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Cuprite from
Wheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK

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Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Arsenopyrite
Chalcocite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Clinoclase
Liroconite
Native Copper
Olivenite
Pharmacosiderite
Scorodite
Tenorite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Cuprite2
- varChalcotrichite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4207:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.2km (0.1 miles)ⓘWheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles)ⓘWheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles)ⓘWheal Jewel, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles)ⓘWheal Damsel, Wheal Damsel United Mines, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles)ⓘWheal Unity Wood (Tolgullow United Mine; West Poldice Mine), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles)ⓘCarharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles)ⓘWheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles)ⓘWest Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles)ⓘGreat Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles)ⓘWheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Phillips, William (1823)An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (3rd ed.)
Hogg, Thomas (1825)A Manual of Mineralogy - In which is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science. W. Polybank High Cross, Truro.
Reference Search (possible matching items)
(2002, February)BMS Newsletter 61. British Micromount Society
Journal (issue)
mineral assemblage is remarkably similar toWhealGorland. A third locality'\\ith close similarities...WbealGorland needs little introduction. Located in the parish of Gwennap, justnorth ofStDay, the deposit...return[on] investment in the early 1790s as WheatGorland was still in gossan at a depth of I0Oftns". It...supergene minerals that are of interest to collectors.Gorland is an old mine with a chequered history because...(Embrey and Symes, 1987). Between 1815 and 1851,Wheal Garland produced40,750 tons of7.5% copper ore,
(2010)Journal of the Russell Society Vol. 13. The Russell Society
Journal (volume)
U.K.R.E. Starkey, Bromsgrove, U.K.N.J. Elton,St Austell, U.K.R.F. Symes, Sidmouth, U.K.A.D....manganese-bearing assemblage from Restormel, Lostwithiel,CornwallTom F. Cotterell53-56The first confirmed British...Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12·2H2o, from spoil atWhealGorland,St.Day,CornwallMichael S. Rumsey and Gordon M. Cressey...from around 40 to over 110, including the ‘firstUK occurrences’ of a number of minerals, such as fornacite...Sweden, the KombatMine in Namibia, and the MammothSt. Anthony Mine in Tiger, Arizona.• Production of
 
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