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Pyrite from
Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cassiterite5 photos of Pyrite associated with Cassiterite at this locality.
Quartz4 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Sphalerite1 photo of Pyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9001:8
GUID (UUID V4):08bc1a07-83d7-441d-a83a-21202e262d1e
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
New Roskear Shaft, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) Cook's Kitchen Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) South Crofty Tin Project (South Crofty Mine; South Wheal Crofty), Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Camborne Consols, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) South Roskear Mine, South Roskear group (Pendarves Consols), Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Longclose Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) New Roskear Shaft, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Stray Park Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) Tincroft Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) North Wheal Crofty, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) Great Condurrow Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...cobalt mineralisation discovered at Porthtowan, Cornwall, in the vicinity of old workings which are part...in Cornwall. 1 Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10
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...Stickland, Gavyn K. Rollinson and Robin K. Shail Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Penryn...Cornubian batholith, SW England 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT The SW England ore region contains significant
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and other aspects of geoscience in South-West England and geologically related areas. 2. To hold an...Conference at various places within south-West England where those engaged or interested in this research...other papers relating to geoscience in South-West England. 4. To organise field excursions. 5. To encourage...anyone with an interest in geoscience in South-West England on written application to the Secretary and payment...sequence supports a pattern seen elsewhere in the UK; namely that the ‘submerged forests’ and coastal
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...Cook's Kitchen mine, Cornwall. Spedmen In the collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum. The UK Journal ofM;nts...SOCIETY Peter Moore • John Pearce 10 FORCE CRAG MINE Dtlf.!idGreen • DavidMcCa/lum • Mike Wood 15 MINERAL...Nom1an Thomson 17 SPONSORSHIP James Catmur ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM Roger Penhallurick 33 The views and opinions...through the appropriate channels. YSTRAD EINION MINE John Mason • Steve Rust 37 BOOK REVIEWS 45 CLASSIFIED
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
notice of the occurre~ce of native arsenic in Cornwall; of bismuthinite a t Shap, Westmorland; and of...[Read November 4, 1924.] Native A~'senicfrom Cornwall. A T I V E arsenic has hitherto ranked as a distinctly...localities in Cornwall. John G a r b y i n h i s ' Catalogue of Minerals found in Cornwall' 1 states that...that native arsenic had been found in Dolcoath mine, Camborne, associated with ores of cobalt. Greg" and...2 J . H . Collins s also mentions Cooks Kitchen mine, Illogan, as another doubtful locality. The occurrence
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lodes. around the Cam Menellis granite mass, from Camborne and Redruth on the north to Falmouth and Helston...records, in the neighbouring parishes of Redruth and Camborne taken separately (the two areas having a similar...cassiterite is the predominant metallic mineral. In no mine has the lower limit of this tin zone been actually...instances. Geological Survey Memoir, Sheet 352, Camborne and Falmouth, 1906. E. If. Davison—Primary Zones...the South Entral Lode, Dolcoath, and horn silver in the lode at North Dolcoath. Most of the lead-silver
