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Chalcopyrite from
Goss Moor, St Dennis, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Moor
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Optical Analysis
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Goss Moor, St Dennis, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:951295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:951295:5
GUID (UUID V4):9ab4dea5-79e6-454a-b9f1-a73dc0891959
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.7km (2.3 miles) Tower Consols (Magnetic Iron Mine; incl. Wheal Click), Trezaise (Tresayes), Roche, Cornwall, England, UK
4.8km (3.0 miles) Stenna Gwyn Mine (Stennagwyn Mine), Foxhole, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
5.9km (3.7 miles) Wheal Trugo, Trebudannon, St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, UK
6.0km (3.7 miles) Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
7.2km (4.5 miles) Wheal James, Withiel, Cornwall, England, UK
7.4km (4.6 miles) Wheal Cocke (incl. Wheal Wellington), St Enoder Consols, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
7.8km (4.8 miles) South Terras Mine (Resugga & Tolgarrick Mine; Union Mine; Uranium Mine), St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
8.8km (5.4 miles) Mulberry Mine (Mulberry Hill Mine), Mulberry Downs, Lanivet, Cornwall, England, UK
8.8km (5.5 miles) Wheal Trewithen, St Austell Consols (incl. Wheal Hawkins), Downderry, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
9.0km (5.6 miles) Great Dowgas Mine (St Stephen Tin and Copper Mines), Downderry, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
LATE MAURICE J. E. GRIGG ESQ OF INDIAN QUEENS CORNWALL TO BE HELD IN “THE VICTORY HALL" THE DRANG, INDIAN...8 ACC No. 1056. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN), GOSS MOOR ALLUVIAL, ROCHE. EX SIR WILLIAM SARGEANT COLL...TIN) WHEAL KITTY, ST. AGNES. COLLCI920’S. 25x20 ACC No. 1037. CASSITERITE, GOSS MOOR ALLUVIAL, ROCHE...COATES, ST. AGNES. (EXC.V.SMALE) 40X20 14 ACC No. 1025. CASSITERITE (VAR WHITE TIN) GOSS MOOR ALLU VIALS...35X30 15 ACC No. 1034. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) ST. AGNES. A POLISHED PEBBLE, COLL Cl920. (EX MIKE MERRY
Report (issue)
3LA No.83 Mineral investigations near Bodmin, Cornwall. Part 5-The Castle-an-Dinas wolfram lode BRITISH...·1 I I I I Mineral investigations near Bodmin, Cornwall. Part 5-The Castle-an­ Dinas wolfram lode K....geochemical maps of p arts of south Devon and Cornwall 45 Mineral investig ations near Bodmin, Co·nwall...tin and copper occurrence in the Tremayne area of St Columb Major 46 Gold mineralisation at the southern...Wheal Reeth, Godolphin, Cornwall 82 Mineral investig ations near Bodmin, Cornwall. Part 4-Drilling at Royalton
Catalog/List
will be exhibiting at six shows in 1995, viz London, St. Albans, Keele University, Oxford, Harrogate and...prismatic xtls.MIN,111. 11. ANTIHONITE. Wheal Boys,St with silvery grey,massive 12. ANTIHONITE. Ichinokawa...FRANCOLITE. Simms Lode,Geevor Mine,Trewellard,Cornwall. Choice,very rich specimen. Ferruginous Quartz...20. 15. APATITE. Goonbarrow China Clay Pit,St Austell,Cornwa11. Granite fragment with upper surface...ARAGONITE/ROCK CRYSTAL. Greystones Quarry,Launceston,Cornwall. Large milky Quartz breccia fragment with upper
Book
the ancient world with particular reference to Cornwall R. D. Penhallurick @) MANEY FOR THE INSTITUTE...of Metals 1 Carlton House Terrace London SWIY 5DB, UK © 1986R. D. Penhallurick This paperback edition...Suite l C, Joseph's Well Hanover Walk LeedsLS3 lAB, UK ISBN 978 1 906540 19 7 All rights reserved. No part...addressed to Maney Publishing, permissions@maney.co. uk Statements in this book reflect those of the authors...Photosetting Ltd Fakenham, Norfolk Printed and bound in the UK by The Charlesworth Group, Wakefield Contents Early
Catalog/List
r : lxltx1-t" , £S.CO. 2. ANTHOPHYLLITE . dew England Qua rrv , Yeslllpton , Devo • '...3x2~" , £2. 25p 3. APATIT ~. _ nnv line , st . Austell , Cor~all . Specime A: Slenda r clea r l~strous...3x~X1~" , LB . 75p Conso l s :,e , Tvuardr83-h , Cornwall . L~stro 'S size ricnlv covering quartz/slate...TES . f"1i: . Wallington Mina , Twalvah~ads , Cornwall. grayish tabular cryst 31s to 1 cm in size richly...8ISMUTHI NITE . South CroftI' Mine , Illogan , Cornwall. Sp8cimen A: Bright Silvery- grey b18des and rod-
Book
