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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:187272
Long-form Identifier:1:3:187272:9
GUID (UUID V4):63bed675-6d36-4a83-b66c-b7a4061137aa
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
4.1km (2.6 miles) Wheal Falmouth, Baldhu, Kea, Cornwall, England, UK
6.7km (4.2 miles) New Wheal Towan (Wheal Fox), Wheal Clarence (Nancekuke Mine; incl. New Dolcoath Mine), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
6.9km (4.3 miles) Lushington Cove, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
10.0km (6.2 miles) Garras Mine (Gwarnick Mine; Guarneck Mine), Shortlanesend, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, UK
12.8km (7.9 miles) Wheal Hope (incl. South Wheal Budnick; West Wheal Hope), Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
14.2km (8.8 miles) Mount Mine (Perran Iron Mine; Trebisken and Mount Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
14.7km (9.1 miles) Wheal Mexico (Trebellan Mine; incl. Treworthy Mine), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
15.7km (9.8 miles) Wheal Emily, Gwithian, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
16.3km (10.1 miles) Wheal Golden (Wheal Golding; Golden Consols), Penhale Point, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
16.3km (10.1 miles) Alfred Consols (East Wheal Alfred; Laity Hills Mine), Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
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
Catalog/List
W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDERING INFOhMATION Mail orders...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...NATIVE ARSENIC. Burraton Combe Quarry, St. Stephens-bySaltaoh, Cornwall. Specimen A - Superb, pure, metallic...coating. 2xlt". £1- 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal ~arpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crusts of apple green sparklin...2xli-xlt". £6. 8. BEODA.NTITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crust of sage green well formed
Book
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
Journal (issue)
of mi nes UK & minerals summer 1997 number 2----------EDITORIAL Dtlf.!idGreen COVER: Chalcodte...Kitchen mine, Cornwall. Spedmen In the collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum. The UK Journal ofM;nts...Nom1an Thomson 17 SPONSORSHIP James Catmur ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM Roger Penhallurick 33 The views and opinions...Ryton SL, Work$op, Notes. S80 ZAY Tel (01909) 476906 UK journal of mines & minerals No. 18 Sponsors: SUSSEX...SOCIETY PEAK DISTRICT MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SO�IETY UK Journal of Mines & �linerals No. 18 -1- EDITORIAL
Catalog/List
Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...with good terminations. £110 13 14 PYROMORPHITE (4cm 4cm x 3cm) St. Salvy, Tam, France Grass green crystal...crystal groups of pyromorphite to 3mm on a brown gossanous matrix £68 15 PYRITE ON ENARGITE (5cm x 5cm...quartz: and ; feldspar Very showy £110 63 64 PYROMORPHITE (10cm x 8cm x 3cm) Bunker Hill Mint, Kellog... Idaho, USA A very fine display specimen of pyromorphite with bright yellow crystals to 0.5cm covering
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
Catalog/List
BARSTDW I 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 880 (STD a73 677)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...display. 4tx3xl". £4.50. AXINITE. Botallack, St. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A - Sharp, translucent, lustrous...lixlxl". £6.50. BoRNITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Pure, solid metallic irridescently tarnished... 19. BoURNoNITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. A very fine sharp, lustrous, metallic grey slightly
Journal (issue)
UK TS C 2 COVER. Emerald-green torbemite crystals to 9 mm across, from South Wheal Basset, lllogan...lllogan, Cornwall. Caerhays Miniature Collection No. 945. EDITORIAL The UK Journal of Mines a11d Minerals...STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS FAMILY...Press, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11HD ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Mincr.ils No. 34 -1- EDITORIAL...reality when he spotted a fluorite specimen from Wheal Mary Ann on eBay.Woody recognised the importance
Catalog/List
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... 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....35X30 15 ACC No. 1034. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) ST. AGNES. A POLISHED PEBBLE, COLL Cl920. (EX MIKE MERRY
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALISATION IN G.K. ROLLINSON 1, N. LE BOUTILLIER CORNWALL – A AND NEW DISCOVERY AT PORTHTOWAN R. SELLY...mineralisation in Cornwall – A new discovery at Porthtowan. Geoscience in South-West England, 14, 176–187...Although cobalt mineralisation has been noted in Cornwall and Devon in the mining literature, there are...at Porthtowan, Cornwall, in the vicinity of old workings which are part of the Wheal Lushington group...in Cornwall. 1 Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10
Catalog/List
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... £85. CASSITERITE "Sea Worn". St Michaels Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, An interesting sea worn specimen...level, Tryphena Lode, Pendarves Mine, Camborne,- Cornwall. Shallow cavity in quartz hematite veinstone showing
