystals. 2ix2t". 3 ".s. ANTHOINITE. Bjordal Mine, Uganda. Specimen A - Rich whitish earthy masses...quartz. 2tx2xl". £3.25. 5. AZURITE; Copper queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co. Arizona, U.S.A. Choice, bright...'. £23.00. 6. AZURITE. Buckingham Mine, Doddington, Nether Stowey, Somerset. Small bright blue crystals...*2~-x1~-", £4.50p. { 9. 10. BREWSTERITE. Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland. Choice lustrous
Journal (issue)
the High Hill copper mine and gold and silver from the Red Bank (Goldbank) gold mine in Halifax County (Sweet...065 ounces in gold was produced from the Red Bank mine (Sweet, 1971, p. 31). The district is composed of...gangue material in the veins. Part of the bornite, chalcocite, and ~ ~ a l c o p y r i_andbll te of the_pyrite...are primary ore minerals, whereas part of the chalcocite, bornite, and chalcopyrite and all the native...mineralization was seen on the quartz. Anaconda mine is located in Halifax County, 1.15 miles (1.85 km)
Report (issue)
longitude) 2. deposit size (occurrence type - mine, prospect, or occurrence; production estimate) 3...south and east to west. The most prevalent name of a mine or prospect which was used in reference descriptions...category. Where multiple names have been given to one mine or prospect site, generally the most recent name...(p), or mineral occurrences (o) in Table 1. The mine designation is given to deposits with a written...Most of these occurrences provided only limited mine production of base metals, although some were temporarily
Report (issue)
Sulfosalts Tellurobismuthite Tctradymitc Argcntite Chalcocite Bornitc Galena Sphalerite (Christophitc) Chalcopyritc...azurite, barite, bornitc, calcite, ccrussite, chalcocite, chalcopyritc, chlorite, clinozoisite, corundophilite...cassiterite, cerussitc, chabazite, chalcedony, chalcocite, chlorite, chlorophane, chromite, chrysocolla...hexahydrite, specularitc, starkeyitc, thenardite. BUCKINGHAM COUNTY: actinolitc, amesitc-daphnitc, ame­ thyst...azuritc, barite, bornitc, bytownitc, chalcanthitc, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chalcosideritc, chloritoid, copper
Book (edition)
fields occur in almost every State except in New England and a few Southern States, but the discoveries...Fayette Court-house, Fayette county, and near Gold Mine in Marion county. These localities are at a distance...ties. Gold. 692 MINERAL RESOURCES. ALABAMA — Mine d — Continued. Mineralogical name. Common name...Wood's mine, Cleburne county, a bedded lode with pyrite, copper ore. in mica schist; Smith's mine, near...Coosa counties. Smelting works erected at wood's mine, Cleburne county j not now in operation. Emery.
Journal (issue)
in Prince William, Spotsylvania, Louisa, and Buckingham counties includes base- and precious metal deposits...paper. PRINCE WILLIAM, SPOTSYLVANIA, LOUISA, AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES In the Piedmont province a series of...the Evington Group(?) and Arvonia Formation of Buckingham County (Brown, 1969). Base-metal and gold deposits...Moors 6.Arminluo 12. Bishop A Pyrite mine Lead-zinc mine m Copper mine Figure 1. Locations of abandoned...described by Sweet (1971, p. 25-33). Cabin Branch mine is located in northern Virginia in Prince William
Report (volume)
working in pure white clay at Eureka V ALABAMA. 7 mine 4 miles northeast of Valley Head. Etowah County...was mined with other copper ores at Woods' copper mine. Mica. See Muscovite. 10 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE...County, mined in Wedowee, and prospected at Pinetucky mine, Natural gas. Occurs in scattering wells in Franklin...acid. Randolph County, small quantity at Pinetucky mine, carries gold, and at other gold mines. Occurs with...Pyrrhotite. Cleburne County, was mined at Wood's copper mine near Stonehill; Talapoosa County (auriferous), at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pseudomorphs after pyrite, pyrite, siderite Faber lead mine—near Faber cerussite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, argentiferous...ilmenite, magnesite, magnetite, talc Stony Point mine—near Charlottesville chalcopyrite, cuprite, goethite...calcite crystals (some with pyrite inclusions) Crimora mine (manganese)—near Waynesboro cryptomelane, psilomelane...minerals) Amelia County Bath County Beryl pegmatite mine (0—near Amelia beryl, muscovite (rum colored), quartz...crystals, quartz (rose), tourmaline Morefield pegmatite mine (0—near Amelia beryl, cleavelandite, columbite-tantalite
Report (issue)