■ W. ' -.X\ »•*>.?* QOLD in the Counties Of Cornwall and Devon Errata Contents should read; Dedication...Counties Of Cornwall and Devon G.S.Camm CORNISH HILLSIDE PUBLICATIONS St. Austell, Cornwall. r First...published 1995 by CORNISH HILLSIDE PUBLICATIONS ST. AUSTELL. © G. Simon Camm ISBN 0 9519419 7 6 All rights...Analysis 17 Gold Bearing Localities 25 I West Cornwall District 25 2 Camborne to Truro District 27...Falmouth District 37 4 Truro to St. Austell District 42 5 St Austell District 50 6 Wadebridge District
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381 (STD (022) V~A...variety FRA~COLITE. Wheal Pendarves, Camborne, Cornwall. Rich sparkling crl,lsts of micro crystals covering...ARSfNOPYRITE. Himgston Down, near callington, Cornwall. Specimen A: 8right silvery sharp crystals to...rix. 1,!x1-?;x1", £4. SOp; Dean Qry., Lizard, Cornwall. Lustrous snow-white sharp crystals and crystal...47X3x1t", £9.00 ~ 10. AXINITE. Botallack ,. st. Just, Cornwall. Lust rous clove-brown sharp crystals to
Report (edition)
British Regional Geology I * South-West England r * FOURTH EDITION e ■ - O ” ..y 1835 Geological...Mr. G. Bisson (District Geologist, South-West England), as well as Professor W. R. Dearman and the con­...volume [1966] of the Royal Geo­ logical Society of Cornwall. The succeeding years have seen notable advances...in our knowledge of the geology of south-west England. Most of the great expanse of Carboniferous rocks...Isotopic age-determinations of rocks of south-west England ...... Facing 112 1. . . . List of Geological
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...were once bustling with industry. Sans Levant Mine, St. Just. The small engine house nearer the camera houses...uplands from Dartmoor (Devon) westwards through Bodmin Moor,’ Hensbarrow, Carnmenellis, and West Penwith, with...Marth, Castle-an-Dinas, Hingston Down, Kit Hill, St Agnes and Tregonning. These were intruded as molten
Book
formations on the summit of Stowe’s Hill, Bodmin Moor Cornwall’s peninsula offers a remarkable wealth...Twelveheads Press PO Box 59, Chacewater Truro, Cornwall TR4 8Z}. especially true of its minerals, some...workings have created a unique landscape around St Austell. Tin, copper, lead, zinc and other metals were...rocks lie at the bottom of a sequence, but in Cornwall this becomes far from simple where rocks have...(metamorphism) of existing rocks. The land wl ‘ch is now Cornwall has seen periods of uplift and sinking beneath
Book
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... ’’fe, -'A Sr A6Nfl^ fe'Pk :. g,TRURO <4 J -St AUS FELL S’ LAND'S EHdG HOUMTSS. HEL5TOW PENZANCEJH...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS
Book
Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...'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...Por1htowan to Perranpor1h The Lizard: Mullion to Manaccan St Auste ll: Ladock to Lostwithiel Wadebridge: Padstow...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious
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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
Report (edition)
G .. Bisson (District Geologist, South--West England), as well as Professor W. R. Dearman and the con­...volume [1966] of the Royal Geo­ logical Society of Cornwall. The succeedi11g years have seen notable advances...in our knowledge of the geology of south-west England. Most of the great expanse of Carbonif�rous rocks...age-determinations of rocks of south-west . . . . . . . Facing England 1 112 List of Geological Survey Maps and Memoirs...positions prior to continental drift. South-west England is shown in . . . . . black . . . . . Generalized
Book (edition)
Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses the...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...uplands from Dartmoor (Devon) westwards through Bodmin Moor, Hensbarrow, Carnmenellis, and West Penwith, with...Marth, Castle-an-Dinas, Hingston Down, Kit Hill, St Agnes and Tregonning. These were intruded as molten
Report (issue)
3LA No.82 Mineral investigations near Bodmin, Cornwall. Part 4Drilling at Royalton Farm BRITISH GEOLOGICAL...Report No. 82 Mineral investigations near Bodmin, Cornwall. Part 4- Drilling at Royalton Farm Geology K...parts of south Devon and Cornwall 45 Mineral investigations near Bodmin, Cornwall. Part 2-New uranium, tin...tin and copper occurrence in the Tremayne area of St Columb Major 78 Exploration for porphyry-style copper...Investigations for tin around Wheal Reeth, Godolphin, Cornwall 46 Gold mineralisation at the southern margin
