| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Pyrargyrite |
| Formula: | Ag3SbS3 |
| Comments: | So far only found on one specimen as a group of three translucent red divergent micro-crystals measuring to 0.3mm tall In close association with Tetrahedrite and Chalcopyrite in a Siderite matrix. Other associated minerals are Sphalerite, Lollingite, Pyrite/Marcasite, and Quartz. |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrargyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wheal Betsy (North Wheal Friendship; Prince Arthur Consols), Mary Tavy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 836667 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:836667:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | ff44bb9c-9c32-48dc-89a2-5b8d62be7ecd |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite |
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| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘWheal Fortune (Wheal Newton and Queen; South Harrowbarrow Mine; incl. Wheal Newton (Wheal Barnard); Wheal Queen), Harrowbarrow Mine (Harrowbeer Mine; Wheal Goodluck; East Wheal Brothers), Harrowbarrow & Prince of Wales Mines (Calstock United Tin and Copper Mines), Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 16.3km (10.1 miles) | ⓘ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, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 17.8km (11.0 miles) | ⓘHolmbush Mine, Callington United Mines (incl. Emmens United Mines), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 26.0km (16.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Ludcott, Wrey and Ludcott United Mines, St Ive, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 36.5km (22.7 miles) | ⓘHerodsfoot Mine (North Herodsfoot Mine), Lanreath, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 44.2km (27.4 miles) | ⓘSilver Vein Mine (Beacon Hill Mine; Wheal Fortescue), Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘMount Mine (Perran Iron Mine; Trebisken and Mount Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 85.9km (53.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Maid Decline, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 94.0km (58.4 miles) | ⓘDolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 97.2km (60.4 miles) | ⓘNorth Dolcoath Mine, Barripper, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
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