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Libethenite from
Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Libethenite
Formula:Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cornwallite4 photos of Libethenite associated with Cornwallite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Libethenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:785200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:785200:8
GUID (UUID V4):15e07e1c-933a-45c9-a10a-8a8206349c53
Nearest other occurrences of Libethenite
0.6km (0.4 miles) Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) West Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) Ting Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
5.4km (3.4 miles) Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
9.2km (5.7 miles) Tolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
10.6km (6.6 miles) Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
20.9km (13.0 miles) Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
30.2km (18.8 miles) Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
38.3km (23.8 miles) Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
38.6km (24.0 miles) West Wheal Owles (Cargodna Mine), Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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by Alison Hodge, 2 Clarence Place, Penzance, Cornwall TRI8 2QA, www.alison-hodge.co.uk, info@alison-hodge...Cornish minerals. Thanks also to Michael Merry of Cornwall Devon Mineral Specimens (www. cornwalldevonmineralspecimens...botallackite, Levant The image of the opal from St Austell is credited to Greenside Minerals (www.greensideminerals...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...to See Cornish Minerals 112 West Penwith: St Just to St Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers
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matrix. 80x50x40mm. £20. 4. ATACAMITE AND LIBETHENITE. Atacama Desert, Chile. A flat 70x50mm area of...matrix, Here and there are light green micro libethenite xls. 70x60x25mm. £12. 5. AZURITE. Tsumeb, Otavi...BINDHEIMITE AND CERUSSITE. Trevinnick Mine, St Kew, Cornwall. A good solid mass of yellow bindheimite with..."FRANCOLITE". Gunnislake Clitters Mine, Chilsworthy, Cornwall. A 40x30mm area of granite matrix covered in pinkish...60x40x20mm. £12. CASSITERITE. Turnavore Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. Rich specimen showing a 60x30mm area of
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Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although
Catalog/List
Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...terminations. £110 13 14 PYROMORPHITE (4cm 4cm x 3cm) St. Salvy, Tam, France Grass green crystal groups of...2cm £34 (Above) 2) 5cm x 2cm x 2cm £28 & 74 LIBETHENITE ON PSEU DOMALACHITE 76 (10cm x 5cm X 3cm) ...Zambia Very lustrous crystals of olive green libethenite to 3mm prettily scattered on a concave quartzite...many 19th century classics from Devon, Cornwall and Northern England If you do not find what you want on
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Reichenbachite from Cornwall and Portugal R. S. W. BRAITHWAITE Chemistry Department, University of Manchester...Manchester, M60 1QD, UK AND G. RYBACK 42, Bell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4EB, UK Abstract Infrared...number of specimens labelled 'pseudomalachite' from Cornwall, in particular from Old Gunnislake mine, are of...pseudomalachite, ludjibaite, infrared spectroscopy, Cornwall, Portugal. Introduction PSEUDOMALACHITE (Hausmann...pseudomalachite ('lunnite'), from an unspecified locality in Cornwall, was first analysed by Heddle (1855). Maskelyne
Journal (issue)
INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals website. NOTES, issue...ISSN 0952-2409 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -2- AUTHORS UK Journal of Mines
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will be exhibiting at six shows in 1995, viz London, St. Albans, Keele University, Oxford, Harrogate and...L6. 3, AGARDITE(CALCIAN).Penberthy Crofts Mine,St Hilary,Cornvall ■ Tvo specimens. Specimen A-boxed...vith at least xlO lens. 5. ALLOP!IANE.Nev East Wheal Russell,Tavistock,Devon. Four specimens. Specimen...GILBERTITEon ORTHOCLASE.Megiliggar Rocks,Tremearne, Cornwall. Boxed MIN. Upper Gilbertite coated surface carrying...and mildly radioactive. SC,L8. --~26. AZURITE. Wheal Buller,Redruth,Cornvall? Pure Cuprite/Malachite