Geology of the Buckingham Stockwork Molybdenum Deposit and Surrounding Area, Lander County, Nevada U...NEVADA FRONTISPIECE. Buckingham area. Group of buildings in foreground is Buckingham Camp. Reese River Valley...background. View northwestward. Geology of the Buckingham Stockwork Molybdenum Deposit and Surrounding...39Ar GEOCHRONOLOGY OF SELECTED PLUTONS IN THE BUCKINGHAM AREA By EDWIN H. McKEE and a section on ECONOMIC...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 798-D The Buckingham stockwork molybdenum deposit, a Late Cretaceous
Journal (issue)
slate belt east of South­ western Mt. (ll. 8). Buckingham County.-A placer gold specimen about 7 x 10 x...Dinwiddie County.-Two specimens from the Whitehall Mine with gold, tetrn­ dymite, limonite, and quartz are...as having been taken from a placer (Spotsylvania Mine) neat· Whitehall (very possibly this is a mixed...Institution. Possibly this should refer to the Whitehall Mine in Spotsylvania County. Madison, Culpeper, and Orange...to 2 cm. in greatest dimension from the Greenwood Mine which is about five miles west of Chancellorville
Journal (issue)
blasting,at Giant's Hole and also at the PleasantValley Mine, near Peak Forest. By the late 1960s George t1ada...network of contacts in the mineral w,orld, both in the UK and around the world. George travelled extensivelyin...CavingClub which operated under the name of 'Lead Mine Consultants', the other membersbeingAlan Doyle,...tt 250-year-old wooden wagor1 at the Ash Nursery Mine on Longstone Moor, a worlcingfirst opened up by...the BeaumontMine,Blackdene,Cambokeels,Cornish Hush Mine, RedburnandScraitholefor the purposeof collectjngspecimens
Report (issue)
---Copper Canyon mine (9) - - - --------Iron Canyon mine (17)·-------------N evada mine (22) ____ ----...-------------Wilson-Independence mine (6) _______ _ Tomboy mine (4) _____ -- -----------Minnie mine (8)-------------------Independence...(8)-------------------Independence mine (18) _-----------Western Lock mine (10) __ --------- -- In Page B20 20 21...area-Con. Gold Cash (No Money) mine (7) _ _ _ _ _ B53 Silver King mine (19)_______________ 53 Monitor...(12)__________________ 53 Buzzard mine (13)----------~------53 Other workings in the Buzzard mine area (Nos. 14, 15)_________________
Journal (issue)
...................................... Florence Mine on You Tube ...................................................................................... UK Mining Snippets ...................................this issue you will find – among other things: - UK Mining Snippets – a collection of news items about...actual or proposed commercial activities across the UK. Some of these are positive and show projects proceeding...surprised at the level of interest and activity in UK mining. I should point out that these are just plums
Report (volume)
STATES ALABAMA. H ing in pure white clay at Eureka mine, 4 miles northeast of Valley Head. Etowah County...was mined with other copper ores at Woods' copper mine. Mica (muscovite). Chilton County, mined in T. 22...also. Randolph County, small quantity at Pinetucky mine; carries gold; also at other gold mines. Pyrolusite...Pyrrhotite. Cleburne County, was mined at Wood's copper mine near Stonehill. Tallapoosa County (auriferous),...(zinc blende). Cleburne County, near Wood's copper mine. Sulphur. See Pyrite and Pyrrhotite. Tripoli (rottenstone)
Journal (issue)
limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite, siderite Faber lead mine-near Faber cerussite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, argentiferous...topaz, tourmaline, triplite Trueheart pegmatite mine (f)-near Amelia beryl (var. aquamarine), microcline... magnesite, magnetite, pyrite, talc Stony Point mine-near Charlottesville chalcopyrite, cuprite, goethite...goethite, malachite, siderite Buck Mountain mine-near Forks of Buffalo arsenopyrite, fluroite, gold, scorodite...perrierite, rhabdophane, zircon Christian tract mine (copper)-near Sweet Briar actinolite-tremolite,
Journal (issue)
BELT Whitehall mine.-Gold in place was first discovered in 1806 a t the Whitehall mine, 1.5 miles northwest...Grove Church in western Spotsylvania County. The mine was worked between the years 1848 and 1884; records...was found within an area of 20 square feet a t the mine in just a few days. Another report states that a...showing areas of gold mines and prospects. Collins mine.-The first gold discovered in the James River district...the gold-pyrite belt was probably a t the Collins mine in Goochland County in 1829 (Brown, 1937, p. 33)
