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Calcite from
Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:541545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:541545:8
GUID (UUID V4):41aed642-02eb-44bd-a19c-2847838d9a47
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.7km (0.4 miles) Wheal Rose (Wheal Lomax), Porthleven, Cornwall, England, UK
8.2km (5.1 miles) Bessy's Cove, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
8.4km (5.2 miles) Williams Stone Quarry (Trevassack Quarry), Goonhilly Downs, Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornwall, England, UK
9.3km (5.8 miles) Binner Downs Mine, Leedstown, Crowan, Cornwall, England, UK
10.8km (6.7 miles) Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
11.7km (7.3 miles) New Rosewarne Mine, Rosewarne United Mines, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
12.8km (8.0 miles) Kynance Cove, Landewednack, Cornwall, England, UK
13.1km (8.1 miles) Thorny Cliff, Kennack Cove (Kennack Sands), Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK
13.1km (8.2 miles) Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
13.5km (8.4 miles) South Tolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are prollipt~y...encrusting cellular Limonite matrix, with minor Calcite in association. 3x2t lT • £5. 2. ANDRADITE GARNET...£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
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ffiDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly...£2. ANALCIME. Dene Quarry, st. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Large sno\1-white intergrown crystals to 1" in...minor Quartz. 2txlt". £8. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Rich crust of rhombic crystals thickly...ARSENOPYRITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall. A Itxl" cavity in massive pure Arsenopyrite lined...3tx2tx2" • £8. AZURITE. TL~g Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Thin blue coatings inter-mixed with slightly
Journal (issue)
report Field Trip reports Mud! & Hock (a poem) Cornwall field trip Maisemore Chairman's Report Treasurer's... Back in September ten of us travelled down to Cornwall for an extended field trip which, for some of...geological theme they like!) EXTENDED FIELD TRIP TO CORNWALL - SEPTEMBER 2013 (Editor: Ross Whittaker has provided...field trip between the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall (RGSC) and the Cheltenham Mineral& Geological...arranged for most of the Cheltenham members in Porthleven at one of Neils holiday lets at a very reasonable
Catalog/List
CARRUTH 3 Chequer Tree Court Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9DW Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...FRANCOLITE) Simms Lode, Geevor Mine, St Just, Cornwall. A flattish quartz hematite vei.nstone. The upper...BISMUTHINITE and FLUORITE. South Crofty Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. A nice thumbnail showing several purple cubic...BOULANGERITE. Rose Tresungers Mine, St Endellion, Cornwall. A 40x20nm1 area ofveinstone showing fine needly...£45. 11) BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. A nice showy specimen with about 100 blocky cog
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
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26, Tregeseal, St. Just Near Penzance, Cornwall, f , England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly...£3. 2. ANDREWSITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Light brownish yellow spherical aggregates scattered...minor Cerussite. £4. 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich, apple green crust of micro...^. — 11 8. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1" group of large sharp tarnished intergrown...£3- 9. BORNITE. South Caradon Mine, St. Cleer, Cornwall. A rich solid mass of tarnished Bornite intergrown
Catalog/List
B8RSTOW 26, ~egeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. CRDEhING INFCRMATION Mail orders are prmptly... ANALCIME. Dene Quarry, st. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. A group of large, lustrous, snow-white crystals...tarnished masses thickly aggregated in I"hite Calcite. 2x2x2". £6; Specimen C - Small tarnished masses...£2. 16. CaSSITERITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. h mass of light brown fine grained Cassiterite...C",-SSITThITE variety "TOr..DS-EYE-TIN". West Wheal Kitty, st. "gnes, Corm131l. hich light brQl'1Il
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26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDERING INFOhMATION Mail orders are promptly...Burraton Combe Quarry, St. Stephens-bySaltaoh, Cornwall. Specimen A - Superb, pure, metallic grey irregular...scattered over gossan matrix with minor whitish Calcite in association. Specimen A - 2~x2"xl~". £3; Specimen...B - Hx1~xl".:f2; Specimen C - l~xl" - without Calcite - 50p. 5. BA.STNAESITE. Torendrika, Madagascar...coating. 2xlt". £1- 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal ~arpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crusts of apple green sparklin