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W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDER ING INFORMnTION Mail orders...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...3x2t". £2. 3. "POPHYLLITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. t" modifie; creamy grey crystals intergrown with...2~xli". £3.50. 7. hZURITE. Carharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Specimen h Bright blue platy crystal mass...1nG l u"irtz .. Cltrix. Speci;:l(;n",2tx2xlt". £5; St:>ecimen B - 2xl.,xH". £3.50; Specimen C - 2txlt"
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DRAKEWALLS HOUSE, DRAKEWALLS, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381 (STD (022) V...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, SUbject to approval. Immediate...a~" area on matrix. 1~x1tx1", £1.5Op 5. APATITE. st. G~tthaJp, Ticino, Switzerland. Sharp transparent...SOp /-. " 9. AUTUNITE." South Terras Mine, St. ~e~; Cornwall. Pale green flakes and masses scattered on...14. BARYIES. Mt. Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall. Specimen A: Lustrous creamygrey sharp tabular
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
widespread and forms white acicular crystals. In Cornwall, England, a massive fibrous form of olivenite is locally...Figure 3. A classic olivenite specimen from Wheal Gorland, England, United Kingdom. The 5.7-cm-high piece...classic olivenite, 7.4 cm, from the Gwennap mine, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Arkenstone specimen...several well-documented olivenite occurrences. Cornwall, England, hosts the best-known and certainly the finest-quality...mines of Gwennap Parish near Truro. These mines include Wheal Gorland, Wheal Muttrell, Wheal Unity, Carharrack
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BARSTOW Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ~=, TEL.NO.: St. Just 880 (STD 073 677)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...for display. 4x~x2". £28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green...~x2txli". £13.00. AZURITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue, lustrous mass associated...50. CASSITERITE. GI ~t Carbona, st. Ives Consols, st. Ives, Cornwall. Select, very rich,· lustrous brownish
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RICHARD W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Pensance, Cornwall, England. V.A.T .No.132-78~ -67 CRDERING...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...edge. 3x3~_ll.£6. 50. BARYTES. Ale & Cakes Mine, Gwennap, ~ornwall. Unusual, greyish green ~lusters of tabular...of snow-white Barytes. 3-tx2". £6.50 BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, ~ornwall. Rich, apple green...B - ltxlt". £1.50. BElJDANTITE. Wheal -':arpenter, G"inear, Cornwall. Sparkling, light olive green micro
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LATE MAURICE J. E. GRIGG ESQ OF INDIAN QUEENS CORNWALL TO BE HELD IN “THE VICTORY HALL" THE DRANG, INDIAN...LABEL) 70x30 5 ACC No. 745. CUPRITE, WHEAL DAMSEL, GWENNAP. CRYSTALS TO 8MM ON GOSSAN Y UPPER SURFACE...SURFACE OFGRANITE MATRIX. 70x40 ACC No. 794. LIBETHENITE, GUNHEATH CLAYPIT, STENALEES. DARK GREEN XSTLS... ACC No. 1036. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) WHEAL KITTY, ST. AGNES. COLLCI920’S. 25x20 ACC No. 1037....CASSITERITE PSEUDOMORPHING ORTHOCLASE FELDSPAR, WHEAL COATES, ST. AGNES. (EXC.V.SMALE) 40X20 14 ACC No.
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BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...axis. £5.50. 3. APATITE. Botallack Head, St. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous, creamy, well formed hexagonal...etx 2lx2 w• £6.50. AXINITE. Botallack, 5t. Just, Cornwall~ 5harp, lustrous, clove brown crystals to 1 cm...Axinite matrix. l~xltxl". £3.25. AZURITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, 5. Australia. Pure bright blue crystaline
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,!.h. 50 Oamell Road. Tru ro. Cornwall TR I 2DA, England Telrphone UK (O 21223227 Paul Lowe Minerals...Minerals Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 20A, England Tel: (0872)223227 NEWS AND INFORMATION...Pyromorphites, Mont St Hilaire, Kola-Peninsula, Greenland, Franklin, Crestmore, Cornwall, Chuquicamata, Langban...sections, namely 140 Bntish, including Devon and Cornwall starting on page 1, and 120 World Species, starting...Wendsleydale,York ■ hlre. xtls.E4 Cllff,Botallack,St Just,Cornvall.Dlsplay xtls up to 10-.60x40.El0 16
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tintic, Utah (ROM, E3001), (ROM, M6761); Redruth Cornwall (USNM, R5377);Utah (AMNH, 15311) "Mixite"; utah...azurite crystals. 3. Cornwallite (BNI, AG, 2) Cornwall. Green, thin botryoidal coating' 4. ,.Erinite"...malachite. 10. Cornwallite (BM, 35618) St. Day United mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, Green cryptocrystalline material...material. 11. Cornwallite (BM, 55559) St. Day United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall' Fine crystalline green material...material. 12. Cornwallite (USNM, R5568) Cornwall, England. Green cryptocrystalline nodules witJr olivenite
