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Sphalerite from
Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Reported from Crowns Lode (Carne, 1822).
Habit:Massive
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10321
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10321:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Wheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLevant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘKenidjack Cliff, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘGeevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘEast Boscaswell Mine (Wheal Hearle), Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘWherry Mine, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPenlee Quarry, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘCastle-an-Dinas Quarry, Higher Trenowin, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘWheal Mary, Wheal Sisters, Trencrom, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘWheal Darlington (Bog Mine; incl. East Wheal Darlington), Marazion Marsh, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Carne, J. (1822) On the Mineral Productions and the Geology of the Parish of St. Just. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 2. 290-358
Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.
 
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