Book (edition)
See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...typical view of Cornish i mining. Marke Valley Mine. P.S. innovations in machinery, particularly the...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...It is here that the richest mining districts of Cornwall are found. During a late cooling stage of the
Book
A HISTORY OF COPPER MINING CORNWALL AND IN | DEVON D. B. BARTON on |» Se Fai 4 H} r) Cavodent...12 0@T45 6037 A HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL AND DEVON Nac . A aes dex “8 ob ea ILL. pot...ee Ja Teal Ps IOuROYE | (One COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL AND DEVON Deb ab Ak ON De BRAD RO RAD sBAR...GARDEN MINE: FOWEY CONSOLS: SECTION, 1778 SURFACE PLAN, 1839 CORNWALL AND SOUTH-WEST DOLCOATH MINEIN...Levant Mine in its copper heyday. Reproduced by kind permission ofthe Royal Institution of Cornwall FOREWORD
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...county were once bustling with industry. Sans Levant Mine, St. Just. The small engine house nearer the camera...connection with investigation of the old Levant Mine. April 1970. GEOLOGY CORNWALL’S mineral wealth
Report (issue)
Chemistry: CO2 FeO MnO MgO CaO Total (1) Camborne, England. (2) FeCO3 . Polymorphism & Series: smithsonite...concretions. Association: Quartz, barite, fluorite, pyrite. Distribution: Many noted localities worldwide...Isère, France. In England, from many mines in Cornwall, as at the Great Onslow Consols mine, St. Breward,...Wheal Maudlin, Lanlivrey, Dolcoath mine, Camborne; from the Virtuous Lady mine, Tavistock, Devon. At Panasqueira...USA, from Bisbee, Cochise Co., and in the Antler mine, Mohave Co., Arizona; at Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
Catalog/List
CARRlJl'H CcJt)seCottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PLl 8 (0822) 832530 'IM,stodc lei!llle VATRegd...lab2l. tube of fragment. &12. 2. 3. Austell, Cornwall. quartz/mica matrix. .IPATITE. Gunhaath Pit,...label40x30x25mn. U6. 4. 5. ~u,_,. Panasqueira Mine, Beira-Beixa, Portugalxl without matrix. 65x45x20mm...transparent i-42. ITE. Fowey Consols, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Typicul -~~•'?Ulll~"••rifi"II"' cblløl61~ h cavities...l)olcoath Min 1iop of which is mstly . camborne, Cornwall. Solid mass of covered with blue iridescent
Book
A HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL AND DEVON D. B. BARTON -'= -- ---- -=------- - ----·-----·~...LIBRARY DISTRICT A HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL AND DEVON GALEfJA PUBLIC LIBft~RY GALENA, ILL...vJQ,ed_ WI-~: I A HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL AND DEVON D. B. BARTON D. BRADFORD BARTON LTD...GARDEN MINE: SECTION, I FOWEY CONSOLS: SURFACE PLAN, CORNWALL AND SOUTH-WEST DEVON, MAP DOLCOATH MINE...AERIAL VIEW THE PRINCIPAL COPPER MINING DISTRICT OF CORNWALL • • • • SOUTH CARADON, THE REMAINS TODAY
Book
Alison Hodge. 2 Clarence Place. Penzance, Cornwall TRI 8 2QA. UK info@alison-hodge.co.uk WVAVal sonhod gepubl...BDP - Book Development and Production. Penzance. Cornwall Printed in China Title poge: Lyle's Shaft, North...features but also include areas containing open mine shafts, ruined buildings and high cliffs. Please... Botallack Mine 14, Wheal Owles, West Wheal Owles and Wheal Edward 18, Cape Cornwall Mine 21 Boswedden...Boswedden Mine 23, Geevor Mine 25. Wheal Hear-le (East Boscaswell Mine) 28 St Ives Mining District 2 9 Wheal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the general characterof the ores of a particular mine or of a whole region have been found to undergo...practicalnature, sincefrequentlywhen the product of a mine or of a mining fieldundergoesa markedchangein any...thesein Britain is perhapsthe mining field of Cornwall, where copperin the upper levels in many mines...likely to be encountered' in the deeperlevels of a mine, or to form an opinion as to the probablehorizontal...depths. One of the most striking is the Morro Velho Mine in Brazil, belongingto the St. John del Rey Co.