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. CRDERING INFORMJi.TION Mail orders are promptly...l~hLCIME. 3. bN~TaSE~ 4. hNGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Small sharp transparent "spear shaped"...6. aPATITE. Stennagwyn Mine, Nr. St. ~ustell, Cornwall. Pale bluish hexagonal crystals aggregated and...FRl..NCOLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardrea th, Cornwall. i,. 2xl" cavity in Quartz/slate matrix completely...matrix. 3x2t". £8. 12. BaYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Superb crust of well formed rhombic
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No. Gunnislake 832381 (STD 0822) V.A...quartz. 1~x1", £1.S0p 3. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose,Porthlsven/ Cornwall. A sharp transparent colourless terminated...xlt" , £2.SOp. S. APATITE. Tremearne Cliff, Porthleven, Cornwall. Well formed transparent terminated colourless...and deep reddish Cuprite. 2tx2t-X1~", £4.SOp 16. CALCITE. Wyndham Mine, Egremont, Cumberland. Lustrous creamy-white...forming an intergrown group. 2-tx2fx1i", £7.00 17. CALCITE. Tsumeb, Otavi, S.W. Africa. A curious specimen
Catalog/List
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...matrix. Crystal displays well. £35 6. APATITE & CALCITE. (6cm x 5cm x 2cm) Slyukyanka, Russia. 30 x 10mm...lying on side but mainly exposed, in orange brown calcite £15 7. MALACHITE (5cm x 3cm x 3cm) Musonoie Mine...10cm x 6cm) Force Crag Mine, Keswick, Cumbria, England. Large specimen with flat base, so sits well, of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations Jens... Shail, Robin K., Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations,...Ore Geology Reviews Indium mineralisation in SW England: host parageneses AC CE P TE D and mineralogical...Cornubian batholith, SW England 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT The SW England ore region contains significant...Interestingly, we have no reason to believe that SW England is different to other regions with granite-related
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Summer Field Meeting in west Cornwall 15- 20 September 1974 Report by the Directors: A. HALL and N ....JA CKSON . 1975. Summer Field Meeting in west Cornwall, 15-20 September 1974. Proc. Geol. Ass .. 86 (I)...petrological and mineralogical interest in west Cornwall. In addition to visits to the granites and their...collection of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Department of Geol ogy , King's College, Strand...INTRODUCTION The Summer Field Meeting was held in west Cornwall to see the igneous and metamorphic rock s of the
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. CRDERING INFOF\MATION Ma il order s ar e...variety FRAN~OLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Choice, small, sharp transparent crystals richly...large cavities in Limonitic Gossan with whitish Calcite in association. Superb specimen for display. 4ix4"...£1. 19. CAL~ITE. 20. CALCITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tyv~rdreath, Cornwall. Thick, metallic lead grey...in size, richly intergrown on cellular Quartz/Calcite veinstuff with odd sMall masses of Galena. Classic
Report (edition)
| Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall BIRKBECK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON...meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales, conducts field meetings and publishes... Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall Second Edition Edited by J. T. Greensmith...REFERENCES ISBN 0-900717-57-2 West Cornwall INTRODUCTION Cornwall has long been one of the classic areas...is shown in Figure 1. The largest area in west Cornwall is occupied by Devonian sedimentary rocks which
Catalog/List
over 2x2.5 matrix Penberthy Croft Mine St Hilary Cornwall £7 I 53 HARMOTOME, clear micro crystals on 1x2...green Antigorite,.... Pentreath Beach, Lizard Cornwall 5x3 and about 6mm thick £18 72 CHROMITE rich black...and brown masses 7x5cm Treburland Mine, Bodmin Cornwall £12 88 NATIVE GOLD one or two visible spots on...crystals on quartz 2.5 xl.5cm Wheal Penrose, near Porthleven Cornwall £5 102 SMITHSONITE pale brown botryoidal...with quartz and mica flakes Tregoning Mounts Bay Cornwall 5x3 £4 120 CHLORITOID SCHIST (previously thought
Report (edition)
meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales. It conducts field meetings and publishes...Europe and has led many field trips to the coast of Cornwall. Front Cover: Old engine house, Botallack Mine...Alderton). Geologists Association Guide No. 31 WEST CORNWALL by A . Hall Third Edition Guide Series Editor;... List of Figures 1. O u t l i n e map of West Cornwall 2. Map of Land's End peninsula 5 3. Map of...13 7. Map of the coast between Marazion and Porthleven 15 8. Profile of the coast between Praa Sands
