| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Phenakite |
| Formula: | Be2SiO4 |
| Colour: | perfectly colourless and transparent, or yellowish from a thin superficial film of iron oxide. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Phenakite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view South Phoenix Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 8542 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:8542:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2dd6c636-79bf-435e-9007-34184f0fb610 |
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| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘPhoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘCheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 55.2km (34.3 miles) | ⓘCligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 57.2km (35.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 59.8km (37.2 miles) | ⓘSt Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 60.2km (37.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 66.9km (41.6 miles) | ⓘSouth Crofty Tin Project (South Crofty Mine; South Wheal Crofty), Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 97.0km (60.3 miles) | ⓘStamps and Jowl Zawn (Roscommon Cliff), Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 97.1km (60.3 miles) | ⓘWheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 97.7km (60.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Arthur Russell : On the occurrence of Phenakite in Cornwall. Phenakite was unknown in the British Isles until...single specimen at the Cheesewring Quarry, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. In 1906 he collected further specimens...well-formed crystals, from a tin lode at South Phoenix Mine, Linkiuhorne. In an old Cornish collection...was labelled "Topaz on Quartz from St. Agnes". Phenakite was also recognized on a specimen found about...year 1870 by Mr. J. H. Collins at South Crofty Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Search at the Natural History Museum |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Phenakite Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]...rarer topaz, garnet, and phenakite specimens. Perhaps America’s best-known phenakite occurrence, and certainly...in the recent book American Mineral Treasures. Phenakite from this exceptional locality has been chosen...mineral in this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice. Phenakite varies from colorless through yellow, pink, and...localities, and, when colorless, phenakite can resemble quartz. Phenakite exhibits a Mohs hardness of 7 |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned...theLakeDistrictandCornwall (izoklakeite}" WhealCock,StJust,Cornwall SouthTerrasmine,StStephen•in-Brannel. Comwa!I |
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