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736)...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... APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Wheal Cock, St; Just, Cornwall. Small, transparent, platy hexagonal crystals...Overall size - l*xtxt". £14.00. , BARYTES. ' Cleator Moor, W. Cumberland. Lustrous, creamy to greyish, translucent
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.No.: St. Just 880 (STD 073 677)...3xltxlt". £3.25. 4. ANALCIME. Dean Qry. st. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. A sharp translucent well formed whitish... ARSENOPYRITE: Hingston Qry., Nr. Callington, Cornwall. Select, sharp, silvery single crystals and crystal...BISMUTHINITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Elongated, needly, crystals to ~" in .length...spanning cavities in cellular Chlorite!Quartz/Chalcopyrite veinstuff. Most of the Bismuthinite needles
Report (edition)
SCIENCES British Regional Geology South-West England (TH [RD EDITION) By E. A. Edmonds, M.Sc. M. C...world war, interest in the geology of south-west England has further inten ified. Much valuable work ha...done, and in 1962 the newly l"ormcd outh-we t England field unit of the Geological Survey began ix-inch...Mr. G. Bisson (District Geologi t. South-We t England, editor). Private workers whose publications have...volume ( 1966] of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. The writer have attempted to produce a handbook
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England 0 iz 0 1-rj VOLUME II Assistant Director's...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume II By ...London WCI 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 JAR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFl IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell district 510 Lanivet (p
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth...London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4090 www.bgs.ac. uk www. geologyshop. corn ... 111 CONTENTS PAGE...CHAPTER V-DETAILS iv V OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET ...................
Book (volume)
IE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF UTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II LONDON HER MAJESTY ' S STATIONERY OFFICE...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South -West England Volume II By H...Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district in .. .. .. .... 511); Belowda (p . 521) ; Luxulian (p . 531) ; St. Stephen (p . 539) ; Par (p . 552). 9. Wadebridge...(p . 572); East of Wadebridge (p . 574) ; Bodmin Moor (p . 578). 10 . Liskeard district North Hill (p
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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... I made it a stipulation that e:ich en~ in rn:, ·st ,, ,u.d be fully referenced. After eight years the...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...specimens are labelled "Cumberland", "Alston" or "Alston Moor" (Cumberland as a county no longer exists, as it
Catalog/List
WELLER(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall,TR19 7LE Te!. No. (0736788286) COLLECTIONDISPOSALS...List 1. ACnROITE/CASSITERITE. ?3rc St.:leots Pit,3odmin Hoor,Cornwall. Thia rich specimen wa.s sel! collected...developments. 3x3x2", .L5.25. ACTI.IOLITS. 3otallack Cliffs ,St .Just, ''est Corn·.1all. 19th C. label. 11x1x1" lustrous... 9. ANALCL'lE.Dean Quarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. Three l&rge,Yery fine examplea. Specicen 'A'...ANALCIME/STILBITE.Dean 1uarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. An open, Calcite lined cavity in gabbraic matrix
WELLER(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall,TR19 7LE Te!. No. (0736788286) COLLECTIONDISPOSALS...List 1. ACnROITE/CASSITERITE. ?3rc St.:leots Pit,3odmin Hoor,Cornwall. Thia rich specimen wa.s sel! collected...developments. 3x3x2", .L5.25. ACTI.IOLITS. 3otallack Cliffs ,St .Just, ''est Corn·.1all. 19th C. label. 11x1x1" lustrous... 9. ANALCL'lE.Dean Quarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. Three l&rge,Yery fine examplea. Specicen 'A'...ANALCIME/STILBITE.Dean 1uarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. An open, Calcite lined cavity in gabbraic matrix
 
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