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Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381 (STD 0022) V...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examin?tion basis, subject to approval. Immediate...with silky AMIANTHUS. 3x2tx1~", £6.5Op 3. ANATASE. St. Gotthard, Ticino, Switzerland. Sharp deep bluish...DUFTITE. 2x1i", £4.SOp 1S. CASSITERITE. Wheal Maudlin, Lanlivery, Cornwall. Bright black sharp twinned crystnls...2x11,-" , £13.00 16. CASSITERITE. Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Deep brownish lustrous small sharp
Book
There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009
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circumstances. NOTE: In case of any problems on the day of the sale you may try to contact Roy Starkey on...mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section. SW.18 Botallackite...Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]. Corpus Christi Lode
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Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...r_0 'f_'--"t S:r•a!e. or S age of the opal from St Austell is cred1te o Greenside Minerals (www.greenside...14 The D istricts 24 24 29 West Penwith: St Just to St Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers...H elston Camborne- Redruth: Troon to Treleigh Gwennap: Carharrack to Camon D owns N orth Coast: Por1htowan...Por1htowan to Perranpor1h The Lizard: Mullion to Manaccan St Auste ll: Ladock to Lostwithiel Wadebridge: Padstow
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BAR STOW ;>6, ';:'reg8seal, St. Just, '~ear Penzance, Cornwall, England. St. Just 880 (STD 073 677) V.a...orders are promptly filled an~ despatched on a 7-day examina tion ba sis, subj e.::t to approva 1. Immedia... ::::~,,50i Specimen B - 3x2t". £2,25. aDULtU'u. st. G~:r·:tha::'d, Ticino, Slo/itzerland. Specimen A...lxl". £2.25. BOTALLA:KITE. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A Small, light green, vledge'-shaped...matrix. 2~x2t", £14. CASSITEhITE, Polberro Mine, st, Agnes, Corm-JaIl. Specimen A Fine, sharp, bright
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Old Linhay, Woodcockshayes Farm, Willand,Devon, England EX15 2QF Tel 01884 821563 Fax 01884 821724 e mail...PYROMORPHITE (3.5cm x 4cm x 1.5cm) Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Moss green acicular crystals covering...10cm x 6cm) Force Crag Mine, Keswick, Cumbria, England. Large specimen with flat base, so sits well, of...x 4cm x 4cm) Dry Gill, Calbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. Classic locality piece of dark brown to brown-orange...well on flat base. Very attractive. £75. 32. LIBETHENITE (5cm x 5cm x 2cm) Minas Miguel Vacas, Alentejano
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'OH 26, Tregeseal, ht. JU8t Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. V .T. No.132-7852-61 ffiDERING INFOhMA.TIO...orders are promptly fille and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate... £8.75. CaSSITEhITE. Dolcoath Mine, ~amborne, Cornwall. Rich, lustrous, deep brown pur crystaline mass...75. CHA1COCITE. CJoks Kitchen Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Metallic grey, small sharp, hexagonal crystals...Hxl-/;-xH". £8.75. CHa1COCITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Select, pure, solid, bright grey, metallic masses
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Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...Clinoclase. Olivenite. Cornwallite . Erinite. Libethenite. Lunnite. Blue vitriol. Brochantite. 176. Chrysocolla...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...Clinoclase. Olivenite. Cornwallite. Erinite. Libethenite. Lunnite. Blue vitriol. Brochantite. Chrysocolla...protect iron from oxidation. LOCALITIES. — England. Cornwall; near Tuckingmill, Cam borne, and in a granite
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crystalline with smooth ,,fused" surface, with libethenite. 15. "Tagilite" (HMM, 61271), Nischne Tagilsk...chalcedony. 20. Pseudomalachite (AMNH, 15325), Cornwall; bright green coating on quartz. 21. "Lunnite"...limonite. 23. "Ehlite" (USNM, R5386), Liskeard, Cornwall; bright green coating on quartz. 24. "Dihydrite...Tagilsk, Urals; dark greencrystallinecrust with libethenite and malachite. 29. Pseudomalachite(HMM), Empire-Nevada...Portugall green crust on dark limonitic rock with libethenite. 31. Pseudomalachite,uar.ehlite(HMM,61321),
 
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