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Malachite from
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Kingsbury reference.
John Betterton Collection.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: NHM London XRD, and SEM-EDS Mineral Analytik Germany
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite11
Brochantite10
Mimetite6
Quartz5
Linarite5
Connellite4
Mixite4
Chrysocolla4
Cuprite3
Birnessite3
Dolomite3
Cerussite3
Anglesite2
Chalcoalumite2
Chlorite Group1
Parnauite1
Native Copper1
Woodwardite1
Azurite1
Langite1
Alunite Group1
Posnjakite1
Ankerite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:16833
Long-form Identifier:1:3:16833:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.7km (1.0 miles) Halamanning Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) Wheal Squire, St Erth, Cornwall, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) Wheal Prosper, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) Croft Gothal Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
2.9km (1.8 miles) West Godolphin Mine (Wheal Junket), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
2.9km (1.8 miles) Wheal Neptune, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UK
3.0km (1.9 miles) Tolvadden Mine, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) Wheal Carpenter, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
5.2km (3.2 miles) Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
5.8km (3.6 miles) Wheal Herland (Old Herland Mine; Manor Mine; North Wheal Herland), Rosewarne and Herland United Mines (Rosewarne and Herland Mine; incl. Wheal Fancy; Wheal Pleasure), Gwinear, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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