Report (edition)
GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION GUIDES Noo 19 West Cornwall by A. HALL ITINERARY Introduction I. Land's End...incorporation in any furtl,er edition. West Cornwall by A. HALL INTRODUCTION has long been one of...distribution of the major rock units is shown in Fig. 1. CORNWALL I••+·j Granite 3 D Devonian sediments filffm...10 20 kilometres Fig. I. Outline map of West Cornwall, showing the areas covered by the five itineraries...sedimentary rocks occupy the largest part of west Cornwall. The Devonian rocks are shales and sandstones
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just Near Penzance, Cornwall, Eng i and. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are...masses and microcrystals thickly intergrown on Calcite matrix with minor Pyrite, Sphalerite and Native... ANALCIME. Dene Quarry, st •.Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Large, sharp, snow-white well formed crystals...2-}x2t". £10.' 9. TITE. Colcerrow uarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. pe~imen A Small, lustrous, zoned sea-green hexagonal... 22. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Bright, slightly tarnished, metallic grey bladed
Catalog/List
50 Daniell Rd, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2 DA England Tel. 01872 223 227 (Tel. UK Time 8am -9pm) Fax. 01872...Mine,Scordale,Westmorland Terminated off while calcite prisms 10 40mm forming a druse on a limonilic flat...cubes to 18mm.Assoc1aled with a litt:0 rrnrior calcite druse.Allraclive RF SPC. C.£16 0012 ANATASE,Tremadoc...yellowish matrix Good RF SPC C lo Ml. £22 0018 CALCITE,Egremont,Cumberland Attractive xtl group of terminated...14mm, dusted wilh micro X1IIine drusy quanz & calcite Pr€llly D SPC C £32 0058 CAVE PEARLS,nr Cas lleIon
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Collectors Guide to ^MINERALS, ROCKS and GEMSTONES \in Cornwall and Devon |'; '’i '■-■ ,, t Cedric Rogers...Collector’s Guide to MINERALS, ROCKS AND GEMSTONES in Cornwall and Devon Cedric Rogers i D. BRADFORD BARTON...Truro LTD MINERALISED ILPMACOMar AREAS of CORNWALL & DEVON Main. Concentrations of mints. (has...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS...Mount’s Bay - The Lizard .. North and Central Cornwall East Cornwall Devon 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 MAPS
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vith at least xlO lens. 5. ALLOP!IANE.Nev East Wheal Russell,Tavistock,Devon. Four specimens. Specimen...carrying sevextls to 3mm. r.6. 1. AHGLBSITB.Wheal Penrose,Sithney,Cornvall, rix fragment vith end vugh lined...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...LS. 32. AZURITB/KALACHITE. Snelston,Derbyshire. Calcite/matrix fragment vith upper face encrusted vith
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
first discovered in the British Isles (14 from Cornwall; 2 from Somerset; 1 from Cheshire; 2 from Scotland;...H. G. M A C P H E R S O N from England (75 of which are from Cornwall); 28 from Ireland; and 10 from...Thus, of the 130 species, 64 are from England (48 from Cornwall); 35 from Scotland; 19 from Ireland; and...regional lists as, for example, for SW England, Pennines and northern England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, etc...enquiries. The late R. W. Barstow, mineral dealer in Cornwall, was most helpful in some matters. REFERENCES
Report (volume)
VOI.1. XXI.-LEAD, SILVER-LEAD AND ZINC O1-tES OF CORNWALL, DEVON AND 8O1\fERSET. BY HENRY DEWEY. PUBLISHED...of lead, zinc and silver in the south-west of England. The early history of the industry is obscure and...with regard to the mines of vVest and Central Cornwall to l\fessrs. Scott, Marshall, Paull, .Taylor and...and Faull, and for those of North Cornwall to Messrs. Fitzmaurice, Oliver and Swete. ~Ir. J. G. IIamling...HISTORY. STATISTICS l !!.-WEST, CENTRAL AND NORXH CoRNWALL. J.HELSTON DISTRICT. 11.-NEWQUAY DISTRICT. III
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CARRUTH 3 Chequer Tree Court Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9DW Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...3) A PAT I T E . St Michaels Mount, Marazion, Cornwall. A 15x3mm pale greenish blue hexagonal apatite... 4) ARAGONITE. West Mary Ann Mine, Menheniot, Cornwall. A nice clean white floss ferri like mass of aragonite...and MIMETITE. Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall. Rich cellular quartz veinstone matrix showing...Displays well. 30x15x30mm. £65. 10) CALCITE. Wheal Wrey, St Ive, Cornwall. Flat area on chalcedony matrix
 
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