Catalog/List
2006 PaulA.Low. l 8 Unit.d Downs Ind. Parle St Day Cornwall TRl6 SHY -.1.07791 63 4161 order answerphone...88x70x20mm. £58 3 CHALCOPHYLLITE, \Nheal Gonand, Gwennap, Cornwall. A pure mass of tiny hexagonal crys1als and...Faden. 81x55x40mm £48 £26 8OLIVENITE. Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall. Glistening olive green crystals in...partioned vughs. 67x46x36mm. £85 9 PYROMORPHITE, Wheal Afred, Phillack, Cornwall. Bright yellow green crystals
Catalog/List
W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders...orders are prollipt~y filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...£6. 3. APATITE. Colcerrow Quarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Very fine highly modified clear sea green crystals...botryoidal mass. £~. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Fine clear glassy crystals to ~... ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich green crystaline to crystalised coatings
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake B32381 (STD (022) V...orders are promptly Filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, sUbject to approval. Immediate...00 . 5. Hingston Down Mine: nr. C~llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green micro crystallised crusts on...3x2~x1-t", £7.00 9. BAVLDoNITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich light green micro crystals...Specimen C, 1~x1", £2.25p. 10. BORNITE. Wheal Baspet, Illogan, Cornwall. Solid purply metallic heavy mass with
Book
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
Catalog/List
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
Catalog/List
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
Catalog/List
ALBITE AND RUTILE. Lanterdan Quarr y, Tintagel, Cornwall. A 50x50mm area of slate matrix showing many sharp...aera APATITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Calli ngton, Cornwall. Crystallized quartz covered micro granite matrix...£16. 13. Hingston Down‘ Quarry, Callington, Cornwall. A quartz lined cavity in veinstone showing yellowish... BEUDANTITE. CALCITE ON FLUORITE. Wheal wWrey, St Ive, Cornwall. An intergrown crust of . Colourless...$ ; , ix t? 19. CASSITERITE. Trevaunance Minc, St Agnes, Cornwalli. ‘A A0x25mm area of cassiterite/veinstone
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregoseal, 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. Invr_:~ate...ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Nr. Callington, Cornwall. Specimen A - Rich lime green thick crystaline...£22.00. 10. AZURITE. Ting Tar.g Mine, Gwannap, Cornwall. Rich, Bright blue small sparkling crystals and...2xlt-xl". 1:3.25. Hingston Qry. Nr. Calling~on, Cornwall. Select sharp silvery diamond shaped twinned single
Catalog/List
NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EH Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006 1) ABHURITE. SS Cheerful, off St Ives, Cornwall. Cavity in blister formed on a tin ingot from...max. £18. 3) ARSENOLITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. An intergrown group oflight brownish white spiky...BINDHEIMITE on JAMESONITE. Bodannon Mine, Endellion, Cornwall. A flattish mass of jamesonite with the outer...£35. 11) CASSITERITE. Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall. Part of a rounded beach pebble showing areas
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
Catalog/List
50x30x30mm. £15. 16. CASSITERITE. Wheal Prosper, Lanivet, Cornwall. The upper surface of an altered killas...17. CASSITERITE AFTER ORTHOCLASE. Wheal Coates, St-Agnes, Cornwall. About half a complete xl showing... CHALCOCITE. Crenver & Abraham Mine, Crowan, Cornwall, A mass of black chalcocite showing several areas...CHALCOPHYLLITE. Marke Valley Mine, Linkinhome, Cornwall, Light reddish brown limonitic gossan with areas...80x50x40mm. £15. 22. CHALCOTRICHITE. Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall. A flat piece of limonitic gossan showing
Catalog/List
50 Daniell Rd, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2 DA England Tel. 01872 223 227 (Tel. UK Time 8am -9pm) Fax. 01872...vein sechon on beige malnx RF SPC C £5 0076 PYROMORPHITE,Roughton Gill.Cumberland R lime green pyromorphile...milky quartz.Ex Barstow label RF Ml £12 OCJ94 PYROMORPHITE. Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland Yellowish...matrix At1radive RF SPC Ml to C.£22 OH)() CALCITE,Wheal Wrey,Liskeard,Cornwall.Elongaled milky white twinned...matrix Floresces pink under SW UV RF TN E2 0128 PYROMORPHITE,Roughton Gill,Caldbeck Fells.Cumberland Pure
Report (issue)
formed at low temperatures base-metal deposits. Pyromorphite, malachite, plumbojarosite, "limonite", ...Ireland. In England, large crystals at the Mexico mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria; in Cornwall, from the...the Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, at Wheal Unity, Gwennap, and the Gravel Hill mine, Perranzabuloe.
Catalog/List
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...Chlorite Schist. 3-!x 3x If" • £11. DD. 3. ANATASE. st. Gotthard, Ticino, Switzerland. Select, sharp, lustrous...". £90. DD. APATITE. Longdowns, Carnmenellis, Cornwall. Lustrous, transparent, bluish hexagonal crystals...£2.50, APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Wheal Cock, St; Just, Cornwall. Small, transparent, platy hexagonal
 
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