Report (issue)
(3) 30.40 1.40 31.21 [99.58] 100.00 (1) 1-B mine, Canada; calculated from original elemental analysis...oxidation of pyrite in shales and coal; may be a fumarolic reaction product. Association: Pyrite. Distribution:...and the Champion mine, White Mountains, Mono Co., California; in the Coeur d’Alene mine, Central City district...River, Eagle A-3 quadrangle, Alaska. In the 1-B mine and the Emery seam at Glace Bay, Sydney Coalfield...Calama, Antofagasta, Chile. In Italy, from the Cetine mine, 20 km southwest of Siena, Tuscany, and at the Grotto
Catalog/List
WICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EG Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 *...MAY/JUNE 1907 *1. AGARDITE. Wheal Carpenter, Hayle, Cornwall. Iron stained quartz matrix showing micro green...7Qx30x30,m. £25. APATITE (VAR IRANOXITE) , '.I?.!- _rs Mine, Gunn' . . "■nrnwall. An interesting cellular mass...antimony. 35x20x7mm. £28. 4. ATACAMITE. Mount Gunson Mine, South Australia. A nice hemispherical mass of intergrown...30x20x10mm. £6. 6. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. A dark chalcocite/chalcopyrite matrix
Journal (issue)
Geologie von Cornwall 13 Stefan Weiß, München Der Bergbaubezirk Cambome-Redruth Grenville Uruted Mine Oolcoath...Oolcoath Mine Cooks K.itchen & Tincroft Carn Brea Mine South Crofty Mines Wheal Gorland und Wheal Uruty Consolidated...56-800. TITELFOTO: Typische Bergbaulandschafl in Cornwall: Verfallene Maschinenhäuser auf den Granitklippen...Auslieferungstemtln 31. 1. 1986. 2/86 • LAPIS· 3 Cornwall Die Artikel dieses LAPIS-Heftes sind Teil einer...weiteres zu lokalisieren sind. Die im Rahmen der Cornwall-Serie in LAPIS reproduzienen historischen Fo­
Catalog/List
Gems Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2DA England Telephone 01872 223 227 Fax 01872 262...blue xtls. GRF. Ml. £4.00 4 MALACHITE, Killie Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA. Very rich with fibrous edges...xtls. GRF. Ml. £5.00 10 SMITHSONITE, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Pale blue botryoidal...£5.00 11 UVSW. ALLOPHANE, Hawks Wood Mine, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. SW green. Ml. £5.00 12 UVSW. ICELAND...matrix. GRF. C. £5.00 14 SPHALERITE, Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, nr Alston, Cumbria. Glistening black
Book (volume)
disastrous fall in metal prices later in the century, Cornwall led the world in the art and science of mining...central mining dist1 ict, concentrated around Camborne and Redruth, was the core of the industry. The...1980 by Alison Hodge, 5 Chapel Street, Penzance, Cornwall. ©T. A. Morrison, 1980 No part of this publica1ion... 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41; Royal Institution of Cornwall, Plates 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14...St. Ives, Cornwall. Origination and Printing by Dowrick Design and Print, St. Ives, Cornwall. CONTENTS
Book
University of Exeter in association with. The Northern Mine Research Society . bl" bed l987 by the University...Statistics II Cornish Mineral Production III The Mine Tables IV Bibliography V The County Tables V vii...arranged by Grid Reference liii The Tables of Mine Production, Ownership, Management and Employment...the computer to re-arrange this material in a mine-by-mine format and this book, like the earlier volumes...has has been dropped to save space but otherwise mine names have been adopted and spelt in a similar way
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are prollipt~y...attention at all times. JULY 1973 1. ADAMITE. Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico. Choice well-formed yellowish green...£6. 3. APATITE. Colcerrow Quarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Very fine highly modified clear sea green crystals...mass. £~. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Fine clear glassy crystals to ~ mm. in size intergrown...• £1- 6. ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich green crystaline to crystalised
Journal (issue)
55 Colorado 57 Congo 57 East Indies 58 England Europe 61 Finland France 84 French Guiana ...Canada Ann. Rep. Geol. Surv. Texas Ann. Rep. Roy. Cornwall Polyt. Soc. Ann. Rep. Roy. the Board of ReSmithsonian...Survey of Texas, Austin. Annual Report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, Falmouth. gents Institution...the Annual Report of the Royal Cornwall Institu- tion of Cornwall, Truro. Annual Report of the School...Supply. Ann. Rep. Trans. Plymouth Inst. Devon and Cornwall Nat. Hist. Soc. . Annual Report of the Secretary
Catalog/List
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...£1- 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal ~arpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crusts of apple green sparklin micro crystals...£6. 8. BEODA.NTITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crust of sage green well formed micro crystals...- 2tx2". £2; Specimen B ltxl". £1. Char Kounhi Mine, Iran. Rich, lustrous, turquoise blue crystals scattered
 
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