Report (issue)
sulfur by superheated water through wells at Sulphur mine, Louisiana, are fully detailed. Exploration and...different states and Alaska California Auschwitz mine, Lake County - 2, 4 Coso Range deposits, Inyo County...Crater (Last Chance Range) mine, Inyo County - 9, 11, 15, 16, 17 Elgin mine, Colusa County - 6, 12 Full...Sonoma County - 1, 18 Leviathan mine, Alpine County - 7, 17 Sulphur Bank mine, Lake County - 2, 4, 5, 6, 8...gypsum-anhydrite cap rock from the Union Sulphur Co. mine, and discusses the probable origin of the gypsumanhydrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
leaching of sulfides low in pyrite relative to chalcocite, while goethite and jarosite were derived from...relatively high amounts of pyrite relative to chalcocite. They suggestthat hematite was stable in the...the deposit where pyrite was low relative to chalcocite. Definition of the ore body by drilling has confirmed...is largely confined to the area of economic chalcocite dramatic rock colors, widespread distribution...of hematite and goethite at the Highland uranium mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Ordovician
Journal (issue)
127 percent in value. Deep mine production decreased 3 percent and surface mine production increased 9 percent...that cannot be l ~ r o d u c t i o nas measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including...Patch area: McGuire, 0. S. AMELIA COUNTY Morefield mine: Pegau, A. A., 3. AMHERST COUNTY Cormack, W. B....S. BUCKINGHAM COUNTY Arvonia slate district, Willis Mountain: Brown, W. R., 2. Arvonia-Buckingham Slate...Boscobol quarry, Black Heath mine, Genito Mills quarry, Rutherford mine: Parrott, W. T. Central, Madison
Book
CRYSTALS OF NATIVE From BISMUTH the Foster ON Mine, SMALTITE Cobalt, AND Ontario. NATIVE SILVER...rich gold-bearing milky GRAPHITE From Buckingham, Quebec. SELENITE From (Variety Elmsdale...detail. ores principal copper azurite silicate Chalcocite, is commonly blackish lizes in sulphide of...orthorhombic Canada only malachite, called copper Chalcocite supply a and of Next chrysocolla, lead-gray... product in 66.4 containing streak, class. mine water mines. Copper impure (CuS), black a
Book
Specimens illustrating the distribution of bornite. Chalcocite or vitreous copper ore................ Specimensillustrating...Specimensillustrating the distribution of chalcocite Chalcopyrite or copper pyrites... fe. ee Dae dae Specimens...1856. (1228.) — columnar.——Lot 28, range V. of Buckingham, Ottawa county, Q.— Coll., H. G. Monae 1877.... (1249.) — Walker’s property, Buckingham, Ottawa county, Q.—Coll., C. W. Willimott, 1889. (2048.) — ...district of Thunder Bay, O. (1237.) <= Rabbit Mountain mine, township of Paipoonge, district of Thunder Bay
Report (issue)
from “ Mount Lyndhurst,” “Leigh Creek,” “Avondale Mine”; all these are in the Leigh Creek District, and...of the New England Plateau, with Special Reference to the Granites of Northern New England. Rec. Geol...and Mingaye (J. C. H.) The Geology of the New England Plateau with Special Eeference Part iv. Rec. Geol...Geol. Surv, to the Granites of New England N. S. Wales, viii, 1907, pp. 196-238. : Andrews 24. (E. C...C.) The Geology of the New England Plateau with Special New England Part v. to the Granites of Northern
Journal (issue)
... . Cornwall Wheal Mary Ann and neighbouring mine tips, near Liskeard (several trays of Fluorite)...(Calcite, Barite & Lead secondaries). Southeast England Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey (Barite 'roses')...Sodbmy; Wick Quarry, near Wickwar; Whatley quarry, Somerset; Squilver and Callow Hill quarry, Shropshire....after whom the mineral is named. It was sent to the UK where it was found to be a new mineral. Being the...market, for a price, from the newly discovered Wetloo mine (now worked out) in Burma. Mike brought a box of
Journal (volume)
plumbogummite with yellow pyromorphite. Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. R.J. King Collection (ex...cavity lined with green malachite. Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Norman Thomson Collection...mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 3 Roughton Gill Mine Trevor F. Bridges, David Green, Michael S. Rumsey...Danburite from Meldon Quarry, Okehampton and other UK localities Michael S. Rumsey, George Ryback and Richard...Leicestershire Francis Ince 44-62 A report on Hay Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges, Michael
Book
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